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That day was a beauty. Essentially zero winds on the summit around 11am when we were up there and likely air temps of 10 deg or so. The sun made it feel much warmer than that.
Hey Brandon! This is Amy, we met on the mountain -- good to see that Wednesday worked out for you! Thanks again for all the advice and weather beta up there
Cheers!
Ha Ha. Kramer has ”hand” over Aconcagua. (sorry, i just heard this Seinfeld reference the other day and found it useful here).
Site looks pretty sharp Brandon, almost as sharp as the hair. Keep it up and goodluck on finishing this project out. After all this world travelling nonsense, where do the Gores stack up? Choose your words wisely......
Thanks for the well wishes on finishing this project out. Getting close now. Kristine & I were saying the other day that while its been wonderful, it is wearing on the mind & body and we really look forward to sticking local for awhile. Meaning, yes, the Gores. And, yes, the answer is ”nothing stacks up to the Gores”. Looking forward to getting some Gore trips in with ya this Spring/Summer.
and pictures!! I summitted on the EXACT same day (the 9th) with my buddy Doug Hatfield. In fact, we are still in Mendoza as I write this, fattening up on steaks and wine! You are DEFINITELY right, this mountain is no walk-up!! Talked to two other 14er members that day from Denver, believe one said his handle was ¨thinksnow¨ Anyway, congrats and looking forward to the report from Kristine! P.S. what happened to the summit cross?!!! and P.S.S. We met an American doctor on the mountain, who had just done Vinson Massif in Antarctica about three weeks ago...said it was an awesome climb! So, go get that last fabled summit!!
Great to hear from you! So happy to hear you are still in Mendoza reveling in massive amounts of Malbec & beef! Yum! I wish Kristine & I had had more time there after the mountain, but alas we had to catch a plane! Cest la vie. At least we got a heeping amount of dulce de leche ice cream before we headed to the airport. A huge congratulations to you & Doug on a monster accomplishment! So very awesome! Yep, no more cross there apparently. I remember the old cross from 7 yrs ago, but never saw the newer one. What crew were you with? Just you & Doug? Yep, we met the other nice fellows Tom & Eric from Denver. They were camped at the base of the Polish Glacier with us as well. That was a big summit day in terms of quantity of climbers for sure. Anyway, thanks for the well wishes. We're going to try our damndest to make Vinson happen this December! Keep in touch!
ice cream is a daily treat for us!!! That stuff is like crack!! Lol!! Doug and I did a successful un-guided climb of Denali last year, so we opted to just take the ”snow-free” normal route through the Horcones Valley and up the mountain this time. We were partially supported (mules to Base Camp, and a few meals at Base Camp) by Inka Expeditions. I thought they did a great job, and was very satisfied with them. It was kinda cool taking a shower at their facility in Base Camp at over 14,000 feet!! The double-carries by us above Base Camp sucked! And, as you stated in your write-up, this mountain is NO walk-up no matter which route you do!! Thanks for your congratulatory remarks, we worked hard for that summit! That was definitely Tom and Eric that we met! I remember the names now! Said they were coming from the Polish Glacier. And yes, there must have been 150 people on the summit that day!!! Well Brandon, back to the 95 degree temps of the austral summer here and the fine steaks and wine!!!!!! I'm pretty lazy about trip reports, but I´ll try to write one upon my return to the States. Larry (kman)
of your plentiful amounts of time, dulce de leche, malbec, and Argentina beef! Ha! Enjoy, Larry! You guys earned it! Keep in touch upon your safe return to good ole CO!
That is one strong 5 day push! Good insight about this peak deserving respect. It seems as though its difficulty and grueling nature gets downplayed in many reports. Great job sticking with it and getting to the top. I'll be looking forward to reading about number 7 (or 8?)!!
Thanks for the nice comments, man. Yes, the grueling nature sure does get downplayed in many reports no doubt. Hope to give you a #7 report sooner than later! Going to try and make Vinson happen this December come hell or high water! Take care, man. Look forward to some Gore action with you & Helmut this summer.
Congrats on your success! I was part of Amy's party, you stopped me for a chat just a few minutes above camp one as I was headed down. At the time I didnt realize we are both ME's in the same industry, small world. Good luck on Vinson!
-Brian
...especially, the mountaineering/climbing world. Congrats on your summit as well! So very awesome. Very funny we are MEs together. Seems to me many engineers are climbers. Guess the problem solving goes hand in hand with each. Thanks for the wishes on Vinson. Going to try and make it happen this December. We'll see I guess
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