Trip Day 2

Good evening everybody!
Mars calling earth, mars calling earth... yes, the satellite phone rang tonight with news from the Aconcagua aliens Bram and Tim: - It's awesome!
(Tim calls Brigitte who feeds me the info for the blog... Thank you Bok!!)


They've walked 25kms today in very hot conditions, Tim's burned his head and hands (of course..), Bram apparently only his hands. Will they ever learn...

Around 17H the stopped and made camp/put up their tent and it's almost time for dinner. The guides are super nice and the surroundings just amazing. Tim's memorizing it on photos...
All in all they've lost one day, so what was originally planned for Wednesday is now due for Thursday etc. Not too bad under the circumstances, and it should not have any negative influence on the schedule!
They're both very impressed of what they see. The campsite is set next to a beautiful valley, so pretty that it cannot be described in words!!

Tomorrow another 25kms to hike and hopefully another phonecall...

Sounds pretty good to me... I'm so happy that the beginning of the trip had a lucky ending! The rest is all bonus.

Btw.. the route they're climbing for the summit is the Polar Glacier http://www.inka.com.ar/en/mapas_rutas.htm, (scroll down and read, click on east face for view), not the normal route. A more straight approach for the top and somewhat technically more difficult. But time, weather and strength will finally tell how, where and when. Keep it up! And enjoy.

xx Jen & Bok