Karl Egloff of Ecuador has run from Aconcagua Base Camp to the main and south summits and back in 8 hrs 49 min. He is ...

Angela Benavides reported for an Article in ExporersWeb that Polackova first summited Aconcagua with her husband Jan Polacek on January 22nd this year. This climb prepared her to go after the FKT just ...

It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” Sir Edmund Hillary Sabatino, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Mendoza Province, ...

Aconcagua:  The Seven Summits During the winter months, climbing season transitions to the southern hemisphere, which includes Aconcagua, the highest mountain i ...

Fastest Known Time (“FKT”) represents the fastest known time for endeavors not typically associated with a timed race, such as a marathon. Rather, FKTs are reported by the participants ...

She officially began the record climb at Base Camp (Plaza de Mula, 14,272 feet), reached the summit (22,840 feet), and returned to Base Camp in 8-hours, 17-minutes and 34-seconds – all recorded ...

Starting from the Aconcagua National Park entrance, Bhawna and her team trekked to Confluencia Base Camp and acclimatised with a hike to Plaza Francia (4,300m). Over the next few days, they ...