Build your altitude endurance: how breathwork training can elevate your fitness for Aconcagua By Anthony Lorubbio, Founder of Recal As a fitness junkie and “aspiring” mountaineer (yeah, we’ll call it that) who’s spent his fair share of time in the mountains, I know first-hand that high altitude trekking demands more than just good cardiovascular fitness […]
Aconcagua’s Polish Glacier: the best of two worlds Climbing Aconcagua by the Polish Glacier Route offers the best of two worlds. The huge scale of this wild Andean glacier poses a demanding, Himalayan-like mountaineering challenge. At the same time, the straightforward logistics, well equipped camps and ease of access of Aconcagua makes it simpler than […]
Mountaineering training tips from Training for the New Alpinism By Ilan Zeimer > A lead guide at Grajales Expeditions with 50 Aconcagua summits under his belt. When he is not guiding in the Andes he is mountain biking and trail running in the hills outside Mendoza. For years now, I have preached to each of […]
A new mountaineering season has begun in Mt. Aconcagua. The mules have been brought to the mountain from their winter fields; the tents and the domes have been set up in the camps. The “campamenteros” (Aconcagua jargon meaning BC managers and staff) have moved to the “cloth cities” that they call home for three months […]
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