Lenka Polackova of Slovakia just recorded the Fastest Known Time ("FKT") summiting Aconcagua - one of the iconic Seven Summits.

At the end of December 2003 the Slovenians Tomaz Humar and Ales Kozelj climbed the south face of Aconcagua (6930m) via a new route, dedicated to Janez Jeglic. As many may well remember, Jeglic died ...

Czech climbers Leopold Sulovsky and Josef Lukas have climbed a new route up the West Face of Aconcagua, at 6962m the highest mountain in South America. Details at present are few and far between, but ...

Lenka Polackova summited in 6h 19m 23s from Base Camp to the 6,961m summit, shaving more than an hour off the previous ...

The route presents a challenging, but manageable, climb. I recommend this route for ... looking to step up to mountains like Denali and Aconcagua. For the truly adventurous, Liberty Ridge presents ...