September 5th, 2024 Tyler reports the Inca Trail team went back up to Machu Picchu this morning for the climb of the nearby peak of Waynapicchu. This small rocky peak is quite exciting to climb, with a great view back down toward the Citadel. Now the team is headed back down to Aquas Calientes where […]
September 4th, 2024 Yesterday the team traveled the rugged traverse of the ridge and visited the archeological sites of Runkuracay, Sayacmarca, and Phuyupatamarca en route to the 3rd camp at Winayhuayna (11,930′). This morning the team was up early with headlamps on the trail, in order to reach the Sun Gate at dawn! Dropping down […]
Sept 3, 2024 – The Inca Trail team continued the gradual ascent out of the Urubamba River valley, all the way to the famous Dead Woman’s Pass (13,780 feet). Then, a nearly 2000 foot drop down the rugged stone steps of the Inca Trail led them to the second camp at Pacamayo. Tyler reports the […]
September 1st, 2024 IMG leaders Tyler Nachand and Maximo Henostroza report that the team were out the door early from the hotel in Ollantaytambo, on their way to the trailhead at about 8200 ft. Once they arrived, the trekkers needed to show permits and passports, since the number of trekkers permitted to start the Inca […]
August 30th, 2024 IMG leader Tyler Nachand reports that our second IMG Machu Picchu/Inca Trail team all arrived yesterday. They got together for dinner and then a walk around the Cathedral in the central square, the Plaza de Armas. Since they are at 11,000 feet, moving slowly is important! Today they team visited the Ruins […]
Aug 26, 2024 – The team got up very early this morning to get to the Sun Gate for the big entrance view to Machu Picchu (7,875′). It was cloudy, but they waited for a while and it cleared! Descending down into the Citadel is quite an experience. After a couple hours looking at the […]
August 23, 2024 Tyler and the team departed Ollantaytambo on schedule this morning and shuttled to the trailhead where they met up with their porters and staff. First off was the mandatory check in with the government authorities, who carefully review everyone’s permits since the access to the Inca Trail is strictly controlled to avoid […]
August 12th, 2024 After crossing the Siula Pass yesterday, Tyler reports that the team had another spectacular day of high altitude trekking, a bit shorter than the previous days. Today they climbed up and over the Paso Portachuelo (15,670’) and then dropped down to the Lagoon Viconga camp at 14,470. The team is on schedule […]
August 11, 2024 Tyler Nachand reports that the Huayhuash team had another great day of trekking, starting from the Lagoon Carhuacocha camp and climbing up and over the famous Siula Pass (15,740’) and then descending to the Huayhuash Camp (14,100’). They had some clouds and precipitation up on the pass in the form of graupel, […]
August, 10th, 2024 Tyler Nachand called on the sat phone to report that the team had another beautiful day of trekking. Everyone is acclimatizing normally and doing well. From Mitucocha they climbed up over the Carhuac Pass (14,250’) and then descended down to the Lagoon Carhuacocha (13,700’) for the night. Now they are camped right […]
