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By Climbing South America

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10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$459 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • Admire the views of the Cordillera Real and Lake Titicaca
    • Build on your current climbing experience with the help of a guide
    • See glaciers up close
    • Reach the summit of a 6000-meter peak

Activity location

    • Lake Titicaca
    • Lake Titicaca, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Linares 940, La Paz, Bolivia | Look for the “Climbing South America” flag hanging outside at the Pachamama Gallery. You need to perform a gear check the day before between 3 PM and 5 PM at the office. If for some reason you are not able to come at that time, please arrive 45 minutes before the starting time of the activity. If you have already performed the gear check, arrive 15 minutes before the starting time.
    • Lake Titicaca, Peru

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Shared Group Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d
  • English
Starting time: 9:00 AM
Price details
AU$459.23 x 2 AdultsAU$918.46
Total
Price is AU$918.46

Private Guide Service

  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d
  • English

Choose this option to have an exclusive guide to accompany you through the whole journey.

Starting time: 9:00 AM
Price details
AU$522.57 x 2 AdultsAU$1,045.14
Total
Price is AU$1,045.14

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Professional mountain guide
  • Inclusions
    Main meals and drinks at camp
  • Inclusions
    Backpack (if add-on booked)
  • Inclusions
    Porters for up to 20kg (if add-on booked. Cost is one-way only)
  • Inclusions
    Transport
  • Inclusions
    1-night accommodation
  • Inclusions
    Cook
  • Inclusions
    First aid kit
  • Inclusions
    Oxygen bottle (only up to high camp for emergencies, not used for climbing)
  • Inclusions
    Free T-shirt at the end of the trip
  • Inclusions
    Free BUFF to keep at the start of the trip
  • Inclusions
    Sleeping bag (if add-on booked)
  • Exclusions
    Personal insurance
  • Exclusions
    Snacks for the climb
  • Exclusions
    Tips
  • Exclusions
    Thermal underwear
  • Exclusions
    Thin liner gloves
  • Exclusions
    Hotel pickup
  • Exclusions
    Extra services not mentioned in the programme

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Pets
    • Not suitable for: People with heart problems, People with mobility impairments, People with pre-existing medical conditions, Pregnant women

What you can expect

  • Day 1: La Paz - Paso Zongo - High Camp
    Drive for around 1.5 hours from La Paz to Paso Zongo, going up from 3,600 to 4,700 metres. Once at Paso Zongo, have lunch in one of the refuges before starting the 3 to 4-hour trek up to high camp.

    Walk up on a well-used path on rock to high camp, which sits on a rock buttress at the base of the glacier, at an altitude of 5150 metres. Get your gear ready for the early start the next morning. You will also have time to rest, eat dinner, and rehydrate.

    Turn in for an early night in the refugio.

    Day 2: High Camp - Summit - High camp - La Paz
    Get up early for a long day of adventure with 9-13 hours of climbing. Wrapped up warm, equipped for climbing, and with your crampons on, you’re ready to go.

    Follow a trail on the glacier and conquer two steep sections. You will first encounter one at around 5,600 metres, called the Pala Chica. Here the trail goes through a small ice and snow wall (about 10 metres high).

    After this part, keep following the trail on the glacier up to 6,000 metres. From here you will see the summit (6,088 metres).

    Experience the thrill of climbing along the last section to the summit on an exposed ridge. At the summit, you will be able to see from Illimani (6,439 metres) in the south to Illampu (6,368 metres) in the north.

    After your photoshoot on top, head back down the same way to High Camp. Have a short rest and pack your gear. Then, head back down to base camp to meet your transport for an approximately 1-hour drive back to La Paz. Get dropped back off at the original meeting point in La Paz.

Location

Activity location

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    • Lake Titicaca
    • Lake Titicaca, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Linares 940, La Paz, Bolivia | Look for the “Climbing South America” flag hanging outside at the Pachamama Gallery. You need to perform a gear check the day before between 3 PM and 5 PM at the office. If for some reason you are not able to come at that time, please arrive 45 minutes before the starting time of the activity. If you have already performed the gear check, arrive 15 minutes before the starting time.
    • Lake Titicaca, Peru
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Linares 940, La Paz, Bolivia | Look for the “Climbing South America” flag hanging outside at the Pachamama Gallery. You need to perform a gear check the day before between 3 PM and 5 PM at the office. If for some reason you are not able to come at that time, please arrive 45 minutes before the starting time of the activity. If you have already performed the gear check, arrive 15 minutes before the starting time.
    • Lake Titicaca, Peru