edomar2611 - Mar 14, 2011 2:42 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2009
Normal Route from North
Toghether with other 6 firends of mine and three mountain guides we attempted the normal Route of Sajama, starting from Pueblo Sajama. We spent one night at Base Camp (4800 m) and one night at Camp 1 (5700 m). No wind, with -14°C! We were lucky! A lot of high penitentes (half meter) between the beginning of the ice part pf the route and the top. Great view of Chile and Bolivia from the top!
7summits - Oct 23, 2010 7:10 am Date Climbed: Oct 22, 2010
Hard snowless climb
The only team on Sajama for the 3 days we were there! Great area. October is too late, or maybeglobal warming takes it toll: zero snow between High camp and the glacier, 500m up -> water problems, a very dangerous, dusty avalanche gully and 100% Penitentes, all the way to the summit. Should be easy hike up in snow conditions, but much harder now.
rgg - Oct 14, 2010 11:51 am Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2009
Too windy
We didn't even start our summit attempt. Due to strong winds we decided to go down from high camp. Another time, perhaps.
monkeypike - Aug 25, 2010 3:51 pm Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2010
NW Ridge
We set off from high camp (5675m) at 0245 and reached the top (6554m) just after sun rise at 0700. It was -3C at high camp with no wind.
We climbed with Ignacio Pacaje from Sajama village who we also climbed Parinacota and Pomerape with and I would highly recommend. You can contact him through the Park office.
astrobassman - Jun 19, 2010 3:17 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2010
Cold, windy, dark summit
The high winds made getting out of the tent the crux for me. Made the summit from high camp in about 4 hours. The technical pitch before the easy snow slopes was more difficult than anything on Illimani due to the ice. The NW ridge route isn´t near as aesthetic as Illimani´s normal route, but still a worthwhile objective and I´m happy to have climbed Bolivia´s highest mountain.
BLong - Aug 4, 2009 11:25 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2009
Bolivia High Point
Had a great summer trip up the cold, windy high point of Bolivia. I climbed it with an American friend and Eduardo M. from Bolivia Mountains, whom I highly recommend:
www.boliviamountains.com/
Unlike the other peaks we climbed in Bolivia, Sajama had far more extreme weather conditions.
See the TR here: http://www.summitpost.org/an-expedition-in-the-bolivian-andes/547342
After summiting Illimani we climbed Sajama, the conditions were not the best but thanks to Eulogio Tarqui (our guide) who did a great job we summited Bolivia`s highest mountain.
Thanks to Bolivian Journeys. www.bolivianjourneys.org (the best mountaineering company in Bolivia...)
tatraman - Sep 25, 2007 7:10 am Date Climbed: May 25, 2006
NE route skied down
We ascended Sajama in May 2006 via Normal route (NE)and descended using skis from summit to app. 5200m. Better option is taking the SW ridge for skiing / better snow also leter in the season. www.skicordillera.expedition.sk
reached 6000 m - heavy snowfall/poor visibility forced us to turn back
althegreek - Jun 29, 2006 10:39 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2006
nw ridge
beautiful, though cold climb. made it to summit in 4 hours from high camp, despite the penitentes. experienced very high winds at high camp, but the tents withstood it. nice mountain overall. the locals of the village were extremely helpful, informative and organized. nice to see them working together with the climbers.
Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: Oct 13 2005
Nice climb. Very long and I believe the hi camp is now higher than 5450m. More like 5750m, pretty cold and windy up there. Lots of rock and scrambing to make it on the glacier, then huge penitinete field most of the way up.
Did it in 6 hours from the high camp to the summit. After a snow gully there was a terrible penitientes field, which was the main problem of the climb. Demotivating are the numbers of false summits one passes.
Route Climbed: normal route Date Climbed: May 10, 2003
"We just came back from ¨Tata Sajama¨, we made it to the summit !, weather conditions were terrible, very windy and cold. Thanks to Marco Soria of Bolivian Journeys in La Paz for organizing the ascention, everything was perfect, thanks to our incredible guides Luis Palli, Eulogio Tarqui and Vicente Perez, they did a great job. www.bolivianjourneys.org e-mail:boljour@ceibo.entelnet.bo"
edomar2611 - Mar 14, 2011 2:42 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2009
Normal Route from NorthToghether with other 6 firends of mine and three mountain guides we attempted the normal Route of Sajama, starting from Pueblo Sajama. We spent one night at Base Camp (4800 m) and one night at Camp 1 (5700 m). No wind, with -14°C! We were lucky! A lot of high penitentes (half meter) between the beginning of the ice part pf the route and the top. Great view of Chile and Bolivia from the top!
