Freeskier reports: Adventure is guaranteed on the roof of the Andes WORDS • Ben Hoiness | PHOTOS • Fredrik Marmaster We started planning this trip a year ago after seeing some photos in the American Alpine Journal. We were hoping to explore Bolivia’s Cordillera Real range—a 125-kilometer-long stretch of densely glaciated granite peaks largely unexplored by skiers. Our group…
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Viral betrothal on top of Huayna Potosi
Gina Justiniano reports for El Deber: Viral betrothal on top of Huayna Potosi Camilo Rendón uploaded photos and videos of his declaration to Flavia Cruz that had 1,273 likes and were shared 449 times. They are getting married next year. Camilo Rendón could not sleep. He was at 5,100 meters above sea level, camping, waiting…
Want to Climb a 19,000-foot Mountain? In Bolivia, Even Rank Amateurs Can
Henry Wismayer writes in The Wall Street Journal: Want to Climb a 19,000-foot Mountain? In Bolivia, Even Rank Amateurs Can Bolivia’s Huayna Potosi is a (somewhat) gentle giant—it’s easy enough for amateurs to climb but heart-thumping enough to earn them bragging rights. “KNOW WHEN to turn back.” Anyone familiar with the axioms of mountaineering knows…
Huayna Potosi is SO beautiful!
Tatiana Sanabria reports for Pagina Siete: Charms of the Huayna Potosi on a climb Nestled in the Cordillera Real, one of the prodigious chains of the Andes of Bolivia, Huayna Potosi, imposes its presence with indescribable landscapes that can be admired as it moves through paths of stone and snow leading up to its highest…
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