Argentina 2006

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Day 1: Sofia - Amsterdam - Sao Paulo - Buenos Aires

Day 2: Buenos Aires - Mendoza

Day 3: Mendoza - Penitentes - Punta de Vacas (2400m) - Pampa de Leñas (2800m)

Day 4: Pampa de Leñas (2800m) - Casa de Piedra (3200m)

Day 5: Casa de Piedra (3200m) - Plaza Argentina (4200m)

Day 6: Plaza Argentina (4200m)

Day 7: Plaza Argentina (4200m) - Camp 1 (5000m) - Plaza Argentina

Day 8: Plaza Argentina (4200m)

Day 9: Plaza Argentina (4200m) - Camp 1 (5000m)

Day 10: Camp 1 (5000m) - Camp 2 (5850m) - Camp 1

Day 11: Camp 1 (5000m) - Camp 2 (5850m)

Day 12: Camp 2 (5850m)

Day 13: Camp 2 (5850m) - Canaleta (6700m) - Plaza de Mulas (4300m)

Day 14: Plaza de Mulas (4300m) - Puente del Inca (2700m)

Day 15: Puente del Inca - Penitentes

Day 16: Penitentes

Day 17: Penitentes – Porterillos – Refugio Ski & Montaña (3000m)

Day 18: Refugio Ski & Montaña (3000m) – Salto del Agua (4200m)

Day 19: Salto del Agua (4200m) - 5400m - Salto del Agua

Day 20: Salto del Agua (4200m) - Refugio Ski & Montaña (3000m) – Mendoza

Day 21: Mendoza

Day 22: Mendoza

Day 23: Mendoza - Buenos Aires - Sao Paulo - Amsterdam

Day 24: Amsterdam

Day 25: Amsterdam - Sofia

Useful information for expeditions to Aconcagua and Cordon del Plata

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Sunset over Sao Paulo airport

With our hand luggage

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Above the ocean	Buenos Aires and the Atlantic ocean	Sinrise from the plane	Mendoza and Cordon del Plata ridge
At Mendoza airport

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The bank of Mendoza river	Punta de Vacas (2400m)	The beginning of the trek	On the trail to Pampa de Leñas (2800m)
We are so small...

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Pampa de Leñas (2800m)	The entrance of the National Park	Riverbed	Colourful stones
Prickly vegetation	Yellow and prickly	On the long trail	Ameghino peak (5918m)
The valley of Casa de Piedra	FIrst glimpse of Aconcagua (6962m)	Casa de Piedra /Stone house/ (3200m)	The mules
The mule with our stuff	At the end of a day of hard work	In front of the tent	Casa de Piedra camp (3200m)

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Morning colours	The water is freezing!	Along the valley of Relinchos river	A glimpse back towards Casa de Piedra
The trail to Plaza Argentina camp (4200m)	Clouds covering Aconcagua	Above the haze	Family photo
Scale	The stone walls around us	There's even some green vegetation	Stone heads
Stone desert	Finally at Plaza Argentina (4200м)	In the evening it started to snow

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Summer!? You're kidding!!!

Plaza Argentina base camp (4200m)

The tents of Grajales company

Looking towards the valey

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The chopper came...	Looking towards the summit from our tent	The summit is 3km higher	The summit and clouds
A small avalanche from Ameghino (5918m)	The trail to Camp 1 (5000m)	Tsveta and penitentes	Finding our way through the penitentes
The trail above Camp 1 (5000m)	A frozen waterfall	The summit is frowning again	A glimpse towards Plaza Argentina base camp (4200m)

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Party starting the ascent

Ibañes peak

Base camp

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Hydration is really important	Aconcagua (6962m) from east	Emo and the Summit	A frozen lake among the penitentes
Extraordinary shapes	It is time for the diary	Sunset in Camp 1 (5000m)	Evening clouds

