The trip is quoted individually once the dates, the group size and the exact list of services have been confirmed.<\/p>\n
This ten-day ascent of Huayna Potos\u00ed, 6088 m, is a complete trip with acclimatisation, not a short trip to the mountain straight after landing in La Paz.<\/strong> Before the three-day climbing section, participants spend time at altitude by Lake Titicaca, walk the route on Isla del Sol and climb Pico Austria, 5350 m. That sequence lets you check how your body reacts, how you move and how your equipment works before going onto the Huayna Potos\u00ed glacier.<\/p>\n The normal route starts from the Zongo pass side. The first mountain day includes glacier training and a night in the lower refuge at around 4750 m. The group then climbs to the upper refuge at around 5300 m and sets out for the summit at night. Crampons, an ice axe, a helmet, a harness and a rope are used on the route; movement is on a crevassed glacier, and the state of the snow and ice changes through the season.<\/p>\n The trip suits physically prepared participants with experience of mountain trekking or climbing. Huayna Potos\u00ed can be a first summit above 6000 m and a first serious ice climb, but it should not be a person’s first encounter with altitude and sustained effort. On the mountain section a local guide works with a maximum of two participants.<\/p>\n The minimum group size is two people. An escort accompanying the whole trip is included for groups of three participants or more; for two people a private format is available with local English-speaking or Spanish-speaking guides.<\/p>\n Important<\/strong><\/p>\n\n