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LAST COPY OUT OF PRINT Take a comprehensive journey that follows two guides as they lead a team of six climbers on a quest for the summit of Aconcagua. Take a comprehensive journey that follows two guides as they lead a team of six climbers on a quest for the summit of Aconcagua.This entertaining and informative video captures every aspect of the expedition, including aerial footage of the various approach routes to the mountain. From their arrival in Santiago, Chile to the moment they step foot on the roof of the Americas, experience first hand the difficulties associated with high altitude mountaineering and its effect on this team as well as others. If you�re planning a trip to Aconcagua, this video is a great primer. If you are thinking about making this climb, or are just fascinated with the idea of it, this is a must-see video for you. We�ve worked hard to make this a useful and informative video. 70 minutes. DVD Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Andes, In Argentina, In the New World, and outside the Himalayas. It is a 'Seven Summit' as being a continental highpoint. This entertaining and informative video captures every aspect of the expedition, including aerial footage of the various approach routes to the mountain. From their arrival in Santiago, Chile to the moment they step foot on the roof of the Americas, experience first hand the difficulties associated with high altitude mountaineering and its effect on this team as well as others. If you�re planning a trip to Aconcagua, this video is a great primer. If you are thinking about making this climb, or are just fascinated with the idea of it, this is a must-see video for you. We�ve worked hard to make this a useful and informative video. And we�re proud of the results. 70 minutes. DVD Aconcagua, 'The Sentinel of Stone'. Its name has roots in the Quechua language and when translated means 'The Sentinel of Stone'. Aconcagua, at 22830 feet (6959 meters) is the highest point in the Western and Southern hemisphere, towering above the surrounding peaks in the Argentine Andes. The mountain stands on the border with Chile, some 30 km (a day-and-a-half hike) from the Puente del Inca settlement. Aconcagua does not lie in the actual Andes, but in the Frontal range, slightly to the east. It has a very steep and massive face on its south and a gentle slope on the north, with a huge glacier, the Polish glacier, flowing to the east and a series of aretes and couloirs to the west. As the highest point in South America, Aconcagua is one of the much sought after 'Seven Summits' and a world renowned peak. The mountain has two summits - North (6959 meters) and South (6930 meters), joined by a ridge (Cresta del Guanaco) approximately one kilometer long. Various ridges radiate from each summit and the whole massif is isolated from other high peaks. Only to the northwest is it connected by a high snow ridge with the surrounding mountain systems. The usual approach is from the south up the Quebrada de los Horcones, which circles the western flanks of the peak, to the Plaza de Mulas base camp at a height of 4230 meters. From here 3 routes start: the normal via the Horcones Glaciar Superior and north ridge, the West Buttress route, and the South-West route. The best climbing period is mid-November to March. On the normal route, refuges exist at heights of 5850 meters and 6480 meters.
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