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Ready to start	Looking towards the summit	Along the long trail to Camp 2 (5850m)	Ameghino peak (6100m)
The snowy slopes below Camp 2 (5850m)	New high altitude record!	Sunset in Camp 1 (5000m)

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False Polish route and White Rocks

Camp 2 (5850m)

The Andes from up high

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The Polish Glacier	The sun shines bright	Ameghino (5918m) from Camp 2 (5850m)	Looking around
The North face of Aconcagua	Camp 2 (5850m)	Cliff Camp and Piedra Bandera	Two climbers on the Polish Glacier
Shadows	False Polish route	We and the Summit

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Sunrise at 6300m	Sunrise at 6300m	Ameghino (5918m) and the golden cloud	Everyone is walking quite slowly
Independencia refuge (6350m)	Independencia refuge (6350m) from above	Towards Windy Corner	The traverse of Gran Acareo
At Windy Corner	The sun lights Canaleta	A close look at Canaleta at 6700m	Nido de Condores camp (5400m)
Canada camp (5050m)	Cuerno peak (5400m)	Plaza de Mulas base camp (4300m)	Bad weather over the summit
Shadows	Sunset above Aconcagua (6962m)	Fiery colours

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Our breakfast	Base camp offers a lot of luxuries	The tent we were given	Heading towards civilisation
The trail downhill passes through real desert	The trail	The first vegetation	Ibañes region
Some insignificant rocks	We do everything not to get into the river	We even fly over it!	Strange shapes
Scent of a desert	Some more vegetation	The chocolate river	Looking back
We finally see Confluencia camp (3380m)	Confluencia camp (3380m)	A typical muleteer	Laguna de Horcones lake
Sunset

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In front of the hostel in Puente del Inca	Puente del Inca	The bridge of the Incas	The bridge of the Incas
Making copies of future routes	Our new goal

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Penitentes peak and resort

In front of Grajales's office

In Penitentes

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The bus transport	In Grajales's office	Our things arrive at last!	Porterillos
In Argentina Rafting camp	Sunset over Cordon del Plata

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No more treks with high-altitude boots!	Three fellows	The path to Salto del Agua (4200m)	Mistic
Salto del Agua base camp (4200m)

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Loma Amarilla (5200м) and the sunrise at 4900m	Sunrise	Above everything	Sunrise over the valley
Above everything	Vallecitos (5770m) and Rincon (5500m) peaks	Towards the col between El Plata (6100m) and Vallecitos (5770m)	Aconcagua (6962m) in the distance
Vallecitos (5770m) and Rincon (5500m) peaks	The path to El Plata (6100m)	Aconcagua (6962m) and Ameghino (5918m)	Emo, Vallecitos (5770m) and the waving mitten
Airy view	Vallecitos (5770m) and Rincon (5500m)	Photo of us	Loma Amarilla (5200m) from above
El Plata (6100m)

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View from Salto del Agua (4200m)	Salto del Agua base camp (4200m)	The way down	The waterfall
Vallecitos (5770m) and Rincon (5500m)	Las Vegas meadow	Small fountain	Saying good-bye to Cordon del Plata
Cordon del Plata ridge	The university	Looking for Iguazu waterfalls

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Mendosa city park	The lake in the park	Palm-tree lane	The hill of glory
We and the monument	Free monkey in the zoo	Cactus with fingers	White sheep with black heads
Curious	Hipos	A real parrot	Spray art

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Mendosa sculpture	The turtle - pride of the local aquarium	Yellow snake	The myth about snakes is dethroned
Our hostel	The vegetarian restaurant	The tiles on España square	Sunset in the park

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Hostel's kitchen	What can you do in Mendosa?	Buenos Aires	Microsoft is in Buenos Aires too
Buenos Aires airport	South American clouds

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Amsterdam	Amsterdam	Amsterdam street	Free manners
Interesting decoration	Bridge over the canal	The local boulevard	Everyone is riding a bike

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How to sleep at the airport

So many flights!

Two uncles

Home, sweet home!

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