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One man's personal account of the first alpine-style ascent of the Messner Route on the South Face of Aconcagua.
In early 1980, three men set out to summit the highest peak in the Southern Hemisphere - Argentina's Aconcagua, standing at 22,838 feet. The trio would ascend via the Messner Route on the South Face, a route that had been climbed before, once, but never alpine style - no oxygen, no fixed ropes, no support team...just three men, carrying all their own gear, equipment and food. Aconcagua is a challenging mountain with unpredictable weather, falling rock and avalanches. The author and his climbing partners experienced all of that and more. In this personal account of his life-changing experience, Michael French brings the reader along into the world of those few weeks on the mountain, complete with highs and lows, loss and bittersweet triumph.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Beginnings
- 2 Gear Selection and Training
- 3 Getting There
- 4 Base Camp, Plaza Francia
- 5 Final Approach Trek
- 6 Gaining the Central Pillar
- 7 The First Rock Band | The Broken Towers
- 8 Sandstone Rock Band | Leader Fall
- 9 The Second or Upper Glacier
- 10 Off Route and Hanging Bivy
- 11 Summit Snowfield Tragedy | Hugh Falls
- 12 El Viento Blanco and the Wild Ride
- 13 Summit
- 14 Descent
- Epilogue
- Afterward
- Glossary
- About the Author
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