Yesterday, we wrapped up our fifth solo trek to Aconcagua Provincial Park. We didn’t attempt to ascend the tallest mountain in the western hemisphere (6962 m / 22841 ft) but instead camped for two nights at Plaza Confluencia (3400 m / 11152 ft), the first base camp on the Normal Route, and did a challenging [...]
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Aconcagua, Argentina, in Detail
Saturday, January 30, 2010
We had secured our “Short Trekking” permit two days earlier upon our arrival to Mendoza. This permit allows trekking in the park for three days, camping no higher than Plaza Confluencia, and hiking no higher than Plaza Francia. There are two other permits available. The “Long Trekking” permit allows [...]
Nahuel Huapi National Park, Argentina
Thursday, January 22, 2010
After a leisurely breakfast and completing a few tasks that required Internet access we set out for our trek and ran into some problems. We are not the type to complain (too much) but we were beginning to wonder if weren’t met to go hiking.
Problem One: Taxi Drivers Strike!
This might not [...]
El Chalten Preview
Okay. We know we are way behind in our posts (5 weeks or so) so we are offering you a preview of our latest adventure to Los Glaciares National Park near El Chalten, Argentina. Los Glaciares is known for its two often-photographed summits – Cerro Torre and Cerro Fitz Roy. Marc’s friend Tom came out [...]
“It’s Only One Night”
That was our mantra on Saturday. We had high expectations going into our trip to Assateague Island National Seashore. Who wouldn’t be excited about seeing wild horses on a beach? However, we didn’t do any research, ended up camping on the bay side, and thus were swarmed by many, MANY bugs including mosquitoes and ticks. [...]
Allegany, Allegheny or Alleghany
This weekend while camping we were quite befuddled when looking at the park’s map because it contained two different spellings. A brief pit stop at the park’s museum solved the mystery. Apparently, New York goes by the AlleGAny spelling (and so does the Seneca tribe), Pennsylvania spells it AlleGHEny while Virginia and North Carolina prefer [...]
Our 1st Backpacking Experience
While avid car campers we had never attempted a backpacking camping trip until this past weekend. Marc and I can scare ourselves out of a hike but managed this weekend trip with the help of a few friends. The trip to the site in Sky Meadows State Park was more like a hybrid of car [...]