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Baños Morales
Starting point of expedition |
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Expeditionaires
On the departing morning discussing about strategies |
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La Engorda Valley
In La Engorda Valley looking towards Marmolejo to the northeast( not seen) |
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Noon
Noon time at a rest in El Morro |
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San José Volcano
San José Volcano from El Morro |
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Back country skiing
Flat place great for back country skiing |
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Cerro Catedral
Cerro Catedral getting from Las Yeseras to La Engorda Valley |
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Plantat Creek
Resting at where Plantat Creek gets to La Engorda Valley |
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Soft snow
Slow ascent over soft snow with snow shoes arriving at 3000 m |
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Snow
Looking back to La Engorda valley |
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Plantat hut
Plantat hut ( 3167 m ) covered by snow |
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Plantat hut
Another view |
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Expeditionaire
Magnificient backdrop towards the west at 3500 m |
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San José volcano
San José volcano, new normal route ( Claudio Lucero ) by the snowed gulley |
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At 3600 m
Resting at 3600 m ,view towards the west |
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Classical route
The classical route at 3700 m |
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Camp 1
Camp 1 at 3900 m |
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Castle mountain
Castle mountain ( 5400 m ) south view |
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La Engorda valley
La Engorda valley from 4000 m |
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Camp 2
Camp 2 at 4700 m |
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View from Camp 2
View at the west from Camp 2
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Taking a shit
Expeditionaire surprised by the camera |
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Camp 3
Camp 3 at 5400 m |
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Summit
San José main volcanic nozzle ( near summit ) |
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Another view
Another view of main nozzle |
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Summit
Group picture , behind them the international summit ( 5886 m ) |
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Sunset
Sunset from Camp 3 at 5400 m |
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Marmolejo
Marmolejo( 6109 m ) from south col at 5100 m |
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Chilean glacier
Chilean glacier at west of south col |
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Expeditionaire
Solid ice over south col, view to the west |
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Another view
Behind, the North San José ( 5740 m ) ,at left a dangerous scree, at right, a 600 m scree that goes to the summit |
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Chilean glacier
A view to chilean glacier from Marmolejo |
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Another view
Another view of south col |
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North San José and San José
Notice three routes , left : following the glacier from col between NSJ and SJ, center: scree after following NSJ at level , right: scree to the summit |
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Glacier near top
South facing glacier near top at 5900 m |
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Near summit
At 5975 m |
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South view
South view from summit , Castle Mountain, San José and North San José |
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Palomar Glacier
Northeast view towards Palomar Glacier |
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South summit
South summit ( following a ridge) |
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Mount Palomar
Mount Palomar at north ( 5950 m ) |
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East view
Glacier towards the east ( Argentina ) |
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Tupungato
North view to Tupungato ( 6570 m ) |
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Aconcagua
Aconcagua( 6970 m ) and Cerro de las Polleras ( 5975 m ) |
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Aconcagua and Tupungato
Aconcagua and Tupungato |
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Summit
Summit |
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Summit
Summit |
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Blizzard
Blizzard going down at 4000 m |
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Blizzard
Another picture |
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Back in Baños Morales
Back in Baños Morales |
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Baños Morales
Baños Morales |
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Baños Morales
Baños Morales |
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