We spent the morning sorting and packing our food and gear...we left what gear we could in Hunters "Pig"...a huge duffel but with mountaineering gear, camping equipment and food/fuel for 7 days there was no way we could haul everything in one load to we would be doing 2 trips...hauling gear on the first and food on the second. FYI Hunter is bloody fit these days and Neal has been carboloading in NZ for the last 4 months and is far from fit so I didnt quite share Hunter´s excitement about finally getting a decent workout in ;)
The only issue thus far was a slow leak in Hunter´s sleeping pad...he´s been smart and brought a full length 75mm/2.5" pad but after about 1.5 hours it was flat as a pancake :( ... he spent about an hour trying to find the leak but to no avail...we had duct tape and figured we´d fix it later...
We were already at 2500m/8000ft and the last guaranteed water source was at 3200m/10,500ft at a place called Superior Vega...so we chose that as our first camp site. We took the first load up at 10:00am and returned at 1:30pm for the second...we had a 1 hour turn around as we had Rodrigo prepare a hearty lunch for us and shared another bottle of Vino Tinto with him...we were keen to enjoy the "good life" as long as we could.
Hunter finally getting enjoying a workout after a long 3 day break :)
Neal showing what 4 months in NZ drinking beer and eating meat pies can do to a man ;)
Neal trying not to show weakness :)
Our view from camp upon arriving...within a few minutes the mist would clear to reveal the mountains...it was kinda like slowly unwrapping a present.
Superior Vega: 3200m/10,500ft
Hunter points up towards our intended base camp at Salto de Agua
A wonderful sunset...
The only issue thus far was a slow leak in Hunter´s sleeping pad...he´s been smart and brought a full length 75mm/2.5" pad but after about 1.5 hours it was flat as a pancake :( ... he spent about an hour trying to find the leak but to no avail...we had duct tape and figured we´d fix it later...
We were already at 2500m/8000ft and the last guaranteed water source was at 3200m/10,500ft at a place called Superior Vega...so we chose that as our first camp site. We took the first load up at 10:00am and returned at 1:30pm for the second...we had a 1 hour turn around as we had Rodrigo prepare a hearty lunch for us and shared another bottle of Vino Tinto with him...we were keen to enjoy the "good life" as long as we could.
Hunter finally getting enjoying a workout after a long 3 day break :)
Neal showing what 4 months in NZ drinking beer and eating meat pies can do to a man ;)
Neal trying not to show weakness :)
Our view from camp upon arriving...within a few minutes the mist would clear to reveal the mountains...it was kinda like slowly unwrapping a present.
Superior Vega: 3200m/10,500ft
Hunter points up towards our intended base camp at Salto de Agua
A wonderful sunset...
A thermos...one of the best lat minute decisions I have ever made! Hunter digs it :)
Hunter showed off his outdoor skill and cooked us a good hearty meal and retired early...I was a tad tired and tomorrow was going to a another long day. The night was cold but bearable and between the altitude, eachothers snoring and Hunter pad deflating like clockwork we got very little sleep...
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