Climbing Aconcagua - Full Expedition Documentary February 2020 

So cool that you commented to your son! I'm super tight with my mother so it hits a good nerve. Best wishes!

Much appreciated!

Much appreciated! Thanks for watching

Thanks so much for watching!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! Really glad you find it useful. I watched everything I could on the mountain before heading down too, and was surprised at how little there was on RU-vid. That was a big inspiration to make my video the way I did. Best of luck on your attempt!

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Thank you and good luck on your own trip! It's an amazing experience

Thanks for watching!

Thanks! And best of luck on your climb!

I also head there next month!

Thanks Allen and great meeting you too!

Thanks man!

Awesome man! I live in CO as well and used 14ers for training. Great way to get your body ready for the big mountains. Best of luck to you!

@@devonbailiff i’m jealous of all you Colorado folks! I live in flatland Texas which means my mountain training consist of a treadmill on incline…

Thanks Victor!

Thanks for watching and best of luck to you next month!

Thanks Eddie! Aspen is a beautiful place for sure - I live in CO and being able to get out in the Rockies regularly definitely helped me on Aconcagua!

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Much appreciated!

Jay! Great to hear from you man, hope you're doing well. Let me know when you make it back up to Colorado this ski season and we'll get some turns in

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Hey man sorry for not responding sooner! The glasses are from Julbo. They aren’t specifically over eye glasses style, but they are oversized. I got them for full field of vision protection - you can damage your eyes without the side protectors. Think I paid around 100 bucks for them. Highly recommend!

Much appreciated, and thanks for watching! I went toward the end of the climbing season but still experienced great weather overall. Temps were as high as 80-90's through the valley but dropped significantly in the high camps - well below freezing at night. Only minor precipitation. As I'm sure you've read, wind is a big factor on Aconcagua for the entirety of the climb so plan accordingly. I wore double boots (La Sportiva G2 SM) and was happy with them throughout the climb. A little cold on summit day, but not terrible. My guide however wore and suggested triple boots (Scarpa Phantom). I'd likely go with something like this if you're looking to buy just one boot for both Aconcagua and Denali. Let me know if you need any other info on the climb.

I packed crampons but conditions never called for them on my ascent. Definitely a must have though. Costs will vary greatly depending on if you use a guide service or not.

Thanks! I used the TNF L6 Belay Parka and my boots were La Sportiva G2SM. Both were perfect for the climb, highly recommend. Best of luck to you in January!

Thanks Joseph! I went through Aconcagua Mountain Guides and was super impressed with their service - highly recommend. Diego was my guide. We spent 18 days on the mountain.

@@devonbailiff Thanks for sharing what guide you used! I have a trip booked with Aconcagua mountain guides for later this year. Glad to hear you had a good experience with them. Awesome video man!

La Canaleta was the steepest section, by far

Thanks for watching! I run cold so I was happy to have the big parka but, depending on conditions, you could probably get by with layering up multiple jackets/shells. Agree that a down/synthetic combo is a good idea. Best of luck!

@@devonbailiff Thanks for the reply! : )

Thanks! Kili is on my to do list. I haven’t gone for it myself, but I talked to folks on Aconcagua who had climbed kili. It was a pretty unanimous feeling that Aconcagua is a significant step up in difficulty.

@@devonbailiff That's what I was thinking as well... Good luck on your future climbs!

Thanks for watching the video and best of luck to you next December! In your training, I’d be sure to focus not only on cardio, but strength training a lot as well. I think a lot of people underestimate the importance of strength training and it’s impact on climbing well at altitude. You carry quite a bit of weight throughout the climb when going to the lower camps. It really beats you down over time. You need to be able to retain strength through the trek and still have good energy in your legs and back muscles to make the summit push, in my opinion. If not, you’ll just pack the strength needed to push to the top. Summit day is very slow and very cold/windy. It’s going to take longer than you think. So be mentally prepared for this. The length of the day on our summit push caught me a little off guard to be honest. Also be sure to carry whatever food/water is best suited for your body and appetite. It’s really hard to stomach food at that altitude, but you need the calories. So have some good snacks or gels set aside for the summit push specifically. Obviously only carry what you really need to the summit - every ounce matters up there. Personally, I saved one set of thick socks that I didn’t touch until summit day. That way I knew I had clean, warm socks for this day in particular. Looking back, I think this helped me personally with being more comfortable. La Canaleta is the crux of the summit push in my opinion. Very steep and very loose. Need to stay focused on moving efficiently in this area. Watch each step so you’re not wasting energy stumbling around. Definitely practice rest stepping here. Kili is a great pre requisite for Aconcagua, but as I’m sure you already know, climbing Aconcagua will be significantly longer and harder. The more you train and the more time you spend at altitude before the trip, the easier the expedition will be. Sounds like you’re prepping plenty of time in advance so I’m sure you’ll do great up there!

@@devonbailiff EXCELLENT advice, last question bro....did you pack like 18 pairs of socks? Did you wear the same pants shirts for multiple days?

@@javiervera7025 I think I packed around 7 pairs of socks, including the pair I saved for the summit day. You're definitely going to be wearing the same pairs of socks, pants, shirts, underwear, etc. multiple times throughout the climb

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Awesome, good luck! I packed a Sony a6300 with a wide angle and zoom lens, my go pro 7, and my iPhone X.

I had a great experience with AMG - my guide Diego was world class

We spent 2 weeks on the mountain

I spent a summer climbing 14k peaks in Colorado, followed by about 4 months of climbing specific training in the gym. I recommend “Training for the new alpinism” as a book for getting ready for a climb like Aconcagua 👍🏼 focus on strength, not just endurance. You’ll need it as you get higher in elevation and still need to pack heavy loads.

@@devonbailiff i'm planning a 2 year traning, i guess it will be enough to get in niño de condores at least. Tank you for the video, and for your time

@@NeolineTheChaos you got it!

Interesting... I would have to disagree with that as well haha

@@devonbailiffI wonder why people say that Denali & Aconcagua are on the same continent anyway.

I provided lots of commentary so that people who were interested in doing the climb themselves had a better understanding of what to expect. Lots of folks who upload videos of themselves on Aconcagua like to just show the scenery - I wanted to provide context so that people knew the real challenges they'd face on this mountain. You'd be surprised how hard it is to find the motivation to talk into a camera at 20,000 feet ;)