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January 25 - Berg Adventures Team Reaches the Summit of Aconcagua
Dee had to go down from Nido de Condures camp a couple of days ago, her and Leila. We talked to them frequently on the radio; they are already down at Plaza de Mules. Dee is fine; this is just the biggest chunk she’s bitten off of mountaineering so far, having only done Mount Whitney before. And then Paul Stempin unfortunately right at the base today, his back was giving him problems so he went down with two of our local guides.
There were tears and highs, great exuberant smiles. I told Tom that I know that there is almost an 80 year old, his father Dick Jessor who’s extremely proud. But I would not be able to get far if I started going on and on about all the family members and friends who are proud of this strong team. I think we have, it goes without saying we’ve had great adventures in Chile and Argentina, climbing at altitude the last few weeks. We are going to be starting down soon and of course we are going to have a great time on our way out. We’ll report to you when we get back to the high camp, which we call Camp Berlin at about 19,600 feet (5974 meters). But right now I’m still at 6940 meters (22,770 feet) the highest point in the western hemisphere and I’m going to enjoy the moment a little bit longer. |
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