TFTT Argentina Part 2

About this episode

Kenton Cool shares his experiences and decisions while guiding a client on Aconcagua in Argentina.

Tales from the Trails continues this week and Kenton and his client, Tim, are on the slopes of Aconcagua in Argentina pushing for a summit. Will they be blessed with a good weather window? Will Tim's knee and Kenton's quad hold up against the conditions? Will they choose to take their time or will they try to get up and back quickly? Kenton talks us through all his decisions and takes us, step by step, up this iconic mountain with him. Listen in to get a real flavour of the life of a professional mountain guide.

People in this episode

Host: Kenton Cool

Guest: Tim

Topics covered

• mountaineering
• Aconcagua
• professional guiding
• weather conditions
• physical challenges

Keywords

• mountain guide
• Aconcagua
• summit
• weather window
• physical endurance

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Aconcagua, Argentina

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