September 21, 2015
East side of Huayna Potosi. (Mike Hamill)
Just got a call from IMG guides Roberto Gomez and Mike Hamill. The timing was perfect for a Huayna Potosi climb. After climbing Pequeno Alapamayo a small storm blew in over Huayna Potosi and the team decided to hit the breaks for a day.
This proved to be a great decision and this morning, they called in to let us know that is was a great morning to climb! The Huayna Potosi climb has shown a couple of changes this season. The first change is that they have decided to climb lower around the Bergschrund onto the east side of the mountain. After gaining the upper mountain, instead of heading to the exposed ridge, they have chosen to climb directly up the east face to the summit. It is exposed but we can protect it.
Greg Vernovage