Great news everyone, at approx 5pm Aconcagua time, on the 27th, the three of us reached the summit of South America's highest peak!!!
It was an extremely long day, but we pressed on through wind chills of -30F, very high winds, and almost 10 hour of ascending through snow and loose rock. Sadly, no one else from our group made the summit. I guess that is a testament of our group strength and determination!!! The views were awesome and the experience was, well, hard to sum up in words, but we say it was another life-time achievement for each of us.
We're back in Base Camp right now and will be making a long hike and then drive into Mendoza tomorrow. That's when we'll be able to reply to many of your comments and e-mails. We just wanted to get the word out about our success to all of you, and to thank ya'll for your support and wishes.
Oh yeah, and to the boys of the 71SOS, time to pay up, as Rob knocked out 50 pushups, so get that money ready for the SOWF!
Hopefully there is a picture attached to this one.
Take care all, and we'll be in touch soon!
Rob, Heidi, Justin,
Climb High, Fly Low
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Congratulations, Rob, Heidi and Justin!! Unfortunately, neither the photo you attached to the "Success" nor the one you apparently sent earlier was attached to the blog. Maybe you can attach them (and more?) from Mendoza.
[Rob's] Dad
CONGRATULATIONS! Wish I could have been there to share the moment! I'll have to give it a go next year... See you soon!
Love, E
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