Category Archives: South America

Claim of Record 13 Hour Aconcagua Climb

Posted on 2/16/2006 by americasroof

Peruvian Holmes Pantoja Bayona claims to have climber South America’s highest point in 13 hours:

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February 2, 2006 Linkage

Posted on 2/2/2006 by americasroof

State Highpoint News Mt. Hood snowpack 122 percent of average 05:34 PM PST on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 More than three times the amount of snow has fallen this year atop Mount Hood than last year, reaping benefits for Oregon … Continue reading →

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Fatal Fall on Lanin Volcano

Posted on 1/24/2006 by americasroof

Luis de Carlos, 60, from Naremburn in Sydney’s north, is believed to have blown off the Lanin volcano, near the border of Chile and Argentina in the Patagonian region.

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Aconcagua Condor in Record Hang Glide Over 29,850 Feet

Posted on 1/18/2006 by americasroof

The “Aconcagua Condor” (Angelo Darrigo) broke his Everest hang glider height reocrd with a 9,100 meter (29,850 feet) flight over Tupungato volcano in the Andean Cordillera (Range) breaking his very own Everest 2004 altitude record.

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30 Year Old Suffers Fatal Attack Near Aconcaqua Summit

Posted on 1/11/2006 by americasroof

30 year old Borja Oviedo suffered a heart attack10 metres short of the 6,962m high summit of Aconcaqua. Spanish climber dies in the Andes Wed, 11 Jan 2006, 17:32

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RMI Expands Guide Service to 5 of 7 Summits

Posted on 5/1/2005 by americasroof

The News Tribune reports that Rainier Mountaineering Inc. which will lose its monoply to Rainier guided climbs in 2006 plans to leads trip to 5 of the 7 summits.

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Czech Government Offers to Pay for Torres del Paine Forest Fire in Chile

Posted on 3/1/2005 by americasroof

Reuters reports the Czech government is offering to help pay for a fire at Chile’s most famous national park Torres del Paine in Patagonia after one of its citizen started it by kicking over a campstove. The fire burned in … Continue reading →

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Pulmonary Edema Fatality on Aconcaqua

Posted on 1/9/2005 by americasroof

The UPI reports that Eduard Silva died while descending Aconcaqua apparently from pulmonary edema — about 600 feet below the summit. At least nine people have died while climbing Aconcagua since 2001.

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