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\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nThe next day we moved to High Camp, which was a good walk with some rock scrambling, leaving us plenty of time to hydrate, eat and check out the next nigh’ts climb.\u00c2\u00a0 Early the next morning we left the High camp,\u00c2\u00a0 walked for about 15 minutes to get on the glacier, then made our way through and around a number of cracks and ridges.\u00c2\u00a0 It was fun climbing and good route finding in the dry glacier conditions of the autumn.\u00c2\u00a0 Then, we came to the bergschrund, at about 6,000m.\u00c2\u00a0 Getting over it was not a problem, and the next two hours proved to be some of the best climbing I have done in Bolivia.\u00c2\u00a0 We made our way up through a mix of snow and ice. The reward was beautiful long summit ridge which gave great views of both sides of the Cordillera Real range.<\/p>\n
At over 6,000m you are not moving too fast, so you might as well take in the views.\u00c2\u00a0 Arriving at the summit was fantastic.\u00c2\u00a0 We were well above the clouds and had amazing views of mountains like Huayna Potosi which you can see from the summit looking down the ridge.\u00c2\u00a0 It is a big summit with plenty of room to walk around a bit and take pictures.\u00c2\u00a0 In every direction there was a new photo.\u00c2\u00a0 I sat down next to Roberto, eating and drinking.\u00c2\u00a0 There are quite a few mountains to climb in this area called Illimani.\u00c2\u00a0 He told me that there are 5 peaks over 6,000 m.\u00c2\u00a0 The main “cumbre” (Summit) was where we sat, at 6,450 m (21,161 ft). One of the best climbing days!<\/p>\n
Two 6,000 meter peaks in Bolivia and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m ready for more. For now, though, how about some local celebration food and “A” beer before I head over to Ecuador.<\/p>\n
Greg Vernovage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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