Chile Expedition
Climbing in the Andes
All pictures here were taken by a Canon IXUS.
At the summit of Cerro Plomo, 5,426m (on Ting Sern's GPS unit) David, Jorge and Gil stands with one of our sponsors flags.
David walking up to La Olla, Cerro Plomo Base Camp. Cerro Plomo is 5,426m and served as the expedition's acclimatisation climb.
On the descent down from Cerro Plomo, the weather got a bit misty and visibility drops significantly. Read Ting Sern's report on this.
The Atacama Refuge, 5,200m. Probably one of the strangest places you can find a steel container. It offers us some shelter and comfort before our attempt to climb Ojos del Salado.
David (left) and Gil (rt) works on the powerbook, writing reports for our wrbsite, just before their attempt at Ojos del Salado's summit.
Ting Sern having a bit of the sun while communicating to the rest of the world through the Apple powerbook and the Nera worldphone. Ting Sern, our technical and communications man, was stationed at the Atacama Refuge while the rest of the team made a summit attempt.
300m from the summit of Ojos del Salado, David, Gil and Jorge turns back. Deep snow further on made climbing dangerous.