Aconcagua Climbing Expedition 2024 - A survival story of a man from Nepal | avoid these mistakes ...
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- So far, I have only climbed two peaks of The Seven Summits of the World: Mt. Everest and Mt. Kilimanjaro. Mount Aconcagua will be my third peak.
After 29 hours in the air, I arrived in Mendoza, Argentina. It was two days ago and now I’m rested well before starting the big climb.
Aconcagua climb starts with the 3-hour drive on the beautiful mountain road from the city of Mendoza.
Just saw a helicopter rescue some people from the mountain, so good insurance is a must. You never know how it will go on the mountain.
The trek to Confluencia starts with an easy walk. You stop for photos at the welcome board with the view of Aconcagua. Then, you walk along the wide valley of Horconos. Shortly after an hour, you pass the suspension bridge and the trail gets steeper and rockier at the same time. You walk along the riverside for a bit and then you will encounter another wide valley just before Confluencia, which is flat. So, the hard job is done already.
This is the first day of actual trekking. I am very excited. So many people from around the world are here to summit the highest mountain of all the Americas.
There are no teahouses here in Aconcagua, you have to carry your pack lunch and eat along the way. You trek a few hours, eat your pack lunch and then trek again. This is the way to do it here in Aconcagua. In Nepal, we have tea houses on almost all the treks. You can order a fresh meal, eat, take rest and enjoy the views. You can talk to local people and explore so many corners of the culture and nature. Sadly, it’s only walking and climbing here.
Confluencia to the View point (Plaza Francia) - Today’s job is to go to View Point and get a good view of Mt. Aconcagua and enjoy because we are coming back to the same camp, Confuencia, to sleep. It helps us to adjust our body with altitude.
After two beautiful nights here, we are now heading to the actual Base Camp, where we will set up the camp for a few days and get well prepared before heading towards the summit.
Climbing Aconcagua is the dream mountain to climb, not just for those doing the Seven Summits, but also for all. It’s one of the easiest mountains to climb of all the Seven Summits. But saying this does not mean it’s easy for all, because this mountain is very high. 7000 meters is not a joke. Even though the climbing is easy, the high altitude makes it all different.
In fact, this mountain is a walking peak where you are not using any kind of climbing equipment like rope, harness, crampons, etc… except the climbing boots in normal conditions. I can say it’s a little more difficult than climbing Kilimanjaro. So, other snowy peaks in the Seven Summits must be more difficult ones.
When I was a child, I used to see the mountain in the sky and thought it must be Mt. Everest. Climbing Everest was my dream since childhood, but the everything has to support you to make this dream come true. I got my guiding license from Nepal Government in 2005 to lead the clients to the mountain. Since then, I was sure that I would climb Everest one. All went in my favor and I summited Everest in 2023, in my second attempt. Soon as I summited Mount Everest, I wanted to climb all Seven Summits of the seven continents. Of course, Aconcagua was one of my favorite mountains to climb after Everest.
It's the Base Camp of Aconcagua, where you see so many tents, where the climbers are preparing themselves for the big climb ahead. We are doing the same. Our Climbing team has successfully made it to the Base Camp after 9 hours of long and exhausting hike from Confluencia. Fortunately, mules carried our extra luggage. Poor mules. One other person has just joined us at the Base Camp, so everyone is here and ready for the big climb.
Here, we have the chance to enjoy the beautiful views and adjust to the altitude. We enjoy warm dinners, good sleep, and beautiful nights before heading to the higher camps. One more job to do here is to prepare the climbing food and equipment and take it to Camp One, so we separated our necessary climbing equipment and prepared the food for the climbing period. The beautiful thing here is that you can take hot shower and enjoy the surrounded Andes Mountains of Aconcagua Provincial Park.
By the way, when you get to the Base Camp (Plaza de Mulas), you need to register your name (I mean your permits) at the ranger's post. They don’t want you to go missing in the mountains and freeze to death.
My contact info:
Ram Sharan Upreti
Managing Director
Mountain Ram Adventures
Kathmandu, Nepal
Mobile number: +977 9851074270
info@mountainramadventures.com
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Hi Ram amazing Video again and congratulations upon the completion .If i may comment regarding the mistakes made , i was surprise seeing you in the down jacket in the snow without a waterproof hard shell , secondly the sleeping bag there should be no compromise on this one and lastly the crampons should have been in the backpack .Didnt the guide tell you ?
