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(guest entry by Anjali Kumar, written the eve of Ferris’ departure) He’s insane and I can’t talk him out of it! I even hid his passport, but he found it. Now he’s leaving and I can’t stop him. In times of great need, well-educated, self-respecting, wisdom-seeking citizens of the 21st century are left with only […] Audio Post: Travel from Mendoza to Puente del Inca (elevation 8,900 ft. / 2,725 m.) (Post cuts off at end) “…our last indoor lodging kind of smells like diesel.” Click to Play (1 min 22 sec) http://theferrisfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/20070111-aconcagua_post_01.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download We leave for the mountain tomorrow morning at 8 am, with the climb starting in earnest on Friday. This is likely my last access to email before the climb (and in the moments before the Internet cafe closes) so…enjoy the audio posts! However, you should know we have been having glitches with the satellite phone […] Marshall, Terri, Louise and Nancy consulting the Aconcagua map in the Santiago airport. We arrived in Mendoza, Argentina, at 11:30 this morning after a short flight over the Andes. I had my nose and camera pressed to the porthole getting my first view of the Andes. One stood in the distance higher than […] Mt. Aconcagua holds all sorts of records, though most norteamericanos don’t know the peak exists. At 22,841 feet, it is not only the loftiest spot in either of the two Americas, but the highest mountain in the world outside of the Himalayas. Photo Credit: himalman.wordpress.com It’s also known as “The Highest Hike in […] How do these audio feeds (starting Jan. 10 or so) from a mountainside in Argentina reach you here, on my blog? Some nifty, but not very pricey, technology makes it possible. I am calling from a satellite phone, a Globalstar GSP-1600, a chunky handful of a communicator with an antenna so big and important-looking that […] |
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