chilly

Planning a trip to Aconcagua 1/11/03-2/8/03. Just wanted to see if anyone had some good beta on a reliable muleeteer, transport to and from Mendoza, hotels in Mendoza, and any other tips, do's and dont's experienced on your trip to Aconcagua. Also, we should have 5-9 extra days to goof off in Chile, any suggestions, ie; beach stuff, city stuff, in the local surrounding area of Santiago. Beer and snafflehound, life just doesn't get any better!

Salbrecher, Get a permit at Longmire, Paradise, White River, or Wilkeson. Check ahead for the hours since it is the end of the season some stations have shorter hours.

Pee bottle and a beer.

Yep, Lou was there.............

Herny G, Just a contractual requirement for my profession, it sucks, but some one has to be in charge, pays not bad either for four days on and four days off.......

You don't need a guide for the standard route or most other routes on Gannett. The hike in is a standard trail hike about 20-25 miles and the climb is straightforward. It is a good late July, early August climb. Saw some great wildlife and caught some big trout. Had one crevasse fall on the decent, but no big deal. Overall great time and awesome scenery.

I have tried them all and Airtouch works the best for me in the PNW. I hate to bring it but I am on call 24/7.

Mountain Gear has them, or order direct from Black Diamond and pay no sales tax.

Re: skiing the Flett from Obs. Rock. That's doable, I was just up there ice climbing and it looked like great ski conditions down to Flett lake. I had to settle for the boot glissade.

In response to the So. climb, crampons, axe and hiking pole are a pretty good combo. I was up just for the workout a week and a half ago and the route was pretty firm and icy to the summit with some rocky sections in between.

Thanks for the info. I will point that direction early Sept. and hope for good weather.

Wide open now and millions of people on 7/27!

What are the typical climbing conditions on Olympus and Glacier peak on the standard routes in early September?

I climbed the Easton Route 7/24-25 and at the short traverse at the crater we followed ski tracks to the summit. It appears that the person skied off the summit and crossed the Easton and Swauk and then skied down the very smooth slopes of the Boulder glacier.

The snow starts at Moraine Park, but it is easy to navigate to Mystic. Most of the backcountry camps at Mystic are snowfree. Stop at the Wilkeson RS or Carbon River RS on the way for a permit, the backcountry crew checks them very closely. Chilly

7/2-3/02 The Emmons-Winthrop was a great climb, very direct and then around to the right of the shrund. It was a bit icy the last 800 feet but no problems to note. Only one group of four besides us, nice and quiet. Rope up on the inter-glacier, several holes are opening up. Chilly