Huayna Potosi-vystup/HP-ascent

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O pulnoci jsme meli budicek a uz o 1 jsme byli pripraveni na vystup.Celi nabaleni a vystrojeni- specialni obuti, termopradlo, 2 kalhoty,triko,fleecova bunda,na ni jeste jedna bunda, celovka, balaklava,helma, dvoje rukavice, 2 ponozky,macky horolozecke, cepin do ruky a konecne lezeckou jistici soupravu. Zni to jako hodne obleceni,ale bylo to tak akorat, aby jsme nezmrzli. Jeste asi 2 litry vody, ktera stejne cestou zamrzla. Snezilo nam hned od zacatku a neprestalo-naopak se jeste to zhorsilo a zacalo poradne foukat. My s Kackou a pruvodcem /chodilo se po 3 nebo max.po 4/ jsme vyrazili jako posledni,ale postupne se dostali az uplne dopredu-jako jedini jsme toho meli uz hodne nachozeno a citili jsme se super. Uz od zacatku nam pruvodce rikal,ze nevi jestli se dostaneme az nahoru pokud se pocasi nezlepsi a nakonec se ve vysce 5750 metru i s ostanimi pruvodci rozhodli vystup ukoncit a vratit se. Docela skoda,protoze nam moc nechybelo,ale s prirodou se bojovat neda a riskovat se tady nevyplaci. Problem nebyl vystup,ale pry sestup...O 6 jsme byli zpatky v 2.tabore a jen na chvili zalezli zase do spacaku,pak rychle vstavat a jet do La Pazu.

At midnight we had to wake up to be ready to set off by 1. All dressed and equipped - special boots, cramptons, ice axe, thermals, 2 trousers, fleece, 2 socks, waterproof jacket, headlamp, balaklava, head protection, 2 pair of gloves and finally harness.It seems a lot but it was just enough not to get frozen. Then 2 litres of water that got frozen anyway. It did snow from the start and didnt stop, even got worse and the wind was getting stronger. Kate,me and our guide started as the last ones /groups of 3or 4/ but gradually ended up being the first- we did a lot of trekking before and felt great. From the very beginning our guide was telling us that its not sure if we make it to thetop,cos of the weather and finally in 5750 metres he and other guides decided to return. Shame, but you cant fight the nature and taking risks here is not wise. The problem was descent rather than ascent... At 6 we were back at our camp,got into sleeping bags to grab a few more hours before descending to the base camp and heading to La Paz.

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