The Hypoxic Hill Hoppers Hike to Huayna Potosi High Camp
We made the windy three hour hike from the base camp to the high camp of Huayna Potosi today after taking a rest day in base camp yesterday. We will sleep at 17,200 ft and are ready for our summit attempt of Huayna Potosi tomorrow!
Rachel
The Hypoxic Hill Hoppers Take a Hike
Today we hiked from the village of Tuni over a 16,000 ft pass and down through a beautiful valley on the north side of Huayna Potosi to a low elevation of 11,800 ft. Part of our route was a piece of an ancient trading route between the high altitude plateau and the jungle and we even got to see some ruins. The views were spectacular! We also added pink flamencos to our list of Andean animal sightings of condor, viscacha, fox, and taruka (Andean Deer), along with hundreds of llama and alpaca.
Saludos,
Rachel
The Hypoxic Hill Hoppers Leave Condoriri Base Camp
We hiked from the Condoriri Base Camp down to the village of Tuni and spent the afternoon getting cleaned up and refreshed with hot showers! And our team is animal obsessed, so of course we had to go watch the alpacas getting cozied up in their pen for the night….
The Hypoxic Hill Hoppers Summit Pequeño Alpamayo!
The team summited Pequeño Alpamayo (17,618 ft) on a gorgeous day. The conditions on the route were perfect!
Buenas noches,
Rachel
The “Hypoxic Hill Hoppers” Practice Skills
The team spent the day practicing technical skills on the Pico Tarija glacier. We reviewed cramponing on steep icy terrain, running protection, rope travel, steep snow techniques, and team crevasse rescue among other topics. It was a productive day!
Buenas noches,
Rachel
Louis was fantastic both on the mountain(s) and in La Paz and is exactly the caliber of guide/person I have come to expect when climbing with AAI.
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