Climbing Cerro Aconcagua 22,841ft in Argentina. December 2008
Aconcagua
Road to the Andes
Gear Pile. All I have is the daypack on the right.
Frank, Vicki and Cynthia
Puente del Inca Chapel
Puente del Inca Natural Bridge and Hot Springs
Puente del Inca
Aconcagua Cemetery
Aconcagua Cemetery
Rescue Helicopter
To Confluecia
Our Goal
Andes
Aconcagua
Smile
The Stone Sentinal
The Approach
It’s Big
Crossing the Rio Horcones
Lunch : Frank, Andres, Cynthia
Jack and Vicki
Thomas and Me.
The birds eat right out of your hand
Up the Horcones Valley
Feeder River in the Horcones Valley
Whatcha doing Frank?
Andres
Frank, Jack and Vicki
Confluencia
Confluencia
Confluencia Camp
Confluencia
To Plaza Francia
To Plaza Francia
Cerro Aconagua
From Plaza Francia
A very nice day at Plaza Francia
Cerro Aconcagua from Plaza Francia
Lunch at Plaza Francia
The trail back down to Confluencia
Mule train across the Horcones River
Crossing over the Minor Rio Horcones
Trail we came down to cross the Minor Rio Horcones
Horcones Valley to Plaza de Mulas
Horcones Valley to Plaza de Mulas
Plaza de Mulas is at the base of that mountain
Horcones Valley to Plaza de Mulas
Penitentes
Up, down and up to Plaza de Mulas
The last river crossing
To Plaza de Mulas
Arrival at Plaza de Mulas
Plaza de Mulas
Watermelon :)
The rest of Aconcagua
Penitentes to Camp Canada
Up to Camp Canada
View down to Plaza de Mulas, 1/2 way to Camp Canada
Lunch at Camp Canada
Camp Canada
Merry Christmas
Snow
More snow
