{"id":2434873,"date":"2004-10-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2004-10-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/uncategorized\/can-i-get-away-without-plastics-aconcagua\/"},"modified":"2022-02-24T11:39:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T18:39:10","slug":"can-i-get-away-without-plastics-aconcagua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/outdoor-gear\/hiking-gear\/can-i-get-away-without-plastics-aconcagua\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I get away without plastics on Aconcagua?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I think you’re on the right track, Ciaran. Generally, guides on 22,834-foot Aconcagua advise a sleeping bag rated to minus 20-degree Celsius (converts to minus four Fahrenheit). So if you’re a reasonably warm sleeper, then a zero-degree bag ought to be fine. Besides, you can always wear extra clothing to bed, and I expect you’ll be packing things such as expedition-weight long underwear. Other good bags in this range would include Mountain Hardwear’s Phantom 0 (www.mountainhardwear.com), which uses a higher-quality down than the TNF bag and so weighs a bit less (two pounds ten ounces, versus three pounds ten ounces for the Superlight) but also costs more\u2014$385, versus $249. Or there’s Marmot’s Lithium, another very light bag at two pounds eight ounces ($439; www.marmot.com). But whether it’s worth spending an extra C-note to save a pound is something you’ll have to decide. <\/p>\n

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Plastic boots are sort of a reflexive recommendation for Aconcagua, but not mandatory. That said, I think the Freney Pros ($325) may be a little on the light side, insulation-wise. Better to go with a boot such as the Scarpa Cumbre (US$435, but check www.scarpa.co.uk for Euro rates), which has Primaloft insulation, or the Salomon Pro Thermic ($335; www.salomonsports.com), which has Thinsulate insulation. Both boots offer the comfort of a leather boot, with the warmth of a plastic. And of course they’re perfectly fine with crampons. You will, of course, also want to pack some overboots, such as Outdoor Research’s X-Gaiters ($106; www.orgear.com). <\/p>\n

Have a great climb! That’s one very big mountain. <\/p>\n

Read “Mountaineering 101”<\/a> from the June 2003 issue of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø<\/I> for an indispensable start-up guide to conquering the top 10 North American high zones.<\/b> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I think you’re on the right track, Ciaran. Generally, guides on 22,834-foot Aconcagua advise a sleeping bag rated to minus 20-degree Celsius (converts to minus four Fahrenheit). So if you’re a reasonably warm sleeper, then a zero-degree bag ought to be fine. Besides, you can always wear extra clothing to bed, and I expect you’ll … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1609181,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"uuid":"8a4b2a6305b5fe1a681aec9caa202a7c","footnotes":""},"categories":[2558],"tags":[3086],"byline":[1482],"ad_cat":[],"legacy-category":[],"class_list":["post-2434873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hiking-gear","tag-hiking-shoes","byline-douglas-gantenbein"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Can I get away without plastics on Aconcagua?","url":"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/outdoor-gear\/hiking-gear\/can-i-get-away-without-plastics-aconcagua\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/outdoor-gear\/hiking-gear\/can-i-get-away-without-plastics-aconcagua\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated-images_parent\/migrated-images_74\/I294422-1-1_20041022.jpg","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated-images_parent\/migrated-images_74\/I294422-1-1_20041022.jpg"},"articleSection":"Hiking","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"sperkins-pom"}],"creator":["sperkins-pom"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Online","logo":"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/favicon-194x194-1.png"},"keywords":["hiking shoes"],"dateCreated":"2004-10-20T00:00:00Z","datePublished":"2004-10-20T00:00:00Z","dateModified":"2022-02-24T18:39:10Z"},"rendered":"