Condoriri Area

Itinerary

DAY ONE

Early departure from La Paz to the Estancia Tuni (4,400m) where the vehicle drops us off. We then have a 3 hour trek to the Chair Khota Lagoon (4,630m), where we will set up our base camp.

DAY TWO

Early departure (5.00am). Our first route is to climb the Pico Tarija (5,300m) beyond which we will continue down then back up to PEQUEÑO ALPAMAYO (5,350m). We then return to base camp.

DAY THREE

Early start to reach the summit of Pico Ilusion (5,350m). It is not a high climb but the approach gives us the the opportunity to practise different skills (eg. glacial traverse) and helps in our preparation for the Cabeza del Condor the following day.

DAY FOUR

A long day to reach the summit of the Cabeza del Condor. The terrain begins on very loose rock until we reach the ice. The ascent starts relatively gently (40-45º) until we enter into a ice canyon where the climb becomes more technical. Once reaching the summit, we return by the same route to our base camp. All in all about 13 hours.

DAY FIVE

Time to break camp and return to Estancia Tuni, where our vehicle will be waiting to take us back to La Paz.

Did you know?

The range is called Condoriri because part of the mountains form the shape of a condor. This is why we have the summits of "Condor's head", "left wing" and "right wing".