Aconcagua

In Quechua, the name of mountain means White Sentinel. Long ago, local Indian tribes attributed human characteristic to it. Deliberate anthropomorphization allows in the raw and inanimate mountain nature to find the human or even divine element, supernatural features, which on the one hand closely embed man in the hierarchy and emphasize his smallness in the face of the power of natural forces, on the other emphasize the importance and place in the great circle of life.

For the author, Aconcagua is a Snow Sentinel, in whose shadow all the austerities and struggles during the mountain ascend have deeper meaning. It is not another mountain to climb, but something more. It allows to experience the journey in a special way, filling the traveler’s backpack with luggage of new, unforgettable experiences for the rest of life.

In the book, the author takes the reader to the heart of the Andes, where he tests the taste of Patagonian beef with wine from Mendoza, where, together with yerba mate, he meets unique people in whose veins Indian blood still flows and where sweet dulce de leche compensates the hardships of a raw camp life. „Aconcagua. In the Shadow of the Snowy Sentinel” is a story about a solo ascent to the highest peak of the southern hemisphere; a tale of a challenge, but without puffing up, with a slight narrative and a pinch of salt.