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Polish Direct (Aconcagua): midway

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Can you spot the climber? This is midway up the face below the first rock constriction.

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SoCalHiker

Fantastic photo!

Voted 10/10

Great (philosophical) perspective of how miniature humans are compared to mountains but also how strongly-willed we are to overcome apparently huge obstacles. Thanks for posting.

Posted Jan 23, 2008 12:43 am


	Ialewis	Re: Fantastic photo!
	Hasn't voted	That is a great point of view shared by most of the climbers I have met. I wish everybody felt that they were small next to mountains, but only climbers seem to have noticed.
		Posted Jan 23, 2008 12:57 am

Ejnar Fjerdingstad

This Photo

Voted 10/10

really conveys the impression of high altitude! And what perfect weather!

Posted Jan 23, 2008 8:25 am


	Ialewis	Re: This Photo
	Hasn't voted	Thanks! We were blessed with excellent weather that trip.
		Posted Jan 23, 2008 4:12 pm

Norris

More photos not posted?

Voted 10/10

Outstanding. Would love to see still more photos of your Polish glacier direct climb if you have them.

Posted Mar 7, 2008 10:22 pm


	Ialewis	Re: More photos not posted?
	Hasn't voted	Thanks Norris, The four pictures I have posted cover just about everything there is to see on route. Mostly, it is a giant low angle snow slog.
		Posted Apr 14, 2008 2:41 pm


	Paul78	Re: More photos not posted?
	Hasn't voted	Is there any concern about crevasse falls? Thanks.
		Posted Aug 9, 2008 8:10 pm


	Ialewis	Re: More photos not posted?
	Hasn't voted	Yes, in most years there are a few crevasses left of the route near the rock bottleneck. It is my understanding that crevasses may also appear elsewhere on the route in some years. However, the main danger on this route is failure to self arrest from a fall. There are a number of accounts online of fatal falls from this face. The accidents tend to occur (not surprisingly) when the route is icy or hard packed. Rock fall and avalanche danger can also threaten this route. However, in good years objective hazard is relatively minimal and a fit climber can be off the face well before noon.
		Posted Aug 14, 2008 4:09 pm