Build Your Altitude Endurance

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 […]

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Aconcagua, slow and steady wins the race

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 […]

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Aconcagua Expeditions
Fine wines & good climbs

A pioneering partnership between Grajales Expeditions and Bodegas Bianchi. When you have spent two weeks looking at everything you ate and drank in terms of “carbs intake” and “proper hydration”, sitting down to a glass of fine wine can be liberating. If this happens in a roomy base camp tent (with table and chairs, no […]

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