Nevado Juncal 2008

Photos of a small expedition on Nevado Juncal (20,050 ft / 6,110m) in Chile (2008, Aventuras Patagonicas, Andres Zegar). It seemed everything went wrong on this trip. I came down with a virus when I landed in Santiago. My luggage was lost and took a few days to arrive. Then I pulled a muscle during the climb and had very low energy from being sick. It seemed the summit was not meant to be but I really enjoyed the climbing team - Andres (Chile), Joel (Switzerland) and Mark (Australia)- and beautiful scenery. The penitentes made for some tough climbing!

Mountains Menu

12-22 Hike to Camp 1
12-22 Hike to Camp 1
12-22 Hike to Camp 1
12-22 Hike to Camp 1
12-22 Hike to Camp 1
12-22 Hike to Camp 1
12-22 Hike to Camp 1
12-22 Hike to Camp 1
12-22 Hike to Camp 1
12-22 Hike to Camp 1
12-22 Hike to Camp 1
12-22 Hike to Camp 1
12-22 Hike to Camp 1
12-22 Hike to Camp 1
12-22 Hike to Camp 1
12-22 Hike to Camp 1
12-22 Hike to Camp 1
12-22 Hike to Camp 1
12-22 Hike to Camp 1
12-22 Hike to Camp 1
12-23 To Camp 2
12-23 To Camp 2
12-23 To Camp 2
12-23 To Camp 2
12-23 To Camp 2
12-23 To Camp 2
12-23 To Camp 2
12-23 To Camp 2
12-23 To Camp 2
12-23 To Camp 2
12-24 To Camp 3
12-24 To Camp 3
12-24 To Camp 3
12-24 To Camp 3
12-24 To Camp 3
12-24 To Camp 3
12-24 To Camp 3
12-24 To Camp 3
12-24 To Camp 3
12-24 To Camp 3
12-24 To Camp 3
12-24 To Camp 3
12-24 To Camp 3
12-24 To Camp 3
12-24 To Camp 3
12-24 To Camp 3
12-24 To Camp 3
12-24 To Camp 3
12-25 To Low Camp
12-25 To Low Camp
12-25 To Low Camp
12-25 To Low Camp
Christmas with a lovely box of white wine. Andres even wore makeup for the occasion.
Joel is from Switzerland. He spoke several languages. I lost count in English.
12-26 Carry to High Camp
12-26 Carry to High Camp
12-26 Carry to High Camp
12-26 Carry to High Camp
12-26 Carry to High Camp
High Camp
High Camp
12-26 Descent to Low Camp
12-26 Descent to Low Camp
12-26 Descent to Low Camp
12-26 Descent to Low Camp
12-26 Descent to Low Camp
12-26 Descent to Low Camp
12-26 Descent to Low Camp
12-26 Descent to Low Camp
12-26 Descent to Low Camp
12-26 Descent to Low Camp
12-26 Descent to Low Camp
12-26 Low Camp
12-26 Low Camp
12-26 Joel, Low Camp
12-27 Low Camp
12-27 Low Camp
12-28 Other Climbers Descending
12-28 Low Camp
12-28 Other Climbers Descending
12-28 Other Climbers Descending
12-28 Other Climbers Descending
12-28 Other Climbers Descending
12-28 Other Climbers Descending
12-28 Other Climbers Descending
12-28 Other Climbers Descending
12-29 Low Camp
12-29 Low Camp
Joel at the Summit
View
12-30 Low Camp
12-31 Trek Out
12-31 Trek Out
12-31 Trek Out
12-31 Trek Out
12-31 Trek Out
12-31 Trek Out
12-31 Trek Out
12-31 Trek Out
12-31 Trek Out
12-31 Trek Out
12-31 Trek Out
12-31 Trek Out
12-31 Trek Out
12-31 Trek Out
12-31 Trek Out
12-31 Trek Out
12-31 Trek Out
12-31 Trek Out
12-31 Trek Out
12-31 New Year's Eve Celebration at Andres' House in Santiago
1-2 We rented a car and drove to the coast