August 10, 2013
Condoriri Base Camp (Viki Tracey)
IMG leader Greg Vernovage reports by sat phone that the team are doing well and have made a good transition to the mountains. Last night they were down at the Tambo Condoriri Hut (about 14,000 feet) and today they moved up to the Condoriri Base Camp (about 15,000 feet). They will spend the next two days doing mountaineering training on the nearby glacier, and becoming more used to the altitude before they head for Pequeno Alpamayo.   Bolivia is a high altitude country, the “Tibet†of the western hemisphere, and it is important take plenty of time for acclimatization!
Eric Simonson