Thank you so much for your comment. Yes, it was my mistake that I didn’t bring the waterproof shell and sleeping bags but sadly my guides told me not to carry the crampons so we all left our crampons at the camp 3. This is the main issue because I wanted to bring it with me but I was there with the guides and team so I had to listen to them. Another big problem is that our guide made us wait at the summit for his friends to arrive so we got in to snowy blizzard. Anyway I didn’t want to put it all on the video so I took all problems, my problems. I should have known and thought better. Glad that you watched the video very carefully, thank you 🙏
@@RamSharanUpreti1981 Namaste ,thank you Ram , thank you for the reply and yes very surprising indeed , the least that you would expect from a guide , i suppose they wanted to be together with inclement weather coming. Anyway , these are the small hic ups of wonderful adventure , again thank you for sharing to us .
Well done, Ram. Your camera work is great and your commentary is very informative and entertaining. After you reached the summit, the part where it started snowing, looks awfully dangerous. Congratulations on reaching your 3rd summit. I'm very proud of you. Hope to see you next winter (Dec., Jan., Feb.,).
Thank you Barry. Glad you liked it. Yes, it was dangerous to be on the summit for a long time. Fortunately we are safe. Yeah, I hope to see you soon too, Cheers !!!
Oh what a wonderful surprise! Have not seen your vlog 2024. Congratulation Ram on conquering your 3rd mountain🎉
Thank you so much 😊
Thank you for sharing your climbing experience and showing us beautiful Andes mountains 🙏
Thank you for watching and commenting. Namaste 🙏
So finally the video is out
Congratulations
Weldone
Cheers your line Ram😊
Thank you for your appreciation 🙏
Oho great keep going daju.
Good to see you climbing this🔥
Thank you so much 😊
Your best film so far, Mountain Ram, can't wait for future works!
Thank you so much Ali. You have taught me a lot and still willing to learn more about filming and editing from you. Cheers !!!
हाम्रो रामु, राम्रो रामु।आफू सँगै पढेको साथी इन्तर्न्यास्नल्ली रेकाग्नाइज्द भएको देख्दा सारैनै खुसी लाग्छ। कीप इट अप राजा❤
Thank you for your appreciation mitra. By the way, its been a while we have not met, let me know if you get some time for coffee.
The "lion diet" served on this expedition 🤢👎
Dhal Bhat 😃👍
Dal Bhat power, 24 hour hehehe 😂 cheers !!!
Great! I love your videos! Great job! 🙏🏻
Thank you 🙏
wow .. congratulation Ram . Wish you all the best for next climb🤩😯🥳
Thank you so much 😊
लोमो समयपछि हजुरको दर्शन पाइयो । हार्दिक बधाइ तथा शुभकामना ।
Thank you 🙏
☀Hello Ram.
I just watched the full video, I'm glad to be part of this expedition.
Thank you for taking the time to document all these days and for the great edition,
I hope to see you soon, greetings
Hi Julian, thanks for the comment. And thank you for guiding us to the summit. Hope to see you soon, cheers !!!
Hi Julian, thanks for the comment. And thank you for guiding us to the summit. Hope to see you soon, cheers !!!
Do you not need oxygen? Almost 7000 meter...
No, we did not use oxygen. Yes, it’s almost 7000 meters. I did not use oxygen on Everest until 7200 meters so I am fine till this height.
Wow sir congratulations ❤❤
Thank you 😊
Great!!! congratulations!!!!
Thank you 🙏
Congratulations Ram.
Thank you 🙏
Another great video Ram. I love seeing your videography skills evolve. And that GoPro takes stunning footage. Congratulations on Summit #3.
Curious question-I noticed that almost everyone was using trekking poles and am curious if you did as well? They for sure would have been helpful for that slippery part where you didn’t have crampons! Oh, and the sunrise on summit day looked absolutely spectacular! Well done. 🎉🥳🍾
Thank you for showing me something i have never seen before
Glad to hear that you liked it. Thank you 🙏
Congratulations Ram! You must have missed dal-bhat the most, other than your family. 😅
Congrats Ram jee. Thanks for documenting your journey. 4 more to go!
Another great adventure! Keep them coming!
Thank you so much 😊
@@RamSharanUpreti1981 I enjoyed your Everest climbs as well as your trekking adventures. Good job!
So beautifull
Thank you 🙏
Well done ram
Thank you 🙏
Good Luck to You Ram
Thank you so much 😊
big fan dai
Thank you 🙏
Nice
Thank you 🙏
Congratulations!
🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
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Yeah !!! I've been waiting for your video ! ❤❤❤
Thank you so much 😊
"sadly its only walking and nature here" this is a stupid commentry , nepali bhai. i am from nepal but i live in USA, true hiking experience is without any support and human contact. carry your shelter and food on ur backpack and off you go on , thats the real adventure. tea houses are not the real thing
Hi Nepali Dai, Thanks for your comment. Yes, you maybe right about the "true hiking experience" but its my personal interest to go through the local villages and explore the culture and connect with people when i go hiking. I think, the word "stupid" maybe little harsh ? Generally Nepalese people are nice and polite, maybe you have changed living in the US. Cheers !!!