Abandoned climb

On the night of 22nd December, Hemant (Angel's dad) got a medical emergency helicopter rescue. The winds have been unusually high this climbing season, temperatures unusually cold, his being the 10th rescue. A window opened up after 27 hours of waiting for the helicopter to safely land and perform the evacuation.

While climbing, enroute from Casa de Piedras to Plaza Argentina (4200 meters elevation), the strong winds may have begun an infection or HAPE (high altitude pulmonary edema), causing severe he...adache, nausea, cough and weakness. 

Angel did very well on the climb but had to turn back to be with her dad, who is recovering rapidly.