Aconcagua: Nugent & Team Rest Day After Carry to Camp 1
Posted by: Billy Nugent, Katrina Bloemsma, Billy Haas
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Elevation: 13,800'
Hi all,
Not much new to report from our basecamp here at Plaza Argentina. The physical output and exertion on yesterday's carry is hopefully triggering our bodies to take advantage of today's rest and accelerate our acclimation process. We're spending the day eating good food (egg & prosciutto scramble! cucumber, tomato, and melon salad!), napping, and tying up loose ends in preparation for tomorrow's move up to Camp 1. We've been listening to the hippies over at the freelance porter tent jam away on their drums and recorder. While not exactly relaxing it's at least a bit comical. Anyway, hoping for a good night's sleep, provided the porters have jammed themselves out, and don't play another night into the wee hours of the morn... We'll check in again tomorrow evening and let you know how it all went.
RMI Guide Billy Nugent
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Comments (5)
Glad to know you are all moving up the mountain safely. The picture of those little yellow tents is making me homesick for the mountains! Have fun and rest up.
Xoxo. Renee
Posted by: Renee on
Linz
Grab me a couple breaths of that good old mountain air. Soak up the awesomeness. Climb strong, girl. Wish I could be there. Poppy
Posted by: Les on
Lucy - Sounds like great progress so far, with hopefully a couple weather days still in your back pocket. I am sure all that hard work is paying off. If you visit the porters, don’t eat the brownies.
Thanks for getting the presents together for Gran’s 80th, she loved them.
Love,
Carter
Posted by: Carter on
Hola Glen, I hope the hippies are too tired to jam tonight. Sounds like all went well on the carry yesterday to Camp 1, good job. Onward and upward, you can do it! Love, Katalina
Posted by: Katalina on
Hey Glen, are you getting enough sleep? Are the hippies keeping everyone awake? Sounds like you all had a heavy load to carry yesterday. Enjoy your rest…. Back at it tomorrow.
Posted by: John and Kathy on