I can not remember that the rest of the route and more than 10,000 feet below the top of the world, but it was a very good opinion anyway. I have it on the summit of El Misti, the volcano outside the city of Arequipa, Peru, which had called my name when I first saw him two years ago. I have vainly tried to walk one day then, Manon because of a delay in the departure and is not used to the altitude, about 15 500 feet. I still believe we can do as a day trip, there is a future goal.
I waited impatiently for my friends Jason and Lisa, beetles (Southern California Adventure Racing Buddies) members from Los Angeles to here. It was communicating via e-mail for month, because they are on a world tour, and we wanted to achieve when they came from Peru. Our appsOn change, but the Menschdie at the last moment, the grid and we were able to respond to a couple of times in Arequipa. I arranged to use a 4x4 Suzuki and Jason and I have plans to climb El Misti, Saturday and Sunday. Lisa has decided to relax in Arequipa we prepared for our drivers because it is not safe to leave a trace of the vehicle. We have some shopping velocirapidamente, and after losing on the road to the track in relationon the seguridadseguridad arrived and are ready to start ex-cursiones to 12.30 clock. We were told it was five hours of climbing camp, but is expected to be less, because it would mean that the arrival to camp, when night falls. I also recognize that we are in another song that I had tried two years before they are a completely new for me (there are three lines sommet).
We were well matched, my year of living at 8,800 feet and hiking regularly at altitudes of over 12,000 feet made up for my age and Jason's (relative) youth and three weeks of high altitude hiking in Peru made up for his living at sea level in L.A. We followed an easy trail up to the campsite at about 15,000 feet, arriving there in three hours and 10 minutes. We were glad that we hadn't left earlier and had to just sit around in the cool wind. This also gave us hope that the supposedly five to seven hour hike to the summit should be less than that. We had also been told to expect temps as low as zero degrees so were thankful that it was warmer than normal. Helped by the cloud cover it didn't get below 30 degrees, so we were plenty warm in our 20 degree bags and my cheap Wensel tent.
After we got camp set up, Jason suggested scouting out the trail to the summit, as we planned on leaving about 5:00 in the morning and weren't sure if we could find it in the dark. We easily found the trail and hiked up about 20 minutes to another campsite; the people there said they planned on starting for the summit at about 2:00 am. By the time we got back down to our camp, the wind had died down and it felt warmer, especially after hot chicken noodle soup with tuna, cheese and bread and some tea. I used my soda can stove, which worked fine, after removing the windshield; I guess it needed a bit more air at that elevation too. Our campsite neighbor, a Frenchman suffering from the altitude wasn't looking too good, we found out he didn't attempt the summit. We were still below the clouds so got a great view of Arequipa as the lights came on and the quarter moon illuminated Misti above us. By 7:00 pm we were in our sleeping bags, hoping to get a good night's sleep before the 4:00 am alarm.
We could see the lights of other climbers, this seems a long way to go. Again, it is quite simple, not too much sand (in contrast to the path of my previous attempt) and rock big enough to make it interesting, but more difficult to see the runway. At that time I felt deep regret, I have my gloves that hastily packed for the trip, but Jason said that his hand is hot and her ichwrde - thanks Jason!
About this time it took the two other groups have started earlier, but the EscaCecchi was very slow. One of the officers asked if one of your team members can continue Steve joined us, once again a good game, we were all gathered at the same speed, with short breaks in voltiosa once. We have lost sight of this and we will trefaible nicht see another time, until he returned to his camp, unfortunately, had to go back and have not been able to raggiungerezione the summit. When we were about half an hour, we saw a large group at the top. They climbed on a shorter stretch on the back, we met after the exploration of the crater. We have finally received on Sunday, when it comes to a saddle between the summit and the crater, which felt really good. We represent the dark sideDELE beherrschendenngo away, it's very cool, but also for lavoratoLTD a beautiful view over Misti casts a shadow over miles of landscape, when the sun rises on the other side. At 8:55, after crossing a few small patches of snow and some stretch of sand, at the peak of 19,100 feet, four hours and 10 minutes from the area. We are surprised at the great cross of iron, some 20 meters high that was there. E 'was in sectionss, each about three feet long. I could not take place, even sectionl high. We had hoped that he was so helicopters were complete; shame on the super-man would have for each room.
After many photos of almost surreal landscape, offers the crater of black sand, rock and light snow, and slightly more than 19,925 feet Chachani neighbors, we went to the bathroom and ate a snack. Two of us a good feeling, no problem, MAHhe to maintain this kind, haves we decided to forgo a crater up explore and return. Not hire a guide for the ascent, but were happy to Mars, my friend driving, was with us for the track and pointed the way for us. Steve explains the way back to the countryside.
