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Huayna Potosí Climb (2 days)

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Make this Huayna Potosí climb of 2 days, of high difficulty, which will take you by tracks and landscapes with great views of the Andes.

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Price

  • US$ 153 per person.

Included

  • Pickup at your accommodation (downtown area).
  • Bilingual guide (English and Spanish).
  • Shared transport.
  • Mountain equipment (crampons, gaiters, boots, harness, piolet, parka, mittens and helmet).
  • Meals:
  • Lunch and dinner the first day.
  • Breakfast and lunch the second day.
  • Cooking tent.
  • 1 night in shelter.

Not included

  • Sleeping bag.
  • Lantern.
  • Goggles.

What to bring

  • Comfortable and warm clothes.
  • 40 to 70 l backpack for all the route.
  • 25 l backpack for the climbing.
  • Balaclava.
  • Spare clothes.
  • Trekking shoes.
  • Hat.
  • Gloves.
  • Lantern.
  • Goggles.
  • Extra batteries (there is no place where to charge electronic devices on the road).
  • Camera.
  • Water.
  • Chocolate.
  • Cereal bars.
  • Nuts.
  • Sleeping bag.

How to book

  1. Select the departure date from the calendar.
  2. Select the number of people.
  3. Click on "Add to cart".
  4. Pay the full price of the tour online.

Itinerary

Let's have access to wonderful views of La Paz surroundings with this Huayna Potosí climb of 2 days, of high diffculty, which will make us do some trek and climb at the same time we reach marvelous views of the landscapes around, once we get to the summit, at 6088 m high.

Day 1:

  • We will leave La Paz by bus towards the Zongo platform.
  • After a 2 hours trip, we will begin our upward hike.
  • We will climb moraines until reaching the camp in the glacier.
  • Dinner and rest.

Day 2:

  • Very early in the morning, after a hot beverage, we will continue to the Alto Camp, at 5,200 m high, or towards the Argentino Camp, at 5,500 m high.
  • Reaching the summit requires around 6 hours, plus 4 more hours of descent to the base camp in the Zongo platform.
  • Once in the platform, we will get on a bus that will take us back to La Paz, arriving at 2:00 pm.


*If you accommodation is outside the downtown area, we will set the meeting point in Maria Auxiliadora Church (ex Hotel Plaza in 16 de julio Ave. with Tiwanaku St.)

Frequently asked questions

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