South- and Central America

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  • PhilSeitz98
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  • Chilling and reflecting in Potosi.

    25 februari 2023, Bolivia

    In der Früh habe ich Abschied von Damian nehmen müssen. Was eine ähnliche Persönlichkeit zu mir mit einem komplett unterschiedlichen Leben!

    Danach hatte ich am Plaza einen Kaffee und bin in eine Cathedrale mit Aussichtspunkt über potosi gegangen.

    Ich habe in der cathedrale Zeit und Ruhe gehabt um nachzudenken.

    Vorallem nachdem was David über Familie erzählt hat, inspirierte mich. Ich möchte in Zukunft noch mehr Zeit mit meiner Familie verbringen, ihr mit mehr Wertschätzung gegenübertreten, Sie in jeglicher Weise unterstützen und für Sie da sein und schöne Erlebnisse und Momente mit ihnen teilen.

    Ich kann auch sehr froh über meine engen Freundschaften in Deutschland sein, was mir zu selten bewusst wird. Travell-Freundschaften sind anders, ich hoffe ich sehe einige wieder, aber was mir meine engsten Freunde emotional geben, ist Gold wert.

    Ich will beruflich einigermaßen erfolgreich werden, aber meine Familien und Freundschaftswerte stehen hoffentlich immer über beruflichen Erfolg.

    Ich habe außerdem Julio, einen Bolivianer an der Aussichtsplattform kennengelernt & der Ausblick mit ihm war klasse.

    Danach kam ein Karnevalszug durch die Stadt, was ich cool und schön fand die Leute in potosi glücklich zu sehen.

    Nach einem Essen habe ich im Hostel gechillt und ich werde einen Nachtbus nach La Paz nehmen. Obwohl ich in Erwägung Zog nach Cochabamba zu gehen, wollte ich weniger rushen und mehr Zeit in der Gegend von La Paz verbringen.

    Essen jeweils 3€ und Bus 10€
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  • Arriving, free walking tour & Cholita

    26 februari 2023, Bolivia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    I arrived at 7:00 in La Paz. After having breakfast at the bus terminal I arrived at the hostel and met Joel and
    Laureen from England + one Litauen Guy(archeological) and we went together to a free walking tour in La Paz. (Prison, witch market, main square with parliament, sniper holes) we also went in the evening to a Colchita fight (traditional Bolivian women dress), which was nice to see wrestling as an entertainment for 3-4h😂💪🏽
    I was also dancing in the ring as the only person in the ring with one cholita (Maria😍)😂

    In the evening we drunk some beer and I also met Dennis from Germany also. Nice evening. I also sleep in a 20 person dorm😂💪🏽

    Interesting things of free walking tour: screenshot
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  • Orga+shopping+cable car

    27 februari 2023, Bolivia ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    After having breakfast close to the hostel I bought a Alpaka Pulli and a new heat.

    I also booked a 3 day and two night tour to Huayna Potosi, a Mountain which is 6082m high. This will be a fucking challenge!!!

    Afterward I met with Laureen and Joel again to shop with them, but I didn’t buy anything (Laureen bag was stolen and she needs an emergency passport 😢) Laureen also wanted to bug a new bag and she didn’t find anything after 3h of searching 😂

    Back in the hostel we booked close by a day tour to the the most dangerous road of 2007. we will do that with a bike tomorrow.

    In the afternoon we went with a cable car around the city. Over the whole city 7 lines are driving over La Paz!! Amazing infrastructure.

    At the second stop we saw a lot of Witch doctors. Kinda like Wahrsager & die Leute glauben stark daran hier.

    We had amazing views over La Paz & behind the hill it was another big area, where people love. Nice activity and 4100 high in El Alto.

    After drinking one beer with the English couple we met Meghan from England and we went to diner.

    After packing my back for the bike trip, I went early to bed.
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  • Fucking Death road & going out!!

    28 februari 2023, Bolivia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    Today I had a really nice day!

    Laureen, Joel and myself got picked up at 8:30 to drive the death road and an asphalt way down. We started at 4600m and went down to 2000. most of the time we drove down.
    I also met ismael from Ibiza and Paula from brasil there, amazing people!!

    After our group of 13 people get introduced, we drove an asphalt road, ~1500m down. The view was soooo amazing and to drive very fast with the mountain bike made so fun.

    Then we drove after 20m bus drive the death road.
    It was harder to drive there with the gravel streets, but it made so fun. For sure I was in the faster group😉

    At some points the road was about 3m bright, so not so huuge..😂

    We also drove trough small rivers and waterfalls, where it was sometimes slippery.

    Unfortunately 1/2 of the death rode was not passable, because of one landslide.

    Then we had food (banana, crackers, fish, fries) and went back to the hostel.

    There I ate my first Salchita(sausage with fries) and I went out with Laureen and Joel. I met also at pre drinking yair and a beautiful California girl as well as Flor (Argentina) and I saw two Swiss girls from San Pedro again.

