Although only an hour or so from Santiago, Tupungato remains an extremely remote and untouched summit. The mountain only sees about 50 summit attempts a year, and offers little in the way of infrastructure and support to expeditions. In fact, there is almost no sign of human impact; the mountain is as it has been for thousands of years. The peak was first climbed by the Swiss guide Zurbriggen and his companion Vines in 1897, a few months after their ascent of Aconcagua.  Team members: Arturo Badía, Jorge Decurgez, Han-Jakob Schürch, Mark Schürch, Fernando Affentranger Back to Fernando Back to Index
Rest at 5200m after have carried equipment to the last high camp.