Ac – Nido
Written By: sean on January 9, 2010
3 Comments
Early morning...
The team would have departed at approximately 5.30am this morning to drop their loads at Camp Nido (5200m) and will be getting back to Plaza de Mulas late this evening.
Aconcagua weather summary at 5894m: “Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Mon afternoon”. There are severe gales predicted on Monday night (70km/h to 80km/h), calming by Wednesday.
Scene on the route
Along the route...
Dropping their loads at Nido
Thanks again to Pierre and Heinrich for the use of their great pics.
Tags: Camp Nido
Have been following the progress daily. Hope all are strong and that spirits are high. Best regards to Richard and Jim – hope that they are both doing well. Waiting to hear fromyou in a few days on top of South America. Keep up the good work.
Sean – lots of good wishes from the fambily. Ant’s keen to do Ac next year! Hope the team are feeling good and strong. Gonda and Kibo send their best.xK
Hi Rose Nice speaking to you earlier and to hear your voice,really a surprise.So much to say and to find out,so little time. Watched the dvd of Sean.Wow,you guys are brave.
Hope the wind dies down by Wednesday and that you guys have a good and successful summit.Thinking of you all the way.Good-luck and take care!!