A Preview of Aconcagua: Taking on the Highest Peak in South America
With only 14 days to go before I begin my trek out to Argentina, I thought I’d give you a little insight into what I’m doing and what I’m up against. Aconcagua, standing at 6962m (22840 ft) is the highest mountain outside of the Himalayas. While, thankfully, its overall rating is easier than Denali (the highest peak in North America), its weather is notoriously severe, with extremely high winds and its also almost 800m taller. Don’t get me wrong though, this is still a very d
Climbing Denali Part 5 – The Summit
17 June (Day 13): The planned summit day for Scott and Bob was not meant to be. The forecasted good weather actually turned out to be the extended blizzard that Justin and I got caught in the day before. Things were not looking good so Scott and Bob decided to call it off and get off the mountain. There were too many instances of climbers getting stuck battling the weather at High Camp for over a week and they didn’t want to be another one of those victims. We tore down camp
Denali: The Start of a Great Adventure
Tomorrow is the start of another milestone in my goal of conquering the 7 summits. Denali, located just south of the arctic circle, in Alaska is the highest mountain in North America at 6194m (20,320 ft) and truly a tough climb. Everything will be loaded onto my back and sled and I’m expecting to carry at least 130 lbs of gear and food. There are no porters, mules or oxygen to speak of, just pure drive, determination and guts. If everything goes as planned this will be summit