We made it down to our camp in about two hours; we would have made it faster except we stopped to take a lot of pictures of our fun descent! After a simple lunch (should have brought another package of soup), which finished all of our food except a little trail mix, we broke camp and headed on down. There was no rush because Lisa wasn't scheduled to meet us until 4:00 pm. We had expected on being at the summit about noon, instead we were back at camp by 11:00 am. After a couple of final photos at the trailhead, we decided to walk down the dirt road, getting almost to the highway before meeting Lisa and Marcio. That gave us plenty of time to talk about our next adventure, after they finish their trip. Of course Chachani is calling our names, there are also two 6,000 meter mountain peaks on the way to Cotahuasi where I live, Coropuna at 21,075 feet and Solimana at 19,985 feet. And then there is my plan for a two week bike ride, all between 9,000 and 16,000 feet. - 16463
I waited impatiently for my friends Jason and Lisa, beetles (Southern California Adventure Racing Buddies) members from Los Angeles to here. It was communicating via e-mail for month, because they are on a world tour, and we wanted to achieve when they came from Peru. Our appsOn change, but the Menschdie at the last moment, the grid and we were able to respond to a couple of times in Arequipa. I arranged to use a 4x4 Suzuki and Jason and I have plans to climb El Misti, Saturday and Sunday. Lisa has decided to relax in Arequipa we prepared for our drivers because it is not safe to leave a trace of the vehicle. We have some shopping velocirapidamente, and after losing on the road to the track in relationon the seguridadseguridad arrived and are ready to start ex-cursiones to 12.30 clock. We were told it was five hours of climbing camp, but is expected to be less, because it would mean that the arrival to camp, when night falls. I also recognize that we are in another song that I had tried two years before they are a completely new for me (there are three lines sommet).
We were well matched, my year of living at 8,800 feet and hiking regularly at altitudes of over 12,000 feet made up for my age and Jason's (relative) youth and three weeks of high altitude hiking in Peru made up for his living at sea level in L.A. We followed an easy trail up to the campsite at about 15,000 feet, arriving there in three hours and 10 minutes. We were glad that we hadn't left earlier and had to just sit around in the cool wind. This also gave us hope that the supposedly five to seven hour hike to the summit should be less than that. We had also been told to expect temps as low as zero degrees so were thankful that it was warmer than normal. Helped by the cloud cover it didn't get below 30 degrees, so we were plenty warm in our 20 degree bags and my cheap Wensel tent.
After we got camp set up, Jason suggested scouting out the trail to the summit, as we planned on leaving about 5:00 in the morning and weren't sure if we could find it in the dark. We easily found the trail and hiked up about 20 minutes to another campsite; the people there said they planned on starting for the summit at about 2:00 am. By the time we got back down to our camp, the wind had died down and it felt warmer, especially after hot chicken noodle soup with tuna, cheese and bread and some tea. I used my soda can stove, which worked fine, after removing the windshield; I guess it needed a bit more air at that elevation too. Our campsite neighbor, a Frenchman suffering from the altitude wasn't looking too good, we found out he didn't attempt the summit. We were still below the clouds so got a great view of Arequipa as the lights came on and the quarter moon illuminated Misti above us. By 7:00 pm we were in our sleeping bags, hoping to get a good night's sleep before the 4:00 am alarm.
We could see the lights of other climbers, this seems a long way to go. Again, it is quite simple, not too much sand (in contrast to the path of my previous attempt) and rock big enough to make it interesting, but more difficult to see the runway. At that time I felt deep regret, I have my gloves that hastily packed for the trip, but Jason said that his hand is hot and her ichwrde - thanks Jason!
About this time it took the two other groups have started earlier, but the EscaCecchi was very slow. One of the officers asked if one of your team members can continue Steve joined us, once again a good game, we were all gathered at the same speed, with short breaks in voltiosa once. We have lost sight of this and we will trefaible nicht see another time, until he returned to his camp, unfortunately, had to go back and have not been able to raggiungerezione the summit. When we were about half an hour, we saw a large group at the top. They climbed on a shorter stretch on the back, we met after the exploration of the crater. We have finally received on Sunday, when it comes to a saddle between the summit and the crater, which felt really good. We represent the dark sideDELE beherrschendenngo away, it's very cool, but also for lavoratoLTD a beautiful view over Misti casts a shadow over miles of landscape, when the sun rises on the other side. At 8:55, after crossing a few small patches of snow and some stretch of sand, at the peak of 19,100 feet, four hours and 10 minutes from the area. We are surprised at the great cross of iron, some 20 meters high that was there. E 'was in sectionss, each about three feet long. I could not take place, even sectionl high. We had hoped that he was so helicopters were complete; shame on the super-man would have for each room.
After many photos of almost surreal landscape, offers the crater of black sand, rock and light snow, and slightly more than 19,925 feet Chachani neighbors, we went to the bathroom and ate a snack. Two of us a good feeling, no problem, MAHhe to maintain this kind, haves we decided to forgo a crater up explore and return. Not hire a guide for the ascent, but were happy to Mars, my friend driving, was with us for the track and pointed the way for us. Steve explains the way back to the countryside.
We made it down to our camp in about two hours; we would have made it faster except we stopped to take a lot of pictures of our fun descent! After a simple lunch (should have brought another package of soup), which finished all of our food except a little trail mix, we broke camp and headed on down. There was no rush because Lisa wasn't scheduled to meet us until 4:00 pm. We had expected on being at the summit about noon, instead we were back at camp by 11:00 am. After a couple of final photos at the trailhead, we decided to walk down the dirt road, getting almost to the highway before meeting Lisa and Marcio. That gave us plenty of time to talk about our next adventure, after they finish their trip. Of course Chachani is calling our names, there are also two 6,000 meter mountain peaks on the way to Cotahuasi where I live, Coropuna at 21,075 feet and Solimana at 19,985 feet. And then there is my plan for a two week bike ride, all between 9,000 and 16,000 feet. - 16463
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