Inca Trail trekkers cross the Dead Woman’s Pass

August 24th, 2024

Tyler checked in by satellite phone to report that the team are doing well.  Today they continued their long steady climb out of the Urubamba River valley, ascending on ancient stone steps until they reached the famous Dead Woman’s Pass at 13,780 ft.  After a well-deserved rest break, the route then drops down into a basin where the Pacamayo camp is located at about 11,800 ft. This is a nice camp, but there is no easy way “out” from here, as you must ascend up over a pass to either go back or go forward on the Inca Trail!  Tomorrow the team will push forward over the next pass and then after that the Inca Trail slowly descends over the next couple days (with plenty of ups and downs) all the way to Machu Picchu.