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Bolivia Expedition Dispatch - Climbing Huayna Potosí and Parinacota
May 18 - 21, 2019 – Climb Huayna Potosí
The team left the noisy and effervescent La Paz (3,900m) with the Illimani at the bottom of the canvas to another landscape: Huyana Potosi 6,088m.
A hike and an ice-wall climbing training on the first day and the following day.
Today was the summit day at Huayna Potosi 6,100m - it was a tough climb, very steep- 6 hours of climbing up, 3 hours down, then another 1.5 hours back to base camp.
For Chris it was emotional as she managed to reach the summit, 9 months after she broke her neck attempting to climb the Matterhorn, leaving a future of climbing doubtful!
Micheline had to give up on her attempt at 5,400m due to some symptoms of high altitude sickness.
Now they are all back in La Paz resting and getting ready for their next adventure: Paranacota at an altitude of 20,826ft/6,348m situated on the border of Chile and Bolivia close to Sajama. A long drive is ahead of them!
Special thanks to Chris, Micheline and Berg Adventures guides for their photos.
![Micheline, Chris and Berg Adventures guides; Osvaldo and Sergio, at Hotel Europa in La Paz; getting ready to leave to the Huayna Potosi climb.](assets/04-1-osvaldo-micheline-leaving-at-huayna-potosi.jpg)
![Micheline, Chris and Berg Adventures guides; Osvaldo and Sergio, at Hotel Europa in La Paz; getting ready to leave to the Huayna Potosi climb.](assets/04-2-osvaldo-chris-von-gartzen-leaving-to-huayna-potosi.jpg)
![Micheline, Chris and Berg Adventures guides; Osvaldo and Sergio, at Hotel Europa in La Paz; getting ready to leave to the Huayna Potosi climb.](assets/04-3-leaving-to-huayna-potosi.jpg)
Micheline, Chris and Berg Adventures guides; Osvaldo and Sergio, at Hotel Europa in La Paz; getting ready to leave to the Huayna Potosi climb.
![Leaving La Paz with stunning views of Illimani on the background](assets/04-4-leaving-la-paz-to-huayna-potosi.jpg)
Leaving La Paz with stunning views of Illimani on the background
![Map of Huayna Potosi and their drive from La Paz](assets/04-5-leaving-to-la-paz-to-huayna-potosi.jpg)
![Map of Huayna Potosi and their drive from La Paz](assets/04-6-next-goal-huayna-potosi.jpg)
Map of Huayna Potosi and their drive from La Paz
![Drive to Huayna Potosi](assets/04-7-drive-to-huayna-potosi.jpg)
Drive to Huayna Potosi
![View of Illimani along the way](assets/04-8-view-of-illimani.jpg)
View of Illimani along the way
![Micheline at Huayna Potosi base camp](assets/04-9-micheline-at-huayna-potosi-base-camp.jpg)
Micheline at Huayna Potosi base camp
![Huayna Potosi hut at base camp](assets/04-11-huayna-potosi-hut.jpg)
Huayna Potosi hut at base camp
![Stunning views of their next goal: Huayna Potosi](assets/04-12-huayana-potosi.jpg)
Stunning views of their next goal: Huayna Potosi
Entrance to Huayna Potosi
Chris new friends
![Huayna Potosi hut altitude](assets/04-16-huayna-potosi-hut-altitude.jpg)
Huayna Potosi hut altitude
![Hiking to Huayna Potosi high camp](assets/04-17-hiking-to-huayna-potosi.jpg)
Hiking to Huayna Potosi high camp
![Locals along the trail](assets/04-18-locals-along-the-trail.jpg)
![Locals along the trail](assets/04-19-locals-huayna-potosi.jpg)
![Locals along the trail](assets/04-20-micheline-with-berg-adventures-staff.jpg)
![Locals along the trail](assets/04-21-local-on-the-trail.jpg)
Locals along the trail
![Huayna Potosi Park registration entrance](assets/04-22-huayna-potosi-.jpg)
Huayna Potosi Park registration entrance
![Berg Adventures guide on the mountain](assets/04-23-berg-adventures-guide-at-huayna-potosi.jpg)
Berg Adventures guide on the mountain
![Chris on the trail](assets/04-24-huayna-potosi.jpg)
Chris on the trail
![Micheline by the Huayna Potosi hut](assets/04-25-micheline-huayna-potosi-hut.jpg)
Micheline by the Huayna Potosi hut
![Berg Adventures guide Osvaldo sending a dispatch to our office in Canada](assets/04-26-osvaldo-sending-dispatch.jpg)
Berg Adventures guide Osvaldo sending a dispatch to our office in Canada
![Huayna Potosi Sunset](assets/04-27-sunset-huayna-potosi.jpg)
Huayna Potosi Sunset
![Ice climbing training for summit day](assets/04-28-ice-climbing-huayna-potosi.jpg)
![Ice climbing training for summit day](assets/04-29-ice-climbing-huayna-potosi.jpg)
Ice climbing training for summit day
![Huayna Potosi summit day – perfect weather](assets/04-30-huayna-potosi-summit-day-conditions.jpg)
Huayna Potosi summit day – perfect weather
![Chris on the summit day](assets/04-31-chris-von-gartzen-summit-day.jpg)
Chris on the summit day
![Chris and Berg Adventures guide on the summit of Huayna Potosi](assets/04-32-chris-von-gartzen-on-the-summit.jpg)
![Chris and Berg Adventures guide on the summit of Huayna Potosi](assets/04-33-chris-von-gartzen-huayna-potosi-on-the-summit.jpg)
![Chris and Berg Adventures guide on the summit of Huayna Potosi](assets/04-34-chris-von-gartzen-on-huayna-potosi-summit.jpg)
Chris and Berg Adventures guide on the summit of Huayna Potosi
![Chris climbing down from the summit](assets/04-35-chris-climbing-down-huayna-potosi.jpg)
Chris climbing down from the summit
![Chris back down after the success climb](assets/04-36-chris-von-gartzen-huayna-potosi.jpg)
Chris back down after the success climb
Berg Adventures staff at base camp
![Micheline looking strong now that she is back down at lower altitude](assets/04-38-micheline-huayna-potosi-on-the-trail.jpg)
![Micheline looking strong now that she is back down at lower altitude](assets/04-39-micheline-huayna-potosi.jpg)
Micheline looking strong now that she is back down at lower altitude