Aconcagua Expedition: Team Arrives at Base Camp

Posted by: Billy Nugent | February 05, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Aconcagua
Elevation: 13,800'

After our third consecutive day of walking we’ve finally arrived at Aconcagua Basecamp in beautiful Plaza Argentina (13,800’). After a nice snack we settled in to camp by setting up our tents and then enjoying a wonderful steak dinner courtesy of the great Grajales staff. Leon and I also pulled a little surprise of our own with some Cabernet for the team to celebrate our arrival. Who says that you can’t eat great while mountaineering? Anyway, tomorrow calls for a needed rest day as we can all certainly feel the effects of our new altitude…

Ciao from base camp,

RMI Guide Billy Nugent