Aconcagua: Justman and Team Acclimate at Base Camp
Posted by: Christina Dale, JJ Justman
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Hello from base camp!
It's Team Aconcagua reporting for blogging! Last night the winds were howling here at base. We woke up and the winds were still gusting and we had several snow squalls blowing through camp. It was a fairly easy decision for the team. We decided not to do our carry to camp one at 16200 feet.
Sure, you betcha, the team could have grit their teeth and made it to camp one. However, we are not in a hurry. We were planning on a second rest day at base camp anyways. Instead of sitting around though, we donned light packs and did an acclimatization hike to just above 15000 feet. The entire team is doing great! And despite the adversity we are all in good spirits.
It's now noon so Christina and I are cooking up some fresh veggies to go into our Plaza Argentina Potato Surprise. Thanks for checking in with us and keep you fingers crossed for nicer weather. We are hoping to carry food and gear to camp one tomorrow and then return for a last night in base camp.
Go Packers!!!
RMI Guides JJ Justman and Christina Von Mertens
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Comments (6)
Wishing you all a safe climb. Love hearing how it is going.
Chris, looking forward to seeing your great photos!
Posted by: Sally Schuler on
Glad to hear you’re all doing well! Sounds really cold up there, but I know you guys all dig that! Sending a shout out of “hello” to my pal Chris Villar. And hoping that you guys are all having a blast!
Posted by: Aaron Shumaker on
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I hope it warms up and that y’all have a successful day today. Good luck.
Posted by: Dudley Macfarlane on
Better safe than frost bitten! Wise choice, and glad to hear all doing well. Best wishes to you all from me and Bonny!
Posted by: Peter rogers on
So glad to hear everyone is doing well! I love reading these blogs everyday keep them coming as you climb up the mountain! Wishing you guys great weather from here on out!
Posted by: Karina on