Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Karl Egloff of Ecuador has broken an unusual speed record on Aconcagua. He ran from Base Camp to the main and south summits and ...

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Though it’s the second-highest of the seven summits, 22,834-foot Aconcagua is also one of the most accessible. Doubt that? Tim Sohn managed to summit on willpower, Kool-Aid, and, okay, yeah, a little ...

For a few moments on a Friday in January, Mark Hoffman was likely the highest person on the planet – physically and mentally. The 24-year-old Dillon resident was one of only a handful of climbers who ...

It takes months of planning for such a climb — accumulating gear, travel and most importantly, the long hours of training. Towering majestically as the highest peak in the entire Americas at 6.9 ...

Maltese mountain climber Rita Saliba has successfully reached base camp on Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, marking a significant milestone in her latest expedition in aid of abandoned animals. The ...

A four-hour bus journey west of Mendoza will leave you at the stone-entrance of the Aconcagua National Park. After a four-hour trekking through small paths up the mountain along Rio Horcones, you will ...

On 27 December 2019 Czech mountaineer and skyrunner Martin Zhor raced up Aconcagua, the highest mountain in South America, in just 3 hours, 38 minutes and 17 seconds. Starting at 10:10 am from Plaza ...