Outside magazine (I believe) had either an excerpt or perhaps an accompanying article detailing the author's adventure. Having a desire to possibly climb the highest peak outside of the Himalayans I thought it would be a good read. Well time flies and I finally read the book. It was good but very little of the book was about Aconcagua. In fact the majority of it was rock climbing and the Grand Tetons. The Aconcagua portion was kind of an afterthought but it was interesting to read. Sounds like a tough mountain mainly because of the amount of work a climber is required to do such as cooking and setting up your tent. Can't imagine climbing all day then having to do all the housekeeping stuff.Climbing is an exploration of yourself and the consequent deep relationships with your partners. At its most fundamental level, it's not about conquering a particular mountain or achieving a specific goal...climbing is a journey with lots of wonderful experiences.
--Alex Lowe
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