Descent to the Sun Gate and Machu Piccu, Part 2

Decending to the Sun Gate, Part 1

Day 5: Dead Woman's Pass and Beyond

Heading off to the highest point on our hike...

Dead Woman's Pass. We made it!

Cairns.

More ups and downs...

Our porters passing us.

I was totally exhausted at this pint and our campsite was in view...just down a ways and up another hill. Then Todd sees a very steep path up to another ruin. I was cursing him with every step up, but it was worth it once we got up!

This campsite was breathtaking. We were above the peaks and clouds looking down on the world. We had a really long day of hiking, so we were super tired and exhilarated at the same time. We were used to the altitude at this point and feeling like the toughest part of the trail was finished.

The ruins near the campsite.