August 8, 2011 The entire team and their luggage have now arrived in La Paz, which is a great start! Today we took care of a lot of chores. El Alto, where we land, is over 13,000 feet and then we drop into La Paz at about 12,500. The keys to success today are to […]
November 16, 2010 Off to Illimani I went. After driving until the road ended, we got out of the car with everything we needed for the climb. Illimani, which means Golden Eagle, was said to be a little dry at this time of year. I wanted to check it out. We loaded a few mules […]
November 11, 2010 After acclimatizing at “sea level” (Lake Titicaca = 13,400 ft/4100m) I headed to one of the main goals of the trip, Huayna Potosi (19,974 ft/6088m). It is a great looking mountain! I arrived at Base Camp and set up in the refugio for the night. A great dinner and good night sleep, […]
November 9, 2010 IMG guide Greg Vernovage reports that he had a nice visit to Copacabana on Lake Titicaca, with a ferry ride out to the Isla del Sol (Sun Island) and a hike to nearly 14000 ft. Today they headed up to Zongo Pass, where they hired some porters, and then hiked up to […]
November 7, 2010 We sent IMG guide Greg Vernovage to Bolivia, on his way down to Ecuador (where he will be leading our November Ecuador climbs). Greg is doing an on-site review of our Bolivia program with our outfitters in La Paz. Right now, though, Greg is acclimatizing at a resort in Copacabana, on the […]
