Condoriri Valley & Illimani

Alpine climbing at the Cordillera Real

The Cordillera Real, with more than 600 mountains above the 17.000 ft, offers a great challenge for high altitude mountaineering.

Departing from La Paz, we'll be passing Titicaca Lake, before reaching the Condoriri Valley, where we'll set our base camp besides the Chiar Kota lagoon. From here we'll attempt our two first summits: Pequeño Ilusion (17,000 ft) and Pequeño Alpamayo (17,700 ft).

Afterwards, we'll move to the Zongo Valley, to the Huayna hut. Then we'll climb Huayna Potosi (20,100 ft), maybe the most beautiful mountain in the area.

The Illimani (21,300 ft) extension, will give you an extra summit at the highest point in the Cordillera Real.

Condoriri Valley & Illimani Trip Details

Skill level/Difficultly: Intermediate.
Location: Condoriri Valley and Zongo Valley, Cordillera Real, Bolivia.
Length: 12 days/ 16 days with Illimani extension.
Client/guide ratio: 3:1
Capacity: 9
Prerequisites: excellent physical condition.
Cost: US$ 2,400- US$3100 With Illimani Extension
Departure dates
- 5/8/10
- 6/12/10
- 7/10/10

Illimani extension

1 extra night Hotel accommodations in La Paz
Porters for group gear (to Alto Nido de Condores Camp)

Included

Certified Mountain Guides
2 nights Hotel accommodations in La Paz
1 night Hotel accommodations in Copacabana
1 night at Huayna Potosi hut
All meals while in the mountain
2 restaurant meals in town
Camping and cooking gear for the group
Technical gear for the group
Porters for group gear (to Argentinean Camp at Huayna)
Private ground transportation throughout the trip
Communication equipment
Park Fees and permits
Llamas or Burros for load transportation.

Not included

Plane tickets
Restaurant meals and those not listed in the itinerary
Restaurant drinks
Personal gear (see the Condoriri Valley & Illimani Equipment List)
Personal expenses
Rescue costs and extra expenses caused by abandoning the expedition
Medical and personal insurance
Porters for personal gear

Condoriri Valley & Illimani Trip Itinerary

Day 1	La Paz (11,800 ft). We'll receive you at the airport and then move to our 3 star hotel. After introduction and checking gear, we'll have our welcome dinner.
Day 2	La Paz - Copacabana (13,200 ft). We'll travel to Copacabana, just besides the Titicaca Lake. Night at the hotel.
Day 3	Copacabana - Chiar Khota Lagoon (15,200) ft). This day we'll move to Tuni and start hiking to our base camp besides the lagoon. 3 hours.
Day 4	Chiar Khota Lagoon. Acclimatization day. We'll do a short trek while practicing different glacier travel techniques and safety skills.
Day 5	Pequeño Ilusión (17,000 ft). Before dawn, we'll start hiking towards the glacier, where we'll start using the ropes. This way, using the safety techniques learnt before, we'll continue climbing to our first summit. 6 hours roundtrip.
Day 6	Pequeño Alpamayo (17,700 ft). With an early start we'll go for our next summits. First will be Tarija (17,250), then we'll climb to the top of Pequeño Alpamayo. 8 hours roundtrip.
Day 7	Chiar Khota - Huayna Potosi hut (15,500 ft). We'll descent to Tuni, from where a four-wheel drive will take us to the Huayna Potosi hut, at the Zongo valley. Night in the hut.
Day 8	Argentinean Camp (18,050 ft) We'll move to our high camp with the help of porters. 5 hours roundtrip.
Day 9	Huayna Potosi (19,974 ft). Climbing through glaciers and snow slopes, we'll make our way to the summit. Descend to our camp. 5-7 hours roundtrip.
Day 10	Huayna Potosi Hut - La Paz Today we'll head down to our hotel in La Paz where a hot shower and a celebration dinner will be waiting for us.
Day 11	Extra day. In case of bad weather or further acclimatization.
Day 12	Transfer to the airport. End of our services.
Illimani (21,125 ft) Extension
Day 11	La Paz - Puente Roto Camp (14,436 ft) After a 4x4 drive we'll start hiking to our camp. 3-4 hours.
Day 12	Puente Roto - Nido de Condores camp (17,720 ft) We'll move our camp with the help of porters. 4-5 hours.
Day 13	Illimani (21,125 ft) This day we'll attempt the highest point in the range. After summit we'll descend to our higher camp, and then to Puente Roto camp, where we'll spend our last night in the mountains.
Day 14	Puente Roto - La Paz. We'll hike down 3 hours until reaching our 4x4 transportation, then we'll drive to our hotel in La Paz.
Day 15	Extra day. In case of bad weather or further acclimatization
Day 16	Transfer to the airport. End of our services.

Restaurant meals included: day 1, day 10 and day 14.
Hotel includes breakfast.

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