PeruCuscoMachupicchuRanrapataQuebrada Llulluchapampa13°15’46” S 72°27’10” W
8 April 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Post-Lunch, we made surprisingly good time according to our guide. Despite this, the ascents still remained a challenge. The terrain is uneven and the steps very in size and security, all of whichBaca lagi
PeruCuscoMachupicchuRanrapataQuebrada Chaupihuayjo13°15’17” S 72°27’59” W
9 April 2017, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Up at 5am, breakfast at 5.45am...and what a breakfast! Bread, porridge and pancakes to gear us up for the most challenging day. The plan was a 6hr ascent to 4200m followed by a 2hr descent to theBaca lagi
PeruCuscoMachupicchuRanrapataCerro Casamientuyoc13°14’35” S 72°29’2” W
9 April 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Steps, slopes, steeper slopes and more steps. But 4.5hrs after starting, we reached Dead Woman's Pass at 4200m. The pace up had been slow and plodding - whilst none of our muscles actually hurt, theBaca lagi
PeruCuscoMachupicchu13°14’2” S 72°29’53” W
9 April 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We arrived into camp about 1pm, with the porters already having set everything up again. The descent down was actually more painful than the rest of the day - the big steps and sharpness made for bigBaca lagi
PeruCuscoMachupicchu13°13’42” S 72°30’6” W
10 April 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
From the campsite this morning, we trekked up to Runkuracay ruins. Discovered in 1850, it was likely a resting point for travellers/messengers travelling from Machu Picchu to Cusco. It was possibly aBaca lagi
PeruCuscoMachupicchu13°13’36” S 72°30’20” W
10 April 2017, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Finally arrived at the second highest point Inca Trail at 3950m starting from camp that was 3600m. It took 2 hours of stairs to get here...ouch!
PeruCuscoMachupicchu13°13’41” S 72°30’60” W
10 April 2017, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
En route to our next set of ruins, we encountered some of the local wildlife, a doe hopping around the valley, surprisingly close to us.
The Sayaqmarka ruins we visited were apparently -Baca lagi
PeruCuscoMachupicchu13°12’26” S 72°31’50” W
10 April 2017, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
The path to lunch was mercifully shallow. Our arrival at camp was somewhat of a unknown quantity however - it was where we were supposed to be camping too. This would mean the following morning a 2Baca lagi
PeruCuscoMachupicchuMachu Picchu13°10’10” S 72°32’3” W
11 April 2017, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Alarm call at 2.30am, breakfast at 3am, depart at 3.30am, all in the pouring rain and pitch black. We descended almost a kilometre over steep, slippy steps by torchlight...my knees were in agony byBaca lagi
PeruCuscoMachupicchuMachu Picchu13°9’54” S 72°32’40” W
11 April 2017, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
We finally limped into Machu Picchu and, weather be-damned, it was an impressive sight, and a massive achievement - 42km trekked, up and down over a kilometre in altitude and considerably more in realBaca lagi
