Abrelata: Aconcagua, Plaza de Mulas

Abrelata: Aconcagua, Plaza de mulas por
Cesar Garza.

Electrician, master of science and mountain lover, César Enrique Garza Vanegas, -63- took his time for nature to start from 2022 to reach the Himalayas to settle in the “base sur” camp in Nepal on the highest mountain in the world, the highest of Everest in Nepal from 5 miles sea-all meters of altitude are different, but 364 meters above them. now, inexplicable… one of your many spectacular photographs of the natural scenery of the mountain on the stand is changing and it seems that the natives, the Sherpas, you will know… not today We encounter a logical response to this metaphysical experience.
From 2024 we will reach the highest mountain of the African continent, where it is in the country of Tanzania, Kilimanjaro at a height of 5 miles 874 meters above sea level -mmsm-

His rebellious atheism was overcome by him
you can appreciate the paroxysm of emotions
You are naturally a higher spiritual person, so we know how to take it with a strong, exhausted and emotional voice due to the enormous mental and physical exertion. Now, in this beginning year 2026, he was in the south of the continent, in Mendoza, Argentina; If you are looking for Aconcagua Base Camp… I invite you to read on.

“True ascension is accomplished when the ego is left in the air.”
Mauricio Mendizábal

It is located in Confluencia, the first camp of the ascent of Aconcagua. He was hydrated; This is important when starting to climb high ground. It’s night, go pee as late as you can and hope to spend the night without you in your full jaws; Collecting carp in the cold of night is inconvenient.

Make yourself comfortable in a sleeping bag; For men on the beach, the temperatures in these places force you to sleep with double pants and 3 caps on top. Inhale through the mouth to avoid repeating the sequence and subsequent breathing difficulties; you got through this.

You and your group start dating; we expect to go to Plaza de Mulas, at 4300 msl; is 1000 meters high; the travesía will be wide and demanding.

You will arrive at Playa Ancha, a huge and pedestrian platform in the Valle de Horcones that never seems to move. The wind runs freely, you walk with the feeling of being held in time and space; Let’s say that step by step the landscape changes marginally. El Aconcagua habla bajito, aprovechas call to all tribes, start with abuelos, traes tour, talk to 4, one to those who do not know you; I am like two sturdy suitcases. Now greet your fathers, brothers, parents, parents, parents, and the families you have chosen to create, work your way up the genealogical tree until you join the youngest, Luke, to your tribe.
I’m telling you that there are sobrinos, but that you don’t really know, guess.

Calls it Oscar, the first to achieve transcendence; Let’s record parties together, the wives of those we fell in love with, our trips to Gómez Palacio, Durango, adventures, complicities. I smile at you; we left with a big drink and a big hug.
A person other than you starts playing music, breaks the silence; according to you it is desecration in a sacred place. Keep the wind in your hands; time must pass for the noise made by that person to be taken away by the wind.

Take different hours while walking; in the pedestrian truth you see that Julian, the friend you want to know, is coming. Involuntarily we stand in solidarity and love you too; Chandón and Juanito, you guides, avoid the fall. “Fíjate dónde pisas,” Juan tells you. Yes, it’s a powerful sentence when you’re going through life.

The mountain creates families, hermanos; personal stories are shared with complete honesty; we also learn everything there, we appreciate it.
Go to the trecho called Cuesta Brava; This is when the plot becomes most difficult. Every day you pay with air and silence. The body protests, the head negotiates, and time lengthens as it overcomes its vulnerability.

La Cuesta Brava es peligrosa; the foot acantilado is always on your side. Focus on yourself, look for the signatures of the scribes, imagine how your pies stick to the ground; This allows you to focus on it where you need it at the moment.

Here, if you proceed slowly, it is a form of respeto. When you get over it, don’t celebrate; understand that Pachamama has enabled you to progress.

After 10 hours you arrive at the Plaza de Mulas, above 4300 meters above sea level, and it is literally dead; When you attach a carp, you have to move some things. You have never heard so much noise in your life, think, enter and throw yourself into the colchonet, your system will be disconnected for as long as an hour. When you wake up, you have to struggle to get up, the muscles in your bones don’t respond, a warm sleep comes and you decide to go to sleep.

Get ready for the night: double sock, two bottoms, three tops, another cake; get into your sack to sleep, have a slight pain in your head, close your sack; the darkness is complete, the silence is also, you begin to listen to the sides of your very strong heart, something unusual, they are accelerated. You know that at high altitudes the heart rate increases with less oxygen; It’s normal, you murmur, remembering the story “The Heart of the Delator” by Edgar Allan Poe and wondering what message you want to convey to yours. Do deep breathing exercises; At some point I will hurt you.

Bring on a new day; at the expense of descanso, then cansado, you duel all the muscles of your breasts and there is a slight annoyance when you slide your left leg over the cadera.
Ezequiel, a man from the Qom tribe, another of your guides, tells you that today we will escape and that tomorrow we will suffer Bonete, a 5000 meter high mountain.
Ezequiel will tell you what you can’t write about, welcome.
The next day you will tend to hit Horcones, a day of more or less 8 hours until you arrive here; Your friends will try to burden you.
In the pantry you find your knobs, the two of them, turned; imagine a problem that tends to come along the way if you finally lose your mind, overcome it; From now on, you pay attention to the signals and conclude that this is one of them.
Helicopters are constantly descending and descending on camps, picking up and carrying people, rescuing and changing things. You’ve made up your mind; Please contact Juan who will recommend a place in one of the locations. Tus botas aguantan la bajada, he says. You can answer but I don’t want to go back if I can. What will you do with your botas?, you ask yourself. I’ll ask you, I’ll answer. Once the stove was done, I wondered if there would be one for it. Can you give them as a gift? Of course, there are no rumors.
You want to go up at two o’clock, they tell you, you are ready to arm your motorcycles, you complain that you are leaving your friends, your hugs, your dreams are the best of sisters, your strength, promises to Chantón that when you walk the Compostela road we will stop at your place to greet you in the land of Vasco, you despise de Julián, de Juan, de Eze and the rest of the team.
They get you to the edge of the heliport, you can tighten them with a pin and place the lenses; feel the ship surround due to rising noise and dust. Keep your head in complete consideration, as if you were meeting before every Roman César. Now put the band and headphones on the doorstep of your friends; Keep your eyes open.
AGV
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