Enjoy the amazing 4 day adventure of climbing to the summit of the Huayna Potosi mountain in Bolivia with IFMGA certified mountain guide Jenaro.
Andes
4 Days
May - Nov
High
Intermediate
I want you to enjoy the full 4 day experience of reaching the summit of the Huayna Potosi (6,088m) mountain in Bolivia.
The Huayna Potosi is an incredible peak and is only a short drive from the city of La Paz. However, what makes the mountain so incredible is the view you will have from the top. Regardless if you are staring down at the Altiplano, or beyond at the entire Cordillera Real, the view will leave you breathless.
Because this trip is 4 days long, you will have a lot of time to explore, appreciate and admire this marvellous peak.
Day one will have us driving from La Paz to the Huayna Potosi's base camp at Zongo lake, where we will trek to Cerro Charquini (5,300m) for acclimatization. Day two will have us climbing to the high camp (5,200m), where we will stay the night. Day three will have us trekking to Campo Argentino (5,500m), where we will spend the night. Finally, on the day four we will make our way to the summit. After you have seen all you have wished to see, we will descend and drive back to La Paz.
The Huayna Potosi is one of Bolivia's most impressive peaks, and I want to guide you to its summit because I know every one of the four days spent climbing it will be days you will cherish for years to come.
So please send me a message if you are interested in taking this journey with me.
Also, if you want to climb the Huayna Potosi in 3 days you can join me here. Or, if you want to climb it in only 2 days, you can join me here.
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Mountain Guide
I work together with several IFMGA/UIAGM colleagues. So if I'm not available to guide you, one of my colleagues equally certified will guide you.
I began to climb the mountain when I was 15 years old. I was born in Pinaya (3.800 m.a.s.l.), a region located not far away from the top of the base camp of the majestic snow-covered Illimani (6.462 m.a.s.l.). I dedicated most part of my life to climb different ice and Rock Mountains through the Cordillera Real, Cordillera Occidental, and Cordillera de Apolobamba.
Certificates
AGMTB | UIAGM
Stephen
The overall experience was quite excellent. The guide as well as mountain were fantastic and I had an absolutely incredible time climbing this mountain. Jenaro is an fantastic example of hard working South American who wants best for his people as well as his clients. For example, when we initially met he found out how I was charged almost twice as much for a taxi as I should have been, chased the taxi driver down, and made them give me back my money. He is a very caring and very responsible guide. However, I was somewhat concerned about the overall organization of the trip. First and foremost, Jenaro is not actually the guide who goes up the mountain with you - he runs the organization that provides a guide as well as any gear you may need. In addition, at times the entire outfit seemed quite disorganized. For example, when I arrived to La Paz and let Jenaro know I had arrived he thought I was coming the next day and seemed to need convincing to let me hike the day I wanted to despite multiple back and forth discussions over WhatsApp. There were other small, yet very prominent, cases of of not having clear organization. As said before, Jenaro is a very caring and knowledgeable resource in La Paz however could certainly improve in organization and structuring his business.
Ishaaq
Jenaro and Pedro where highly Unmotivated to assist me in ascending Sajama. I had to stop them from changing the program to seeing the Salt Flats and seeing Copacabhana. They wanted me to see that first and then hike by myself there to "acclimatize " when El Alto is higher than those places. They talked about everything in Bolivia except Mount Sajama. They just wanted me to fail. Please do not advertise their services to other climbers on your platform, thanks. -Ishaaq
Arnaud
Jenaro was not my guide for this trip even if I was not aware of it
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