Lares Valley (Day 2)

Woke up nice and warm for day 2 at 5am- We had hot water bladders in our sleeping bag overnight! Granted I also slept with long underwear and sweatpants, a hat and scarf 😂

We had Coca tea and our usual hefty breakfast. This one included a quinoa porridge with apples, crepes with chocolate syrup, eggs and maybe some cheese, I can't remember exactly. Delicious.

For day 2 the emergency horse was on stand by for the steep climb to Condor Peak. Actually the climb wasn't too bad if you take it slowly. The hard part was up on the ridge of the pass. We had BAD weather up there. There was a mixture between snow, ice, and rain and the wind chill was so so cold. My hands felt completely frozen! We hated to admit it but all of us agreed that we couldn't get off that ridge fast enough. It was terrible although memorable, Haha! No pictures and there was no view because of the thick clouds. Lunch was also late that day (we had to make it to camp #2 before eating) so I was a bit grouchy until late afternoon! Once at camp, the experience was incredible though.

Stats: 14km (8 miles), gain 750 m (2460 ft), highest point 4650 m ( 15,255 ft), camp #2 @ 3760m (12,300ft)Read more