So after just 3 full days of acclimatisation in La Paz, it was time to take up the challenge of Huayna Potosi. Those have have been reading the blogs will remember that Chris and I summited the Volcano Cotopaxi, during our time in Ecuador, which was a height of 5897 metres, well HP offered an even stronger challenge, with a summit that tops 6088 metres. At 19'973 feet, its a shade under 20'000 feet, a distance so close that the thought of carrying a ladder to the summit with me had crossed my mind! But still, its pretty damn high so onwards and upwards as they say! My preparation hadnt quite gone as well as it could have it has to be said. The night before we set off, I attempted to get an early night
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