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Aconcagua
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I learned the altitude also takes away your ability to sleep, so we awoke from our drowses at 3:30 AM by Willie. Charlotte was very nauseous, so we decided to wait until 8 to get up. At 8, with how we felt, and with the winds howling as they were, it would be nearly impossible to summit today so the only choice was to go down to Base Camp. I was pretty bummed but it was necessary and my flight doesn’t leave until the 23rd, so I have some extra time to work with. After some time at Base Camp we got our appetites back and then our ability to sleep. A plan was made after dinner. Luckily, Charlotte could hike out tomorrow with another group. As for Willie and I, in between high winds and snowstorms, Friday will be our only chance to try to summit. So tomorrow we will climb straight to Camp 2, rest a few hours, then begin our summit push from Camp 2 at about 4 AM. Hopefully we will summit, then drop all the way to Base Camp. Nearly 23,000 ft to 14,000 ft. Then we will sleep a night there and run all the way out, hoping to make an 8-10 hour journey in 3 hours, Wish us luck for all to go well!
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