Local adventurer Martyn Bould, 78, has started his trek to the top of the 22,840-foot Mt Aconcagua in Argentina in his latest Red Cross fundraising climb.
Bould, who arrived in Mendoza, Argentina on the weekend, told the Cayman Compass Tuesday via WhatsApp that he has started the 2,240-foot, 6 1/2-hour climb to the Plaza de Francia from the Confluencia Camp, on his way to the peak of the Argentinian mountain.
He climbed the 1,805 feet from Aconcagua Provincial Park to Confluencia on Monday.
The surveyor selected Mt Aconcagua for his ‘Climb for Red’ campaign to raise awareness about the work the Red Cross does in Cayman and around the world.
He previously climbed Tanzania’s Mt Kilimanjaro in 2019 as part of his fundraising campaign.
Mt Aconcagua is deemed to be the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere.
The 18-day trek to the peak is a gradual ascent, Bould has previously explained, in order for climbers to acclimatise to the decreasing oxygen levels.
The trek includes rest days along the way, with the summit day requiring a 12-hour climb.
Donations to Bould’s campaign will go towards supporting Red Cross community programmes such as Disaster Management, First Aid/CPR and AED training, Aquatics training (water safety and lifeguard training), Child Protection & Sexuality Education and the Thrift Shop Referral Centre.
Anyone who wishes to donate to the campaign can do so via the Red Cross.
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