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Amy Roberts is in South America on an expedition to climb Aconcagua in the heart of the Chilean-Argentine Central Andes. At 22,834 feet (6,959 meters), Aconcagua is the highest mountain in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres AND is the highest mountain in the world outside of Asia. Currently she's acclimatizing in base camp at 13,600' before heading up to Camp 1. There are 13 people on the expedition, including people from Canada, the U.S., Switzerland and Australia. You can follow Amy's expedition's progress and see photos at http://patagonicas.com/aconcagua-expedition-nov-28-dec-1/