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Seven Summits
Aconcagua Expedition January 2018 Trip Dates: January 6 – January 22, 2018 Trip Details: Saturday January 6: This was the first day of our expedition. My team-mates Marcia, Vraj, and Patrick were already in Mendoza. I was the last person to arrive there that morning with my flight arriving at 9 AM. I met Marcia in her hotel room and the rest of the crew later at the hotel lobby. We all walked together the office of Acomara to give them the money for the guiding trip in person in cash….
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Buying Guide for High Altitude Expedition Parka Buying an expedition parka can get very confusing, especially with many options out there to choose from. I recently found myself in the market to buy an extreme cold weather expedition down parka. And the more research I did the more confused I got with deciding which parka to buy at the end. To solve that dilemma, I decided to put together some key features of these jackets in a table format that I would quickly be able to refer to, instead of…
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Summit Day: February 24, 2017 (Friday) Background Info My friend Marcia had previously done Everest Base Camp. When she planned to climb Kilimanjaro and invited her friends, including me, to join I got super excited! I had no idea what I was going to feel like being in that altitude for the first time in my life. But going with friends is always a good way to explore unknowns. So, I decided to join her and invited a few of my other friends, and Michelle, Michael, and Chrislyn joined. Marcia…
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Summit Day: June 22, 2017 Background Info: Mount Elbrus (18,510′ or 5,642m) is the highest point in Russia and in Europe and 10th most prominent peak in the world. When our group of five reached the summit of Kilimanjaro (highest point in Africa at 5,895 m or 19,341 ft) in February 2017, we decided to pursue our next objective: Mount Elbrus – the highest point in Europe; and as soon as we got back to NY, we started researching different options. For this climb, we decided to go up via…
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