October 23, 2022
View of Pequeño Alpamayo from the 16,601 ft summit of Tarija Peak (Greg Vernovage)
Ice climbing practice near Condoriri base camp (Justin Sackett)
IMG guide Justin Sackett called on the sat phone this afternoon to report that everyone was back down safe after a successful summit day on 17,482 ft ( 5330m) Pequeno Alpamayo.   This is late summer conditions in Bolivia and the seasonal snow has largely melted, leaving perfect alpine ice conditions. Justin said the conditions were excellent today and the team had a fun climb. Tomorrow they travel from Condoriri BC back to El Alto for resupply, before heading to Huayna Potosi, their next objective.
Eric Simonson