Jean and Nat Summit Aconcagua!

[SherpaKroto]

I just got a short note from Jean and Nat. I'll excerpt a small part:

We are finally back to Mendoza!

On January 29 around 3pm Nathalie, myself and 3 other members of our team summitted Aconcagua. We started our bid a 4:15am from camp 2 with about 3,600ft of elevation left and got back at 5pm. The last 2,000ft of ascent took us 6hrs (taking 3 breaths for each step).

That says it all

I sat at my computer, yelled "YEAH", pumped my fist in the air, and sat back and smiled! What an accomplishment!

 

[giggy]

sweet!!! think I met these 2 once before.

thanks for the news sherpa - not an easy climb -congrats to them

hopefully we will hear the same news from a few other VFTT freinds soon enough.

 

[yvon]

Thank's Sherpa for the news,
Yes, what an accomplishment! I am verry happy for them.

 

[Jay H]

Congrats to Jean and Nat!

I was behind Jean this past summer when we did the presi traverse in the rain and Jean took a nice spill coming down off Adams towards T-storm junction. Got a nasty gash in his hand which was hard to stop the bleeding in the rain.

Jay

 

[Neil]

Wow! Chus ben content pour vouz'autres. Way too go.

 

[MattC]

Wow, that's pretty cool. Plus, now when they're talking about their experience, imagine how many times they'll get to say Aconcagua, which is a fun word to say.

Matt

 

[Periwinkle]

That's fantastic! And I'm glad to hear that they are back down, safe and sound!

 

[HighHorse]

Big Up! Big Up!

 

[MichaelJ]

Wonderful news - congrats to them!

I hope they took pictures.

 

[Tom Rankin]

Wow, that's pretty cool. Plus, now when they're talking about their experience, imagine how many times they'll get to say Aconcagua, which is a fun word to say.

Yeah, and they can add that to 'Kilimanjaro'!

Les félicitations à Jean et Nat!

 

[mtnmama]

Way cool!!!
Thanks for the news SK.
What an accomplishment! Congrats Jean & Nat!

 

[percious]

Awesome. Can't wait to see the pics/TR.

-percious

 

[spencer]

Very cool! and good luck to our other VFTT Aconcagua crew...

spencer

 

[sapblatt]

Congratulations!!

 

[SherpaKroto]

Wonderful news - congrats to them!

I hope they took pictures.

Jean mentioned two other things:
1) A shower felt real good
2) He took 225 pictures.

Anyone who knows them knows how much work they put into this, and what wonderful people they both are.

 

[timmus]

Félicitation Jean et Nathalie !

This is fantastic ! I hope someone will set a Montreal beer night when they'll come back home. I can't wait to hear about the whole adventure.

 

[Jean]

Thanks everybody!

We got just got back home yesterday. I will be sorting out my notes and pictures over the weekend and will post a detailed trip report.
I must say it was a wonderful experience!

Good luck to Frodo, Arm and Mountaingirl who are attempting the Polish Glacier route later this month.

 

[Mad Townie]

Mes félicitations à vous-autres! Quelle aventure!

 

[yvon]

Thanks everybody!

We got just got back home yesterday. I will be sorting out my notes and pictures over the weekend and will post a detailed trip report.
I must say it was a wonderful experience!

Good luck to Frodo, Arm and Mountaingirl who are attempting the Polish Glacier route later this month.

Félicitation, Jean et Nat
I can't wait to hear details of your adventure and see pictures of it.

 

[SherpaKroto]

Jean/Nat: I can't wait to see the new avatar