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21,080 feet/6,427 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 55 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. From Sorata we begin our two day trek to Ancohuma Base Camp. Starting in the lush and semitropical warmth of Sorata we gradually climb to Laguna Colani, a beautiful lake perched high above the valley. We use burros to carry our equipment. Day 3. On our second day of trekking we are joined by porters. The way becomes more difficult and the burros can no longer negotiate the steep terrain. We arrive at Base Camp on Laguna Glaciar, a high mountain lake in a giant cirque. Ancohuma lies to the South with Pico Schulze and Illampu to the north and northeast respectively. Day 4. Move up to High Camp. Day 5. Summit climb of Ancohuma and descend to base camp. Day 6. Walk all the way down to Sorata. Day 7. Drive back to La Paz. LAND COSTS INCLUDE:
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