The day started with beautiful sunshine. Seemed crystal clear with the exception of some interesting clouds on the horizon that were different from the clouds we've been seeing. As we looked at the top of Aconcagua from base camp, we noticed a cloud formation that told us there might be some weather coming in.
Today was a day of moving to camp one. We had "carried" to camp one yesterday retracing the exact same steps from base camp up to camp one. We went from about 2400 feet of elevation to about 16,300 feet, which is where we are now. We carried packs that were the same weight as the ones carried yesterday. It was definitely deja vu all over again. As we reached the plateau where camp one is located, snow started falling and the wind picked up. As we crested the hill, snow and wind were driving quite hard. We were experiencing 30 to 40 mile an hour winds and blinding snow fell as we set up our tents (a very important thing to do quickly in a cold situation like this).
We are now all in our tents, waiting to prepare dinner. The wind is howling outside!
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This is great and I envy you being it is fun and challenging too. Hope you were able to put tents and had good dinner.
ReplyDeleteWay to go, Gordon! Your friends at YPO are living vicariously and wishing you the best! Keep posting!
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