Climbing Bolivian Mountains – Pequeño Alpamayo (Tim)
Tim say: Pequeno Alpamayo is surely one of the most beautiful peaks in the Andes. We approached the peak as a day climb from La Paz. Leaving the city at 4:30 AM in Eduardo’s car, we wove our way around road blocks in El Alto and quickly turned off on the one lane dirt road that heads across […]
Climbing Illimani (Tim)
That said, a good acclimatization is the key to success to conquer the highest peaks. Tim Say: My alarm went off at 2:30 AM, and shivering in my tent, I forced myself to eat and drink as much as I could-3 granola bars and several cups of warm tea were all I could manage. A hot water bottle went into the […]
Climbing Bolivian Mountains
Since I have been climbing on the mountains, I have rarely seen that spirit and love to the mountains of those of Mr Friedrich. I saw young men led by a pure sports eagerness to conquer high peaks, then filled their conquests and their achievements, leave the mountains never to return; also saw men who […]
