Guide to gifts for your man Dec 22, 2007
Aconcagua down vest $89, www. thenorthface. (Newsday -- New York City)
Gold Fields Bidder Leaves Twisted Trail From Homeless Shelter to Argentina Sep 1, 2007
In April, Niren asked employees at Mendoza's Aconcagua Hotel, named after the tallest mountain in the Americas, to let him receive calls while he waited for lodging to be arranged, according to desk clerks who recognized his photo. He had dyed his long hair platinum blond and wore John Lennon-style glasses, they said. (Bloomberg)
Rod Baber set world record for highest cell phone call May 24, 2007
This includes the summit of Mt Aconcagua in Argentina at the age of 24. His passion for travel has carried him through more than 60 countries around the world, including four major trips to the Himalayas. (World Records Academy)
Day in / day out area entertainment guide May 19, 2007
Thad Swant, an airline pilot, will present a free, public slide program on mountaineering titled Aconcagua and Other Climbs, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, in the Kohrs Library, 503 Missouri Ave., in Deer Lodge. The show is sponsored by Friends of the Kohrs Library. (Montana Standard, MT)
Around the Valley Apr 8, 2007
MONTROSE The Colorado Mountain Club is hosting a free presentation, Climbing Aconcagua, at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12 at the city council chambers. Aconcagua in Argentina is the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere (22,841 feet). (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
News in brief Feb 26, 2007
Adam Pedder, 52, collapsed as he started to descend the 6,962 metre (22,841ft) Aconcagua in the central Andes between Argentina and Chile ... The climber - thought to be asthmatic - is the second person this month to die on Aconcagua ... Aconcagua, known as the Roof of the Americas, is the highest mountain in the western hemisphere and the highest anywhere outside of the Himalayas. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
The ultimatesummit Jan 26, 2007
" A competitive mountain biker, triathelete and marathon runner, Bagley placed eighth in Discovery Channel's World Championship adventure race, finished twice in the top 20 in Discovery's Eco Challenge and set the women's ascent record for Mount Shasta of 7,000 feet in 133 minutes. She's a personal coach, whitewater guide and, earlier this month, led a team to the summit of 22-841-foot Aconcagua, South America's highest peak. She summitted 20,320-foot Mount McKinley, North America's highest... (Mail Tribune, OR)
