Aconcagua: Justman and Team Trek to Casa de Piedra
Posted by: JJ Justman, Christina Dale
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Aconcagua
Elevation: 10,550'
Hey, everyone. This is the Aconcagua team with Christina and JJ. Everyone's doing great. We woke up early this morning and began our hike to our second trekking camp, which is Casa de Piedra. We're in a little bit of an argument as to what Casa de Piedra means. I said it means house of Piedra, but they don't believe me. If any of you know what Casa de Piedra means, if you could, just write in the comment section what it means so I can settle this with the team. Other than that, we're doing great. Good walk up to about 11,000 feet. We set up camp. We weren't able to get a look at Aconcagua. It was a little cloudy today, but down here the weather is really nice. So we're just relaxing, acclimatizing, drinking water and just hanging out. Tomorrow we will be trekking to Base Camp of Aconcagua at 14,000 feet. We're hoping for a good day. It was definitely a littler blustery up at Base Camp today. We're glad we're down a little lower. The team says hi to all their family and friends. Stay tuned and we'll touch base from Base Camp tomorrow.
RMI Guide JJ Justman
RMI Guide JJ Justman from Casa de Piedra.
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Comments (7)
Casa de Piedra means House of Stone; sounds like everyone had a great trip!
Posted by: John Boicourt on
I bet you guys all wish you had your cell phones to ponder over the meaning of “Casa de Piedra”. The internet came of no help after 20 minutes of searching. Only the lonely planet had a snippet saying that it was a beautiful stone….something since the page no longer existed. Perhaps you will find the answer down the road or more like up the road.
Hoping you guys are having a blast and absorbing all the beauties of mother nature.
Ava saw Tibor’s photos and says “That’s my Daddy!” She, myself, and the entire Kelemen Clan is very happy to see these post. We miss you Aps and be safe!
Kisses from California,
Tam & Ava
Posted by: Tam & Ava on
Hi Chris & Team,
Glad to hear everything is going well. ‘Casa de Piedra’ means Stone House. Good thoughts from Ross, CA.
Leslie & Dennis
Posted by: Dennis Brush on
Well done, all. The next day has some interesting terrain, if memory serves - a very long and steep drop down to rushing water. Beautiful country, you all are very lucky to be there! Have fun and stay healthy. Oh, and do everything JJ says!
Posted by: Peter Rogers on
We are happy to read that everything is going so well. We would like to send a big hug to Juan :-)
Cheers! to the team. The pictures look great! Have fun and safe trekking.
Abrazos,
The Suris Family
Posted by: Lilly Suris on
Hey Dad & greetings to the rest of the Aconcagua team!
Glad to hear everybody is doing well and feeling strong. Happy to report that the snow is falling and everything is great here in Whistler, BC.
Unfortunately, my four semesters of Spanish has me just as stumped as y’all with the translation of ‘Casa de Piedra’, so you’re on your own there…
Good luck with the final leg of the trek to base-camp!
-B
Posted by: Brian Macfarlane on
Glad everyone’s doing well so far. Have fun.
Posted by: Dudley Macfarlane on