Royal Mountain Range TREK & Huayna Potosí CLIMB -6DAYS
This program offers a unique blend of adventure: 3 ½ days of trekking through the stunning Cordillera Real, an afternoon of basic mountaineering instruction, and a two-day ascent of the majestic Huayna Potosí (6088 meters) near La Paz, Bolivia.
The trek kicks off in the picturesque Ajuani region, part of the Cordillera Real, known for its glacial lakes and jagged peaks. Along the way, you’ll have the opportunity to summit Pico Austria (5350 meters), offering incredible panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.
As we continue through the Andean highlands, we’ll follow the spine of the Cordillera Real, camping at the base of the dramatic west face of Huayna Potosí. This route is ideal for those looking to summit a peak above 6000 meters without prior advanced mountaineering experience.
Designed to help you acclimatize before tackling the climb, the 3 ½ days of trekking will significantly improve your chances of summit success. The highest point reached during the trek is the summit of Pico Austria (5350 meters), which serves as a valuable acclimatization boost before we ascend to Huayna Potosí’s peak.
If your acclimatization is good enought and physucally you are good. you can take 3 day climb of huayna potosi or 2 day climb huayna potosi straight from la Paz City .
ITINERARY:
We will Start From La Paz City at 7:30 am,
We will pick you up from your hotel at 8:30am and we will drive for around 4 hours out of the city and through the Andean highlands until we AJWANI LAGOON 4570m. / 14993ft.
Then we begin our hike to Sistana Lagoon in the morning and later we cross Janchallani passage, located at (4900 m. / 16076 ft.) And from there. we enjoy a breath taking view to peaks of cordillera real. After it we descend to the Jurikhota lagoon (4700 m. / 15419ft.) we will set up our camp, at the lagoon shore, have the night there.
This day hiking time will be 4 – 5 hours (7 km.)
8:00 am we will have breakfast
On this day from Jurikhota Lagoon 4700 m. / 15419ft. . We begin hiking by lagoon shore, enjoying the reflection of the mountain in the lagoon. Later we go upward to the turquoise waters of the frozen lagoon 4880 m. / 16010 ft. From there we admire the left wing and the condor shaped head of Condoriri. Then we got to Austria peak 5350 meters / 17552ft . the highest of the trek, and from Autria peak, we can see the entire shape of the Mountain Condoriri,(shape of a Condor with its wings spread wide), Lake Titicaca, the west face of Huayna Potosi, and numerous other peaks of the Cordillera Real. Later we descend to Chiakhota lagoon 4700 m. / 15419ft. . we will set up our camp, at the lagoon shore.
This day hiking time will be 5 – 6 hours (9 km.)
On this day from Chiar Khota Lagoon 4700 m. / 15419ft. . After the breakfast we go direction to Maria Lloco Camp (4700 m. / 15419ft. )
During our trek, we will cross over two passes, the first with an elevation of (5000 m. / 16404 ft) and the second with an elevation of 4900 m. / 16076ft Along the way we will observe the typical fauna and vegetation of the high altiplano.
After around 8 – 9 hours of trekking, we will arrive at our second camp, Maria Llocko (4700 m. / 15419ft. ). Maria Llocko is a scenic spot at the base of the mighty west face of Huayna Potosi and is where we will make our camp .
This day hiking time will be 8 – 9 hours (12 km.)
Today our 3 hours trek will take us from the west side of Huayna Potosi and over a pass of (5100 m. / 16732ft ) After crossing over into the next valley we end the trekking at 10:30 am. the car will take us to the base camp of Huayna Potosi (4700m. / 15419ft.).
This day hiking time will be 3 hours (4 km.)
———————- BEGIN CLIMBING HUAYNA POTOSI 6088m. ————————-
We will have lunch at the base camp lodge 12:30 pm and get prepared with the gear then walk 40 minutes to the base of the Old Glacier (4900m. /16076ft.). where we will practice basic mountaineering techniques and ice climbing. Later we will return to the Base Camp Huayna Potosi (4700m. / 15419ft.) for dinner and overnight lodging.
8:00 am Breakfast, later free time.
In the morning, we verify and prepare the back packs with all of our technical climbing equipment and personal items
12:00 pm Lunch, then ascent to High Camp (5200 m.a.s.l.) 2 hours of walking.
15:00 pm arrival at High Camp Refuge,
15:15 pm hot drinks to hydrate during the afternoon
17:00 pm Dinner, and night in shelter at High Camp. (5200m. – 17060ft).
18:30 go to bed .
Our day will begin very early. Wake up time will be around midnight and we will get dressed with the climbing clothing and equipment and have breakfast.
Around 1:00 AM we will begin the ascent. We will have short breaks to rest and eat chocolates and drink water during the ascent.
We plan to arrive at the summit (6088m./ 19973ft) around sunrise in order to appreciate the wonderful view of the highlands, the surrounding Cordillera Real, Lake Titicaca, and the ever unique sunrise itself.
Our descent to high camp will take 2 – 3 hours and upon arrival we will have vegetable soup and hot drinks. At the high camp we will re-pack our backpacks and make the 1 hour descent to base camp.
We usually arrive at our office in La Paz City (3600m./ 11811ft) between 1:00 PM. and 2:00pm
