After a good night of sleep we got our bags prepared for a last time, before leaving into the mountains. At 8:00 we had breakfast (enjoying fresh juice and fruit) and at 9:30 the permits would arrive. The check-out was done and the “city-bag” was left behind.
It was a nice picture to see alle the climbing gear together in the lobby of the hotel.
We got picked up at 10:00 by the guides and started our drive towards Penitentes. On our way we had a quick stop/tour at our guide company – Aconcagua Mountain Guides / AMG – showing us what went into the preparation for such a tour (communication & logistics wise)
After a good lunch we arrived at the AMG mountain HQ, were we sorted out what stayed in the Duffel and what to take with in the backpack for the coming days. 16:30 we did the checkin at Ayelen hotel and had free time the rest of the day. Plan for now enjoying mountain views and chilling in the sun.