Published: May 20th 2005May 17th 2005
So, I talked to all the tour agencies in La Paz, I was thinking about working for one of them, helping out with some mountian guiding. BUT, I sort of got a little sick of La Paz and had to get out for a while...
I did however meet some Bolivian and Ecuadorian mountain guides who were doing a training course on Mt. Huayna Potosi (6088m) and needed some gringos to act as clients...Sounds perfect.
So we hiked up to base camp at 5200m, got up at 1am and attempted the mountain...Our team made it to within 150m of the summit and had to turn around.. Bad weather and a bit of altitude sickness. It´s bloody hard work climbing at altitude!!
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Fat Sheep!!
Curious as well!!
Wanna Cracker??
No wonder this sheep is so fat!! All the gringos feed him.
Chewing Coca leaves
It helps wiht the altitude, and it´s coca, so its good for ya!
John and Brandon
I think they´ve had better times!
Glacier school
Cory
Base camp
Campamento Los Rocas
Glacier school
Bolivian guide
Cory
Decending a steep bit
Brandon
MADE IT!! barely
Cory and John
Decending the final ridge!!
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