Professional Aconcagua Documentary - very detailed with gear list

I am not a mountaineer - rather a tourist.
I am not a movie producer – rather an experienced enthusiast.

I had two objectives: 1) Reach the summit 2) Show in a cool movie what’s involved

To be on the save side I have booked a guided expedition with an experienced local company. We did not need the 2 contingency days included in the 20 days program and relaxed 2 days in Mendoza after decent.

I was lucky to climb Kilimanjaro 2012 quite easily and kept searching for something to experience my own limits. On Kill I had 6kg of professional photo gear with me and did a nice photo documentary.
On Aconcagua I wanted to get the pictures moving. I had hard times to decide on the format and gear. Finally I went for a professional but light GoPro solution with the Removu RAA1M1 bluetooth mic. In addition my fellows contributed with their footage from various cameras.

My plan was to reach the summit documenting especially the hard parts of the expedition. On YouTube you usually see how the breaks and the summit look like. I wanted to show how the work looks between the breaks when breathing is an issue – and that in high quality of course. Also I have collected a lot of data like temperatures, pulse and GPS tracks on my way and I am showing it in my movie.

Because of the extremely good weather and my preparation I have reached my goals having some reserves. But I don’t want to go higher in my life. Acclimatization takes simply too much time and I will never again leave my family alone for such a long time.

I am looking forward for your feedback, thumbs up and your questions. (in English, German and Polish)

Chapters:
Day 1 - First meeting with Guides & Team in Hotel Diplomatic
Day 2 - Acquisition of permit and drive to Penitentes
Day 3 - Check-in at Aconcagua Provincial Park and start tracking
Day 4 - Acclimatization walk to Aconcagua south wall viewpoint
Day 5 - To the Base Camp - 2nd longest day of expedition
Day 6 - Base camp life - rest day
Day 7+8 - Mount Bonete - Acclimatization hike + Rest day
Day 9 - Load carry to High Camp 1 (Canadá)
Day 10 - Base camp life - rest day
Day 11 - Good bye Base camp - move to High Camp 1 (Canadá)
Day 12 - Move to High Camp 2 (Nido de Cóndores)
Day 13 - 4th and last rest day of expedition
Day 14 - Move to High Camp 3 (Cólera)
Day 15 - Summit Push - the hardest day...
Day 16 - Descent to base camp & celebration
Day 17 - A last long walk...
Bonus

Cameras:
Peter - GoPro Hero 4 Silver + iPhone 6S
Freddy - Canon PowerShot G1 X MkII
Robert - NIKON 1 AW1
Matthew - iPhone 7
Anders - GoPro Hero 3
Martin - Sony DSC-HX60V
Paolo - GoPro Hero Session

Sound:
REMOVU REA1M1 A1+M1 Set for GoPro

Stats:
3,1h of video raw material
500 video clips/scenes used in final version
42 still pictures & graphics included
21 songs
All together 45GB of data

Soundtrack:
Home Stretch - Gunnar Olsen
Over Time - Vibe Tracks
Triangles - Silent Partner
Stoker - Jingle Punks
Funkorama - Kevin MacLeod
Morning Mood - Grieg
The Making of Thumbs Up - Joe Bagale
Bright Future - Silent Partner
Breakdown-Take the Lead - Kevin MacLeod
Smooth Talker - Dougie Wood
Cruise - John Deley and the 41 Players
If I Had a Chicken - Kevin MacLeod
Cold Funk - Funkorama - Kevin MacLeod
Switch It Up - Silent Partner
Dangerous - Kevin MacLeod
Hero Theme - /MK2
Cataclysmic Molten Core - Jingle Punks
Dead Drop - Kevin MacLeod
To the Top - Silent Partner
Hot Heat - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena
Magnolia - Silent Partner

Animations made with MXActivityMover and Movescount App for iOS #SuuntoClimb

[raphaelsuwwan]

Thank you so much for the quality and the deep details! It gives me a really immersive sense of the expedition, I will decide for o more independent way to climb but your content was one of the best that I've been seeing on youtube!! Congrats

[MrJanfischer]

Wow! The most comprehensive documentary of Aconcagua ascent. Good Job

[metarus]

Simply the best Aconcagua climb and camp facilities video!

There's much less ice and snow than I thought there would be. It's quite warm there. That's an impressive hike. It's the highest point on Earth outside of Asia, and you can see! With that view from the summit, it's obvious you're very high above everything else around. But they gave you a can of Coca-Cola when you returned to base camp! It should be beer!

[hristokassovski]

Absolutely the best climbing movie with so many useful details. Thank you Peter!

[andrehoekstra]

Really great movie about going to the summit of Argentina's Aconcagua mountain. Very clear images, make you feel like you are there in person.

[SummitUp]

Your video is jam-packed full of useful information that an aspiring Aconcagua climber would need. My friends and I climbed in Feb 2016 via the Polish Traverse route and seem to have had quite a different experience from your group (more remote/isolated) so it was good to see such a detailed account of the Normal route. We didn't have camper beds at any point - Confluencia camp seems luxurious! Thanks so much for sharing your expedition experience.

[maxasaurus]

I like you sir, no delusions of expert Alpinist or other bs and the guides look exemplary. Great Video!

[carlanog]

Wow. Congratulations. Very nice your video.

[jasonmountain]

I wasn't sure if this expedition would be one that I'm interested in, but after watching this, it's on the list.

[sergioct]

Hey I'm gonna add my little comment here too.
First because the video was great and the little effects and add-ons just makes it much more fun to watch. Also was very smart to put the subtitles.
Second, the fact that you answer pretty much every single comment here talks about the kind of person you are. Super nice guy.
And third but not least I'm from Argentina, as a matter of fact I was born in Mendoza, just been leaving in the US for 20 years now.
I'm glad that you guys made it, had a good experience out of it and left with a smile.
Thumbs up all the way!

[AM-emfz]

Hi Peter, congratulations and thanks for this inspiring and motivating video.

[mongolmcphee]

Excellent video. The best I have seen so far. Well done.

[pkaczyn]

Congrats! Great video! I have reached the summit of Aconcagua on 6 Jan 2017, too! It was so windy we spend extra 2 nights in Camp 2, and only 2 people from our group of 8 managed to reach the summit.

[EduardoBach]

How on earth can somebody dislike this video?
This was an awesome expedition, very well made. The video is funny all the time and still very informative.
Congratulations guys, you did it!

[JoseLedesmaArg]

Great job, Peter! I´ve been only upto Nido de Condores in 2009. Your documentary succeeds in showing clearly how it is for a "normal" person to climb Aconcagua. Congratulations!

[sheilabloom]

What a wonderful documentary. Thank you. You guys were a great group with no personality problems. I have great admiration for doing what you did.

[aaronhawley]

no kidding! dont you love how nice all the guides and porters are? i wish i could pay them back in a bigger way than money.

[Earthwatcher]

Very little snow in this vid. We had far more, not as many folks about then, did summit day from lower down, not much rest on top. This looks well organised, well supplied, good acclimatisation and the medical checks look reassuring too. It's a big deal, not at all easy, and those who make it can feel a real sense of achievement. Great video, well done.

[miguerlsanchez]

Great moments to climb the Aconcagua  Bravo team. love the all thing.!