Bolivia Everest Prep Climb Dispatch

August 24, 2013 – Looking Back on Pequeño Alpamayo

Hello this is Osvaldo calling from La Rinconada. We just got back from base camp and now we are just loading the car. Today was quite a different day, we got pretty bad weather, and it is snowing on the mountains.

So now we are heading in the direction of La Paz to our hotel and tomorrow we will have a rest day. We will keep you updated.

Alain with Huayna Potosi in the background

Preparing a gift for the Pachamama; the goddess worshiped by the indigenous people of the Andes as “Mother Earth”.

Testing the Avalakov anchor

Alain reaching the top of Pequeno Alpamayo

Descending from Tarija Peak on Pequeno Alpamayo