While at the airport waiting for my flight to Lukla I ran into Willie Benegas. We met up in Namche Bazaar (the second day of the trek) and we talked about the differences between Aconcagua and Mt. Everest. Willie told me that the rescue system on Everest functions effectively for two main reasons. First, the [...]
April 3 I have spent the day in Kathmandu and it is lovely to be in a true mountain town. The narrow streets are covered in everything to prepare climbers and trekkers who are about to embark on their journey to the highest peak in the world. Yet, all dreams must be grounded in reality [...]
April 2nd, 2011 How do other mountains and their rescue systems function in the rest of the world? The end of the season on Aconcagua is nearing its end and even though the rescue caches have been very successful in assisting individuals who in life-threatening circumstances on the mountain, and therein preventing deaths, there is [...]
