Into Boliva
For my final night in Peru I camp on a hill overlooking the mighty Lake Titticaca and after dark I clearly see the lights of Copacabana in Bolivia, less than 50kms away. In the...
Category: Camping
Machu Picchu
I remember when I first dreamed of this adventure, the number one sight on my list for South America was Machu Picchu – probably because I didn’t know anything else. Taking the train from...
The Long Road To Cuzco
I see on my basic maps a route passing through the middle of the mountains and set out, aiming in the far distance for Cuzco. Along the way I pass through Huánuco, The extremely...
The Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit Days 5 & 6
(This story begins here: The Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit Days 1 & 2) Day 5 – 500 meter ascent / 400 meter decent / xx km / 5 hrs Very low cloud & overcast in...
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....
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...
