At 12.20hrs (Mendoza, Argentina time), Atte & Luco are standing on the summit of Cerro Aconcgaua – just the 2 of them!!!
It’s been a long, tough day for the guys. They’ve been climbing for the last 7 hours – the longest day Atte has spent climbing since the start of his expedition. Latest plan was to stay at Camp Cholera and go for the summit on Tuesday 27th December however the weather gods opened up a brief window and the guys took advantage of it and started climbing today.
The weather has been relatively kind today but the clouds are showing that snow is coming shortly so after a short break at the top to refuel their bodies, take pics and soak in their amazing achievement (Atte’s 1st summit of Aconcagua & Luco’s 17th!!!) they will be heading down as they are only half done.
The plan now is to return to Camp Cholera (6000m) before it starts snowing and stay there overnight and tomorrow pack the camp and head down to Plaza de Mulas Base Camp (4350m) before heading out of the National Park and back to Mendoza for a midday flight back to Santiago, Chile on the 28th.
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