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20,932 feet/6,3082 meters
The northern extremity of Bolivia’s Cordillera Real is often compared to the Cordillera Blanca of Peru, with great vertical relief and steep fluted snow and ice faces. Ancohuma and Illampu are the highest peaks in this area, and offer some of the most difficult and rewarding climbing in Bolivia. Illampu is a difficult climb, requiring many belayed pitches and steep and occasionally exposed climbing on the upper ridge. On our approach to our base camps the bulk of our gear will be carried by burros in the lower sections and porters when the going gets steeper. Above base camp we will be carrying our own equipment. As this is a technically challenging climb at high altitude, participants should be in excellent physical condition, have previous climbing experience above 5,500m, be comfortable on ice up to 65 degrees in steepness, and be quite familiar with belay and rappel techniques.
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Itenerary Day 1. Drive to Sorata 2,500m (8,200ft). Day 2. Trek to Lakathiya, a cute little town nestled in a high valley in the foothills of the Ancohuma massif. Day 3. Trek to Illampu Base Camp, crossing the high Huila Khota pass and descending to a small plain where we establish our Base Camp for Illampu. Day 4. Move up to Camp 1. If we are feeling energetic we can continue directly up to High Camp. Day 5. Summit climb of Illampu. Day 6. Descend to Base Camp. Day 7. With an early start we recross the Huila Khota pass and walk all the way to Sorata. Day 8. Drive back to La Paz. LAND COSTS INCLUDE:
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