Climbing Huayna Potosí

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3 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 1 more

The Huayna Potosí is the only snow mountain at 6,000 meters above sea level, which can be accessed quickly in less time.

Since it is quite accessible, it only requires a minimum of experience in high mountaineering. Nevertheless. Huayna Potosí has a thousand adventures and an accident story whose attack on the summit from the north and west faces the protagonist, and many people die trying. The North and West Faces are actually rated as Extreme Difficulty.

What's Included

Feeding
Shelter / Base Camp
high mountain gear, helmet, feather jacket, wind jacket, thermal pants grass boots and piolet
Spanish/English speaking guide
Sleeping bag
front flashlight
Sunglasses
entry ticket
2 liters of water
Personal baggage carrier

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

The traveler is picked up from hotels near the All Transport Operator Office.

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Meeting point
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    The Tour Climbing Huayna Potosí begins

    1 stop
  • 1
    Huayna Potosi

    This day begins with the concentration in our office at 08:30, to test the climbing equipment and then go to the Base Camp (4700m) in private mobility, 1 hour and 45 minutes from the city of La Paz and around 11 : 12 am. After lunch, after lunch the trek to the old distant glacier begins at 1 hour and a half, where ice climbing is practiced, making use of all the equipment, after 1 hour of practice we return to the base camp refuge. At 18:00 we have dinner and then rest.

    Admission ticket free
    • Day 2

    acclimatization and ascent

    1 stop
  • 2
    Huayna Potosi

    This day of rest in the morning and we have lunch at the base camp to have a better acclimatization we have lunch that began the ascent, after 1 hour we prepare our things to ascend to the refuge of Campo Alto (5130 m.), upon arrival to this after 3 hours, dinner will be served and free time that is used for acclimatization, around 18:00 we rest until midnight.

    • Day 3

    Climb to the top and back

    1 stop
  • 3
    Huayna Potosi

    The 3rd day starts very early, around midnight with breakfast, which begins the ascent to the top of Huayna Potosí at 01:00, from the Campo Alto climb on the glacier, the route has an incline of 35 ° to 40 ° and the ascent has an average duration of 4 to 7 hours. The tourist is attached to the guide by a rope, the first part is relatively easy up to 5,500m approx. From this point a wall of 50 m is climbed. Of longitude whose inclination is from 55 ° to 60 °, once at 5800m we reach a plateau and continue our route along a ridge that leads us to the top (6088m), Around 06:30 we reach the top of where we can appreciate all the beauty of the real Andes mountain range. After 10 minutes we return to the High Camp in 2 hours, pick up the equipment and in 1.5 more hours we descend to the Base Camp from here we return to the city of La Paz, arriving at 2:00 pm

Additional info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Supplied by All Transport Tour Operator

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Multi-day Tours
Extreme Sports
Bus Tours
Private and Luxury
Private Sightseeing Tours
4WD Tours
Classic Car Tours
Car Tours
Adventure Tours
DSA non-compliant
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