    The evening with will be unforgettable 😍
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  • Prep+chilling

    1 maart 2023, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    In the morning I bough some stuff for the 3 days climb to the summit of huayna potosi. After that I made laundry, had breakfast and already packed my bagpack for the hike.
    I also wanted to buy new shoes but there were no accurate one in the shops.

    I also chilled with the american girl (Shaked) and Yair at the hostel. Furthermore I had a phone call with Paddy and I really miss him.

    I also decided now to go to Peru, where only the border Chrossing could not be soo easy. We will see. Maybe I also go after the hike to the north to the Amazon jungle in Bolivia.

    After meeting Celine from Puerto varas again I went to bead early.

    I think the next 3 days will not be any blog entries because of no wifi/ electricity.

    It will be fucking hard the next days and I really hope that I can get to the summit of Huayna Potosí!
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  • First Day HP:Training

    2 maart 2023, Bolivia ⋅ 🌧 7 °C

    After we got out clothes in the morning at Jiwaki Tours, we drove till 11:00 to the first camp at 4700m. The scenery was already amazing with the lakes there.
    I met Herman and Isak from Norway during that tour, nice people. Didn’t know that they also have an military service for 1 year after high school.
    After lunch we dressed up we walked 1 1/2h to a 10m wall.

    It was already cold and with a lot of fog. During the raining reason it is not the best climate to do that climb😂

    We got before the wall in touch with some glacier walking styles. Coca leaves and water are a must have during the climb.

    After climbing up a ~10m wall, which was very exhausting, it began heavily to snow and we went back to the first camp at 4770m.

    We had a huge dinner in the evening and went to bed early.
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  • 2. Day HP: Rock Camp hike

    3 maart 2023, Bolivia

    To be best prepare for the climb we slept ~10h. Then we had breakfast, played cards and waited for three other people, who are doing „only“ the 2day tour. We hiked ~2h to the rock camp at 5230m. It was already harder to breathe, but I had no altitude sickness. The backpack was fully packed with the stuff for the sunrise climb.

    We had a proper food and slept at the rock camp at 18:30. Although the view was cloudy and foggy, before we went to bed the landscape was amazing.
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  • 3. day of HP:Summit climb

    4 maart 2023, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ -4 °C

    We woke up at 24:00 and had breakfast at 0:30. I slept good/ok (5h), but the other had more problems.

    It was not that cold, so I only werd 3 layers at the trousers and 3 on the top.

    Every two people had one guide, and unfortunately I climbed at first with iris, who had already altitude problems at the day before. After 30 min we got added to our shoes „snowspikes“, where putted together with ropes and needed to use our icehaks. I was added to the group of Isak and Hermann fastly were I was happy about. It was very hard, already at the altitude of 5600, because it was very steep.

    But after 5900 and the last climb to the summit the breathing was getting terrible. Every 3 steps I needed to stop to breath without going. Also I got crazy headache at this altitude.

    BUT we made it! We saw the sunrise and the archievment was super amazing. One of the hardest things in my life so far.

    The summit is at 6088, so I climbed a 6000er mountain!!

    But we needed to go back. The 3 hours back were also super hard and my feet’s were already „Butter“. It was nice to see all the high and landscapes we went trough in the morning. We had lunch at the rock camp and went with our fully backpack down again.

    After driving back I went with iris after eating back to the hostel and chilled there. Also I packed my backpack again, made laundry and booked nights in Copacabana.

    I also went with the teleferico after a nap to El alto and saw Lanpaz at night from above. Amazing view.

    I am super proud of myself, because only 50% of the climbers are reaching the top!
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  • Arriving in Copacabana

    5 maart 2023, Bolivia ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    Although it was Saturday I slept early at 11 pm till 9am. I was super exhausted of the hike. Afterwards I had a call with Jess and my mom & after checking out I went to the bus station to catch a collectivo. I needed to cross the lake titikaka by a person boat, which I not expected 😂.

    The last hour of drive was in combination with an amazing green landscape of the lake titicakaka. After checking in I went up to an Inca trail, where I met in the evening Noemi and Alessandra from Swiss again(San Pedro, wild rover La Paz), and we watched the sunset there. Amazing view. After dinner we had some beers at the hostel balkony.
    I also met Irene from Italy in my dorm:)
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  • Isla del sol at the Lake titicaca

    6 maart 2023, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

    After breakfast with Alessandra, Noemi (her 26th birthday) and Irene we went with the boat for 1 1/2h to Isla del Sol. There we saw an inca building and had lunch with an amazing view. Also we went to the highest viewpoint on this island and it was an unique view and landscape.
    (Lake titicaca is the highest lake in the earth at 3800m). Bolivia and Peru share themself the lake titicaca. We also saw indigen people in this places with their traditional clothes (men & women), which was nice to see them at a glance.
    We went back at 4pm and arrived at 6pm.

    After that I had lunch with the Swiss girls with a nice pizza and went to a bar and had a nice evening💪🏽
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