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| Dec 4th - On our way to Confluencia. |
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| Dec 6 - Looking back at Confluencia on the way to Plaza del Mulas. |
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| Plaza del Mulas base camp (14,000') |
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| Dec 9 - Move to Camp Canada |
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| Dec 10 - Carry to Camp Nido, with Camp Canada below. |
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| Dec 13 - Carry gear to Camp Calero. |
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| View of the Andes from Camp Calero. |
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| Dec 15 - Summit day. It took 10 hours to reach the summit. |
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| The Canaleta is comprised of loose scree and is the crux of the climb, rising 1200' to the summit. |
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| My climbing partner Eileen. |
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| Hike to Plaza del Mulas through the Horcones Valley |
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| Dec 8 - Carrying gear to Camp Canada, with Plaza del Mulas below. |
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| Camp Canada (15,300') |
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| Dec 11 - Move to Camp Nido (17,600) |
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| Camp Calero (Lower White Rocks - 19,200') |
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| View of the Andes from Camp Calero. |
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| Taking a break at Independencia Hut (21,000') |
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| Swedish team on the summit. |
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| View from the summit towards the southwest, with the Canaleta on the right. |
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