the base camp

altitude around 4.700m, it took us 90 mins to get there. the tents are of a group of four french people who stayed there last night and continued to the high camp this morning (with four carriers, two guides and one cook...)

Nevado Sajama, 6.542m, Cordillera Real, Bolivia

September 24th 2010
Sajama, the highest peak of Bolivia. It is a volcano with a huge crater on the top covered by snow. There are not many people going there, maybe because of the cold and terrible wind on some days, which often gets over 100km/h, it's very hard to climb then. When I was climbing, the weather was good, just the first day was a bit hard, we had to reach the high camp (5.650m) directly from the Sajama ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Oruro Department » Cordillera Real

Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more

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