Rene called in a very nice post from the second camp on the approach to Aconcagua. Casa de Piedra is so named for a stone shelter that was built decades ago alongside a monstrous boulder, as the name so aptly translates to: “House of Stone.”
Looking back down the Vacas Valley from the Casa de Piedra camp
Today’s hike took the team to an elevation of about 10,000′, and about a kilometer before camp, they had their first views of their objective, with a stunning view up the perpendicular Relinchos Valley of the impressive Polish Glacier, winding its way to the summit, a mere 13,000′ above their position in the Vacas!
Here’s Rene:
