Post by Louise Cooper (Camp 1)

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Rest Day at Camp 1 (elevation 16,240 ft. / 4,950 m.)

(map)

“…day of anticipation…”

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Carry to Camp 2: A Hard Day

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Carry to Camp 2 and back to Camp 1 (elevation 16,240 ft. / 4,950 m.)

(map)

“…50 pound packs filled with crampons, ice axes and food…”

Click to Play (1 min 58 sec) http://theferrisfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/20070119-aconcagua_post_13.mp3

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Rich Shear Drops Out

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Move to Camp 1 (elevation 16,240 ft. / 4,950 m.)

(map)

“…he’s homesick.”

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Snow Storm at Camp 1

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Move to Camp 1 (elevation 16,240 ft. / 4,950 m.) (map) “the beginning of a new phase”

Click to Play (2 min 25 sec) http://theferrisfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/20070118-aconcagua_post_11.mp3

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Life at Base Camp

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Rest day at Base Camp (elevation 13,790 ft. / 4,203 m.) “…buy a shower for $10…”

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Post by Trip Leader Marshall Ulrich

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Rest day at Base Camp (elevation 13,790 ft. / 4,200 m.)

(map to base camp)

“…the team is fit and very well matched…”

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First Sighting of Penitentes

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Carry to Camp 1 and back to Base Camp (elevation 13,790 ft. / 4,203 m.)

“…great to look at, but not that fun to climb.”

Click to Play (2 min 54 sec) http://theferrisfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/20070116-aconcagua_post_08.mp3

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Plaza Argentina

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Rest day at Plaza Argentina (Base Camp) (elevation 13,790 ft. / 4,203 m.)

map

“met people coming from summit attempt…they didn’t make it.”

Click to Play (2 min 41 sec) http://theferrisfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/20070115-aconcagua_post_07.mp3

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Post by Rich Shear

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Rest day at Plaza Argentina (Base Camp) (elevation 13,790 ft. / 4,203 m.)

(map) “…less of a ‘rest day’ and more of an ‘anxious day’… “

Click to Play (1 min 22 sec) http://theferrisfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/20070115-aconcagua_post_06_rich_shear.mp3

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Climb to Plaza Argentina (Base Camp)

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Hike to Plaza Argentina (Base Camp) (elevation 13,790 ft. / 4,203 m.) “…quite a desolate landscape…”

Click to Play (2 min 53 sec) http://theferrisfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/20070114-aconcagua_post_05.mp3

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