News of South America

Hi @ all

just registered here and here´s my first post:

Has anybody climbed Ojos del Salado/Chile recently? I am desperately looking for recommendations for a reliable, moderately priced transport shuttle from Copiapo to Laguna Verde / Refugio Atacama. All the agencies I found online are only offering Copiapo to L.Verde/Ref. Atacama in one stretch only, which is no option for us, since we need to acclimatize at least one night before arriving at L.Verde. ...

Ouch!!

Going to be arrving in Plaza de Mula around the 22nd of Jan. Hopefully the weather will be on our side.

I'm going to be in town (Lima) for a wedding in April sometime. Don't know the date yet. Is anyone interested in the possibility of a climb near Lima? ie in the Cordillera Central near Ticlio or some of the other nearby peaks. I haven't been up any of them yet and it would be preferable if anyone who wanted to go have info on getting to the climbs and/or the climbs themselves.

Hi all!

Could you help me?

I need some infotmation about the Argentine or Pasic route on the South Wall of Aconcagua.

Thanks!

Melinda

Looking for a partner or two to join us for Bolivia, possibly late June. Still in planning stages but we'd like to hit Pequeno Alpamayo, Huayna Potosi, Illimani for sure.

Must have previous glacier and high altitude experience.

Does anyone know any easy mountains there? I'm going with my family and between my little bro's and my mom, I need something fun but not too hard. Any ideas?

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Hi!

For everyone heading to Tupungato soon: I noticed that the permit info on the Tupungato page is not up-to-date anymore.

Here is procedure as of Dec. 05 (we climbed Piuquenes, which requires the same procedure):

1. apply (possible via internet - http://www.difrol.cl/index3.htm, link at bottom of page; however, going there personally is probably faster)- for permit at DIFROL (Bandera Nº 52 Piso 5, Santiago, right in downtown, Metro ...

Does anyone know of mapping software that could be used with a GPS system available for South America (more specifically the Andean countries)? I haven't seen anything but I just thought I'd check. I'm new to the wonderful wide world of GPS, so I'm still trying to figure out what's available.

Thanks!

Wow - what a great trip! I met many new friends on Aconcagua, and had the opportunity to dance briefly on the summit after all.

To Peak Freak, Corax, Nadios, Tom, Jim and the entire Swedish team: thanks for the comradery and for the wonderful memories during the climb. This was an adventure that I will never forget!

You may be interested to know that I was hospitalized while enroute back from Puenta del Inca ...