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Bolivia Team Summits Pico Austria and Pequeño Alpamayo
The entire team summited both Pico Austria and Pequeño Alpamayo over the last few days. Everyone has been very strong during long days at high altitude. Congratulations team!! After a stopover in La Paz tonight, we are headed to Chachacomani … Continue reading
Bolivia Team Summits Pico Austria
We reached 17,545 ft and the summit of Pico Austria with the entire team today!
Bolivia Team Hikes on the Isla del Sol
We began our day with a short steep hike to a viewpoint over the town of Copacabana and were rewarded with spectacular views of the lake, the town, and the bay filled with boats. After a tour of Copacabana, we … Continue reading
Bolivia Team Goes Sightseeing
We left La Paz this morning and made our way out of the city and to the ancient ruins of Tiwanaku. The strong links in the high Andes between ancient and current belief systems, customs, and diets is fascinating to … Continue reading
Bolivia Season Begins
The first Bolivia team is in La Paz and the Bolivia season has begun! We enjoyed clear skies and expansive views today as we toured the city moving from scenic overlooks to cable cars to high altitude markets, with a … Continue reading
Samagaun to Samdo
Hello Everyone, Today, after breakfast and a game of snooker we headed up the trail to Samdo for the night gaining 1,000ft. The team is doing great. We are having fun and looking forward to getting to Basecamp in a … Continue reading
Acclimatizing in Samagaun
Hello Everyone, Today we have had good weather and a fun day. After breakfast we went on an acclimation hike gaining about 1,700ft to a new high point of 13,300ft. After lunch we went on a short hike to a … Continue reading
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Concordia!
Hi everyone, The team is doing great and we have reached Concordia after 6 hard days of walking! Everyone has pushed hard and overcome some challenges. The first photo is with our Balti porters without whom we could not have reached here. They are so tough, hardworking and spirited. We have some weather coming now […]
