South America (January, February 2009)

Martin Čadík
Jefe de Grupo

Eda Hubený
Empresario de Comestibles

Zbyněk Lebduška
Empresario de
Papel Higiénico y GPS

Martin Cadik, Eda Hubeny, Zbynek Lebduska at the summit of Cerro Aconcagua

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Aerial view of Aconcagua's south wall, and the Plaza Francia campsite below. Normal route goes through the Horcones valley on the left, in the backround is the ridge of Cordillera de la Ramada.

Aerial view of Aconcagua's south wall and the Plaza Francia campsite below it. Normal route goes through the Horcones valley on the left, in the backround is the ridge of Cordillera de la Ramada.

Penitentes. Ascending Cerro Marmolejo (6108m).

Elegant Volcan San Jose (5856m) as seen from the summit of Cerro Marmolejo (6108m).

Cerro Aconcagua (6961m) with Polish glacier as seen from Vacas valley.

Plaza Argentina, the base camp on the Vacas valley route.

Ascending to camps below Polish glacier through the fields of penitentes.

Aconcagua: the summit day (around 6600m). Camp Colera (5800m) is sleeping deep below us, and the Independencia hut (6546m) is quite broken.

View from the summit of Aconcagua into the south wall. The Confluencia (3300m) campsite is located at the confluence of two valleys.

Windy traverse below canaletta.

Descending down via normal route, below Plaza de Mulas.

Puente del Inca, a natural arch over the Vacas river.

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(c) Martin Čadík, 2009, cadikm@centrum.cz