More Encourgement

Good Quote from "To the Summit" Book I have:

"In ration of elevation to effort, Aconcagua may be the world's best mountaineering bargain. The highest mountain outside of Asia has been climbed on skis and mountain bikes. Motorcyclists have rumbled to within 180 vertical feet of the summit..."

There was also another section that had this to say..."with proper acclimatization and an eye out for deteriorating weather, reasonably fit climbers taking the normal route can expect to reach the summit in four to six days" two days walk-in from the roadhead and two to four days of ascent" 

I say that latter quote not to rush into a 6 day trip, but was further comforted by the fact an 8-11 day trip should be good. If we end up with a couple of "weather days" left over, we can enjoy our "extra" time in Chile or Argentina. Looks like most people fly into Santiago, Chile, and then take another flight to Mendoza, Argentina. Again, I think (and know from Kili) that taking it slow is key.

Also while looking at mountaineering in Latin America I came across some other climbs that would be fun. The search started with El Pico de Orizaba (third highest in North America, Highest in Mexico) - see link below.
http://www.summitpost.org/pico-de-orizaba/150192

Some other mountains included:
Ojos del Salado (World's highest Volcano) - http://www.summitpost.org/ojos-del-salado/150299
Chimborazo - http://www.summitpost.org/chimborazo/150349
Cayambe - (Only place with snow on the equator and the surface point on the earth furthest from the center of the Earth) - http://www.summitpost.org/cayambe/150297