Huayna Potosi - Rainy Season
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:21 pm
Hi all
I am currently in Bolivia, and I have most of my climbing gear with me as me and a friend climbed Aconcagua late last year. We have been lugging this gear round since fully assumming we would not get another chance to climb again as the rainy season is upon us in Bolivia and Peru, and Ecuador requires expensive guides for any climbs these days.
However I have started hearing from other travellers that they have (successfully) climbed Huayna Potosi of the Cordillera Real and other "easier" climbs around La Paz lately. Is it not as bad climbing at this time of year as I have always assummed or is this dodgy tour companies making a fast buck at the expense of their clients safety?
I would really like to do some more climbing before I return to England in April, however I dont want to do anything reckless.
If anyone has any information on this I would love to hear from them.
Regards
Joseph
I am currently in Bolivia, and I have most of my climbing gear with me as me and a friend climbed Aconcagua late last year. We have been lugging this gear round since fully assumming we would not get another chance to climb again as the rainy season is upon us in Bolivia and Peru, and Ecuador requires expensive guides for any climbs these days.
However I have started hearing from other travellers that they have (successfully) climbed Huayna Potosi of the Cordillera Real and other "easier" climbs around La Paz lately. Is it not as bad climbing at this time of year as I have always assummed or is this dodgy tour companies making a fast buck at the expense of their clients safety?
I would really like to do some more climbing before I return to England in April, however I dont want to do anything reckless.
If anyone has any information on this I would love to hear from them.
Regards
Joseph