Our guides were first in line for the permits there were a lot of people waiting outside for a 9am opening which given Argentine watches meant 9:30am!

This is my permit. We now head to the supermarket to get last minute veg, eggs etc. Then jump in a van for a 3 hour ride to Pentinentes which is a dying ski town close to the border with Chile. I went past it last week when we went on the trip to the border statue. We will spend the night there then put all our gear on mules for the three day trek to Plaza Argentinas which is our base camp as we are doing the False Polish route up the mountain and the normal route down the other side.

Remember you can still sponsor me I am raising money for some great causes.
http://www.justgiving.com/Ashley-Perrin for people wanting to donate to Ellen Macarthur Trust – UK charity
We need 100 pounds more to send one kid on a week long trip.

http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/ashleyperrin/ashleyperrinsfundraisingpage for the US charity Paws for Patriots

Thank you to those who have been so generous in their donations so far it is much appreciated. In the meantime my blog will be updated by my good friend Scott if he gets the location information of where we are at on the route so please keep on looking on my site.