Aconcagua 2019.12 Archives - Madison Mountaineering https://madisonmountaineering.com/cat-dispatches/aconcagua/aconcagua-2019-12/ Come climb with us! Wed, 29 Jan 2020 10:29:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://madisonmountaineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-Bug-512x512-32x32.png Aconcagua 2019.12 Archives - Madison Mountaineering https://madisonmountaineering.com/cat-dispatches/aconcagua/aconcagua-2019-12/ 32 32 180905011 Aconcagua Summit! https://madisonmountaineering.com/aconcagua-summit-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aconcagua-summit-2 https://madisonmountaineering.com/aconcagua-summit-2/#respond Wed, 25 Dec 2019 00:32:20 +0000 https://madisonmountaineering.com/?p=16447 Congratulations to our Aconcagua team members that stood on the summit of South America yesterday! At 6961m / 22,837 ft., Aconcagua is the highest point in both the Western and Southern hemispheres.  They made quick work of climbing up from Plaza Argentina base camp on 12/18 through camps 1, 2, and 3. Today they made […]

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]]> https://madisonmountaineering.com/aconcagua-summit-2/feed/ 0 16447-32.653611 -70.011111-32.653611-70.011111 Plaza Argentina Base Camp https://madisonmountaineering.com/plaza-agentina-base-camp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plaza-agentina-base-camp https://madisonmountaineering.com/plaza-agentina-base-camp/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2019 14:58:01 +0000 https://madisonmountaineering.com/?p=16398 Yesterday the Aconcagua team arrived at Plaza Argentine base camp after a three-day trek in from the trailhead.  Their first segment from the Punta de Vacas trailhead (2415m / 7,900ft) covered 7.85 miles and gained 2,091 ft. of elevation gain to the first camp, Las Lenas.  On the second trekking day, they continued 9.43 miles […]

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]]> https://madisonmountaineering.com/plaza-agentina-base-camp/feed/ 0 16398-32.646446 -69.94447-32.646446-69.94447 Aconcagua – the trek begins! https://madisonmountaineering.com/aconcagua-the-trek-begins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aconcagua-the-trek-begins https://madisonmountaineering.com/aconcagua-the-trek-begins/#respond Sat, 14 Dec 2019 14:02:27 +0000 https://madisonmountaineering.com/?p=16384 Today the December Aconcagua expedition team started the three-day trek into Plaza Argentina base camp.  Beginning at the Punta de Vacas trailhead, they will hike just over 12km and gain about 450m of elevation as they make their way to the first camp at Pampa de Lenas.  It’s a beautiful trek up the Vacas Valley […]

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]]> https://madisonmountaineering.com/aconcagua-the-trek-begins/feed/ 0 16384-32.850423 -69.760776-32.850423-69.760776 Greetings from Mendoza, Argentina https://madisonmountaineering.com/greetings-from-mendoza-argentina/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=greetings-from-mendoza-argentina https://madisonmountaineering.com/greetings-from-mendoza-argentina/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2019 16:53:31 +0000 https://madisonmountaineering.com/?p=16380 Our December expedition to climb South America’s highest peak, Aconcagua has kicked off with the team arriving Mendoza, Argentina.  After enjoying the comforts of the beautiful Diplomatic Hotel and the excellent food of Mendoza, they loaded all their gear into the truck for the ride out of the base of the mountain located in Los […]

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