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South America » Bolivia » Oruro Department » Cordillera Real May 28th 2006

Huayna Potosi is described as the most accessible 6000m peak in the world, but alas, on the day, it turned out to be completely unaccessible for me. Summiting was the climax (or anticlimax) of a five day trekking-climbing trip in the Cordillera Real. We took some time to acclimatise throughout the week, climbing two 5000m passes and sleeping at around 4500-4700m each night. There was me and and an English couple Niki and Rich who were great fun. Rich had a fancy altimeter-thermometer watch which meant we were frequently updated with our altitude and progress. As well as the fact that it was -5degrees in the tent in the morning (and that was their two-bodied tent, i was sleeping by myself so it was probably colder). The 4th day we climbed from base camp to high ... read more

Climbing Pequeño Alpamayo..5700m

South America » Bolivia » Oruro Department » Cordillera Real April 2nd 2006

At the top!!

Hayley

We have just been the highest we have both been in our lives (Mie has been higher). We are back in La Paz after climbing a mountain 5700m high. The whole experience was challenging, but totally worth it. We left Lap Paz on April 1st for Tuni, a small town in the middle of nowhere, we had lunch in a small house made of mud. Then collected our donkeys and set off with our bags on a 4 hour walk to base camp. We passed hills, streams, lakes and llamas on the way. It was beautiful. After a couple of hours walking we had the mountain in our sights, it looked huge and scarey. When we got to base camp our cook made us a hot drink and prepared the dinner, which was more rice with ... read more

Trekking in The Cordillera Real

South America » Bolivia » Oruro Department » Cordillera Real March 28th 2006

Stunning lake

Hayley

We have been trekking in the cordillera real for 4 days and it was stunning. We travelled in a car for about 4 hours out of La Paz and stopped at a tiny mud house and were told that we would have to camp there, we wouldn't be walking today, we would have to walk longer the 2nd day to make up time. The reason we couldnt start, was that our guide couldn't find any donkeys to rent- the donkeys were needed to carry our tents,all the food and cooking equipment. So we waited for them to arrive, thinking better to wait than struggle on with the stuff. It was just gone lunchtime and there was nothing to do, it was freezing too. Having never waited for donkeys before, we didn't know what to do with ... read more

Condoriri Track and Huayna Potosí

South America » Bolivia » Oruro Department » Cordillera Real January 8th 2006

6088 mt. Huayna Potosí

Salvador

Optei por saltar alguns meses de viagem e pôr online a última aventura boliviana. A parte fotográfica foi bastante condicinada pelo frio porque a máquina não funcionou na perfeição, descarregando as baterias muito mais rápidamente do que eu estava à espera e outras vezes nem ligava. Mas não importa, porque eu vou-me lembrar para sempre destes dias. Cordilheira Real A Cordilheira Real faz juz ao nome. Imponente parte dos Andes, tem mais de 600 picos acima dos 5.000 mt. uma grande parte visível de La Paz, diria mesmo, visíveis de onde quer que estejamos. Basta olhar para lá. Não só pra lá olhei como pra lá fui. Várias agências em La Paz "oferecem" trecking, escalada, e outras actividades na cordilheira. As opções são mais que muitas, variam na duração, localização e actividade em questão. Com falta ... read more

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