The Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit Days 3 & 4
(This story begins here: The Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit Days 1 & 2) Day 3 – 570 meter ascent / 960 meter decent / xx km / 9 hrs Up early. Less ice on tent....
Author: Dan Grec
The Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit Days 1 & 2
The Cordillera Huayhuash Hiking Circuit, second in the world only to the Annapurna loop in Nepal, boasts some very formidable statistics: 140km, 9 mountain passes for a total climb of just under 10km, always...
High in the Peruvian Andes
Looking at a rough map, I figure I can drive over Portachuelo pass (4767m), through a couple of small towns on the Eastern side of the Andes, and back over Punta Olimpica (4890m), to...
Laguna Parón
After arriving in Carez and getting some local information I decide to day hike the sights in the Cordillera Blanca, partly as training for what is to come, and partly because I’m lazy and...
The Rio Santa Road
On the advice of a fellow overlander, JF, I take a back road up into the mountains following The Rio Santa. For anyone driving through this area, absolutely take JF’s advice and drive this...
