Bolivia Expedition Dispatch

June 21, 2015 – Margaret’s Bolivia Expedition – You Only Live Once – So LIVE!

As Margaret is on her way home from La Paz she has been reflecting on the awesome expedition she had with some great friends in Bolivia.

Margaret was on Everest, at Advanced Base Camp on the Tibet side, this year when the first major Earthquake hit. Here is how she described her experience:

“As you may now be aware an earthquake hit Nepal on 25th of April 2015. We were at advanced base camp 6,400m when it hit at 2:15pm. Holding onto a little yellow tent thinking this is it certainly puts life into perspective. We headed down the following day only to experience another life changing moment.

We waited at Base Camp 5,200m for the next 8 days awaiting evacuation – leaving on the 5th of May on the road to Lhasa. We flew out of Lhasa to Kathmandu on the 8th of May.

I spent the first week back in bed recovering physically and the next week evaluating life when Raf said come climb in Bolivia. As crazy as I thought that idea was – I decided climbing and laughing with friends is where I needed to be.

So I hear off to Bolivia on 2nd of June 2015. Crazy I know – but you only live once so LIVE!”

(Margaret’s firsthand accounts of her climbs and her amazing volunteer work can be found on her website: http://www.margaretsuanez.com/)

As always Margaret’s joy for climbing and her great spirit of life was an amazing addition to the expedition. Here are some photos she sent of Sajama: