Aconcagua Team Underway

Jared checked in this morning to say the team was packed, rested and heading by jeep to Punta de Vaca (7,600') where they will begin the trek into the mountain. The team will camp at Pampas Las Lenas (8,850') tonight. It generally takes about 4-5 hours to cover the 7 miles between Punta de Vaca and La Lena.

Jared's check in this morning was the following:

"After being well rested and well fed and perhaps feeling the curative qualities of a little Malbec we leave the relative comfort of los Penitentes and travel by Landcruiser to the trailhead and entrance to the Vacas Valley where our adventure truly begins."

Mule Loads Packed - 135 kg

The photo above shows the end result of yesterday's packing effort. The total gear packed up for the mules to carry amounted to 135 kgs for our team of 3. In addition to the mule loads Jared, David and Meg will each be carrying their packs with enough food, water and gear to be prepared for each day on the trek into base camp.

Team at Pampas Las Lenas

UPDATE: Jared just checked in using the spot beacon at 11:40 AM Pacific time. It appears that the team has made it to tonight's camp. The map above shows the distance that they covered today.