International Mountain Guides Climbing and Mountaineering Expeditions

Bolivia Climbs

Illimani • Pequeño Alpamayo • Huayna Potosi • Sajama

Bolivia with International Mountain Guides

IMG Bolivia Itinerary

Day Date Itinerary
Day 1 Aug 2 Leave USA via Miami.
Day 2 Aug 3 Arrive Bolivia in morning, transfer to Hotel in Las Paz 11,900'. Take it "easy" on first day in La Paz. Welcome dinner at hotel.
Day 3 Aug 4 City Tour, visit local markets, second night in La Paz.
Day 4 Aug 5 Visit Lake Titicaca, 12,400' / Acclimatization Hiking. Overnight at Copacabana.
Day 5 Aug 6 Boat ride to Island of the Sun, visit pre-Inca ruins. Second night at Copacabana.
Day 6 Aug 7 Move to Condoriri National Park spend one night in Tambo Condoriri, a really nice hut just inside the entrance of the Park.
Day 7 Aug 8 Hiking to Condoriri base camp. We establish base camp by Lago Condoriri, a splendid alpine lake sitting in a huge amphitheatre of impressive peaks. Prepare for climbing and review mountaineering techniques.
Day 8 Aug 9 Glacier training and review the use of fixed rope and running protection.
Day 9 Aug 10 After an early morning departure, we rope up and ascend the beautiful pyramid of Pequeño Alpamayo (17,482').
Day 10 Aug 11 Move to Huayna Potosi Base Camp.
Day 11 Aug 12 Hike to Huayna Potosi High Camp (known as Campamento Argentino at 17,880').
Day 12 Aug 13 Summit day Huayna Potosi 19,974'
Day 13 Aug 14 Pack up, return to La Paz.
Day 14 Aug 15 Contingency day or rest day in La Paz.
Day 15 Aug 16 Drive east from La Paz, via 16,500' pass, to reach Illimani Base Camp.
Day 16 Aug 17 Establish Illimani High Camp, 18,000'.
Day 17 Aug 18 Summit Illimani, 21,200'.
Day 18 Aug 19 Contingency day.
Day 19 Aug 20 Return to La Paz. Depart in evening, arrive home next day.
Sajama Extension
Day 20 Aug 21 Rest and Relaxation Day
Day 21 Aug 22 La Paz - Sajama Base Camp
Day 22 Aug 23 Sajama BC - Sajama High Camp
Day 23 Aug 24 Sajama High Camp - summit day - return to BC
Day 24 Aug 25 Sajama BC - La Paz
Day 25 Aug 26 Return home
Bolivian guide and IMG guide Ben Marshall on top on Huayna Potesi in Bolivia
The professionalism demonstrated by IMG's guides as well as the high standards that they hold their clients up to maximized our chances of reaching the summit...
~Greg Y.
 
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