While we sped through Colombia and Ecuador a few months ago, we’re finally slowing the pace here in Peru. We plan to exhaust our three month visa and, in fact, we are only a few weeks away from that point. As such, the camping list for Peru is much more extensive and we hope our fellow travelers find it useful. Also included in our How To section are a number of other road warrior camping lists. Buen viaje!
South America Campsite Listing Updated
Camping outisde Huaraz Peru
It's 3:30 AM and I'm wondering what the hell I'm doing up here. Our 3-man rope team is huffing it in order to keep warm on the ice-cold glacier. We've been marching for nearly two hours now, single-file, exactly 30ft apart. The first technical pitch of Tocllaraju comes into view. The pitch is about 60 degrees for 275 feet. I stop at the base and look up waiting for our guide, Raphael, to gather our protection pieces and explain some technique. In place of the anticipated lesson, the rope goes taught and I spot Raphael effortlessly bounding 20 feet up the pitch. This is the first pitch of snow/ice climbing my partner and I have ever attempted, suddenly we are Continue reading