7summits - Oct 23, 2010 7:10 am Date Climbed: Oct 22, 2010
Hard snowless climbThe only team on Sajama for the 3 days we were there! Great area. October is too late, or maybeglobal warming takes it toll: zero snow between High camp and the glacier, 500m up -> water problems, a very dangerous, dusty avalanche gully and 100% Penitentes, all the way to the summit. Should be easy hike up in snow conditions, but much harder now.
rgg - Oct 14, 2010 11:51 am Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2009
Too windyWe didn't even start our summit attempt. Due to strong winds we decided to go down from high camp. Another time, perhaps.
monkeypike - Aug 25, 2010 3:51 pm Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2010
NW RidgeWe set off from high camp (5675m) at 0245 and reached the top (6554m) just after sun rise at 0700. It was -3C at high camp with no wind.
We climbed with Ignacio Pacaje from Sajama village who we also climbed Parinacota and Pomerape with and I would highly recommend. You can contact him through the Park office.
astrobassman - Jun 19, 2010 3:17 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2010
Cold, windy, dark summitThe high winds made getting out of the tent the crux for me. Made the summit from high camp in about 4 hours. The technical pitch before the easy snow slopes was more difficult than anything on Illimani due to the ice. The NW ridge route isn´t near as aesthetic as Illimani´s normal route, but still a worthwhile objective and I´m happy to have climbed Bolivia´s highest mountain.
BLong - Aug 4, 2009 11:25 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2009
Bolivia High PointHad a great summer trip up the cold, windy high point of Bolivia. I climbed it with an American friend and Eduardo M. from Bolivia Mountains, whom I highly recommend:
www.boliviamountains.com/
Unlike the other peaks we climbed in Bolivia, Sajama had far more extreme weather conditions.
See the TR here: http://www.summitpost.org/an-expedition-in-the-bolivian-andes/547342
cabouckaert1 - Jan 6, 2012 12:08 pm
Re: Bolivia High PointAlso climbed with Eduardo, great guides - they also now work independently through http://www.bolivianmountainguides.com/
johnmountaineering - Jan 29, 2009 9:00 am Date Climbed: Jan 14, 2009
Great climb !After summiting Illimani we climbed Sajama, the conditions were not the best but thanks to Eulogio Tarqui (our guide) who did a great job we summited Bolivia`s highest mountain.
Thanks to Bolivian Journeys. www.bolivianjourneys.org (the best mountaineering company in Bolivia...)
tatraman - Sep 25, 2007 7:10 am Date Climbed: May 25, 2006
NE route skied downWe ascended Sajama in May 2006 via Normal route (NE)and descended using skis from summit to app. 5200m. Better option is taking the SW ridge for skiing / better snow also leter in the season. www.skicordillera.expedition.sk
Niederbayer - Feb 23, 2007 7:40 pm
Aug 2004 -reached 6000 m - heavy snowfall/poor visibility forced us to turn back
althegreek - Jun 29, 2006 10:39 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2006
nw ridgebeautiful, though cold climb. made it to summit in 4 hours from high camp, despite the penitentes. experienced very high winds at high camp, but the tents withstood it. nice mountain overall. the locals of the village were extremely helpful, informative and organized. nice to see them working together with the climbers.
ElCapitanKoolAid - May 22, 2006 4:15 am
Everything was greatA friend invited me when I was in peru and so we went to Sajama.
Peak_Bagger - Dec 15, 2005 10:31 am
Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: Oct 13 2005Nice climb. Very long and I believe the hi camp is now higher than 5450m. More like 5750m, pretty cold and windy up there. Lots of rock and scrambing to make it on the glacier, then huge penitinete field most of the way up.
Bergrot - Jul 29, 2005 12:00 pm
Route Climbed: normal Date Climbed: 30 Oct 2002Did it in 6 hours from the high camp to the summit. After a snow gully there was a terrible penitientes field, which was the main problem of the climb. Demotivating are the numbers of false summits one passes.
tkikuchibr - May 17, 2005 11:17 pm
Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: 13 May 2005Climb started at 01:20 from High Camp. Steady medium/strong 30~50kph winds. Summit on 07:30, below-freezing temperatures.
Thanks to Marco Soria from Bolivian Journeys and to guide Eulogio for this great trip!
Toshinari Kikuchi
gilles debray - May 29, 2003 8:36 am
Route Climbed: normal route Date Climbed: May 10, 2003"We just came back from ¨Tata Sajama¨, we made it to the summit !, weather conditions were terrible, very windy and cold. Thanks to Marco Soria of Bolivian Journeys in La Paz for organizing the ascention, everything was perfect, thanks to our incredible guides Luis Palli, Eulogio Tarqui and Vicente Perez, they did a great job. www.bolivianjourneys.org e-mail:boljour@ceibo.entelnet.bo"