Continuing my day trip to Aconcagua, in Argentina...
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Looking into the canyon, huge blacks moved there by the
glaciers |
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| Ta-da! |
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| Best summit view |
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| The 300 meter thick glacier is on the lower right |
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| Fauna |
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| The lower bits of the mountain are sedimentary |
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In the visitor center, a display on the mountain's features and
routes; the west side is actually a trek; no technical climbing;
east side the normal route; other sides far more challenging;
3000-4000 try Aconcagua every year; fewer than half succeed;
several will die, mainly due to weather and altitude sickness
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| Base camp |
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| So one wonders what par is? |
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By lunch time--Cristian had brought us some wonderful
Argentine sandwiches...beef, turkey, cheese, tomato--the
clouds had arrived and there was no more to see |
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| Adjacent peaks, more in the 4,000 meter range |
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| A map of Portillo |
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| Nice setting, even in summer |
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| Lounge |
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| In the historical gallery |
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A young Frenchman named Jean-Claude Killy
made himself and the place famous |
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Training ground for European and Norteamericano Olympic
winter sports teams for many years |
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| Table with a view |
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| Terrain, with Cristian's van |
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| Portillo |
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On the way back to Santiago, a last view of Aconcagua, the
west side, after some fresh snow |
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