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To: MtnClimber
A man's got to know his limitations.
43 posted on 12/30/2017 7:18:04 PM PST by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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To: af_vet_1981

On Cerro Aconcagua we got lucky with weather. Got pinned in our tents only one day at high camp, around 19,500 ft with 60 mph wind and temp around -25F. The climbing window for weather near the summit is only about one month a year. The rest of the year it is getting blasted by jet stream force wind. Got frost bite on the tips of four fingers. Not too bad, but took years to get feeling back.


44 posted on 12/30/2017 7:41:50 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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