Alpacca and Llama

Day 3 of our climb. Today we will reach the first pass at 4540m. Its just a bit too much for us to reach the highest pass - the last bits of climb at these altitudes are not to be underestimated. Instead we will camp by the river between the passes giving us a good start for the next day.

We make an extra early start. There are warnings of heavy rain and strong winds. Most days it starts fine and ends up wet - so we hope to make the best of the day and beat the worst of it.

There is a good climb ahead and we are relieved to be on tarmac and not dirt. We grind up hairpin after hairpin and then reach the high pastures. It seems we will have cute company today. First a herd of well dressed Alpacca, then further up several groups of Llama. 🦙🦙 🦙🦙. No more “where are all the llamas?” questions from Alain.

Not much further now. Yes, we made it. All we need to do is descend and get the tent up before it rains.Read more