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South America - Peru - Arequipa - Colca Canyon - Volcanoes and Valleys
James and Anne Walkington
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South America - Peru - Arequipa - Colca Canyon - Volcanoes and Valleys
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El Misti 5822m This active volcano was our next project. |
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James takes a break |
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Anne in the evening sunlight High camp siting at 4600m |
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Our naff hired tent Held down to the sand by two pegs and a few rocks. Hope the wind doesn't get up. |
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The top finally comes into sight Still an hour away - walking speed slows down to snail pace at over 5700m. The summit is the small peak at the back. |
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Anne on the summit Thinks she is going to die, exhausted on top. |
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James on the summit Once again looking in top form!! 8000m peaks next on the cards. |
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Even Monkey makes it to the top Monkey found it pretty easy in James´ rucksack |
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The massive crater of El Misti |
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Speedy descent 6 hours up, 25 mins down! |
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The typical descent Through soft sand. |
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Ca?on del Colca at dawn This is the second deepest canyon in the world beat by only 143m. It is twice as deep as the Grand Canyon. |
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Surrounded by Cactus |
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Start of the long descent into the Canyon Our five day trek through some of the most remote mountainous terrain in Peru begins |
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The dusty descent 1660m of steep descent led to the Rio Colca. The plan was to climb out the other side up 3250m over a 5100m pass. |
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The path of death to Choco This narrow path had scary drops on the left. |
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Second day walk to Mi?a Passing through spectacular gorges. |
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Mi?a Terraces Looking back down from Mi?a our second nights campsite. All the terraces are where they grow their crops. |
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Sharing our spot with the donkey pen |
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This is the easy way to climb 1500m The donkey carried our packs up to 5100m but was still much faster than us. |
