Aconcagua: Wedel & Team Make Carry to Camp 3
Good evening from beautiful Guanacos camp!
The sun is setting and it’s a radiant orange and pink sky surrounding our tents. This is our third night here and we are feeling good. Today we carried a load of gear up, up, up to Camp 3 - new altitude record for the whole team at 19,600 feet! The saying of the day was “stress the system, rest the system.” We stressed our bodies moving up to that altitude in the hopes that it will help us on summit day. But before our headaches were too bad, we started downhill back to Camp 2. We got back in the early afternoon and then it was time to rest the system.
We prepared for our summit push with a big talk about what to expect, what to carry, tips and tricks to stay warm and so much more. We know some anxiety is normal as there are so many unknowns as we head uphill but preparing as much as we can helps. Jack also led us in some improv games where we laughed and joked and that helped too!
Tomorrow we head to Camp 3 with a hopeful summit on the horizon.
RMI Guide Jess Wedel and the "Skittles" team
