Lares Trek - Day Three
We are awaken by the porters at 6. We have a breakfast and are hiking by 7. By noon we have made it up and down through another pass at about 4300 m. The altitude is effecting some of the group so much that the guide is making plans to have them taken down the mountain. Three people with two spouses following are taken down the mountain on donkeys. When we meet them again, a few days later we find out they were not able to make it to a town until 3 am.
As we see many and women running through the mountains. As soon as any of the mountain inhabitants see hikers they run and gather anything they can sell. We hike by many makeshift blanket shops selling llama/alpaca wool creations. Everyone here wears sandals, even our porters, no one wears shoes. Keep in mind the tempature is in the 50-30's.
After our lunch we strike out for our highest pass at 4600m. About 4Pm were have hiked into very thick clouds. It begins to rain. After about an hour the rain turns to sleet. Our guide decides that the conditions are to bad to make it through the pass that night. We camped at about 4300m. It turns very cold. No one has much appetite and a couple of more people have gotten sick. We try to eat and go to bed early again.
We are awaken by the porters at 6. We have a breakfast and are hiking by 7. By noon we have made it up and down through another pass at about 4300 m. The altitude is effecting some of the group so much that the guide is making plans to have them taken down the mountain. Three people with two spouses following are taken down the mountain on donkeys. When we meet them again, a few days later we find out they were not able to make it to a town until 3 am.
As we see many and women running through the mountains. As soon as any of the mountain inhabitants see hikers they run and gather anything they can sell. We hike by many makeshift blanket shops selling llama/alpaca wool creations. Everyone here wears sandals, even our porters, no one wears shoes. Keep in mind the tempature is in the 50-30's.
After our lunch we strike out for our highest pass at 4600m. About 4Pm were have hiked into very thick clouds. It begins to rain. After about an hour the rain turns to sleet. Our guide decides that the conditions are to bad to make it through the pass that night. We camped at about 4300m. It turns very cold. No one has much appetite and a couple of more people have gotten sick. We try to eat and go to bed early again.
posted by Terrell at 4:39 PM
4 Comments:
Is this the part where the Blair Witch comes out?
Just making sure you don't have a man by the name of Jon Krakauer in your group. Don't travel with that guy. Total low oxygen buzzkill.
Just to give everyone an update on Terrell's current location, he is in Bolivia right now and is having a hard time finding internet service. He is taking an SUV trip with 6 others to a big state park for 3 days. He will be seeing volcanos, geyseys, hot springs, and brightly colored lakes. The weather is very cold there and he will be camping in -15 degree temps...(and people wonder why I didn't go with him on this trip!)
He has been on many buses for many hours and will be coming back to Peru in the same fashion through Chile. He plans on getting back to Cuzco on Tuesday (if my calculations are correct).
Kimberly - thanks for the update. I have been wrapped in my own life for several days and have forgotten to read the blog. Then I read it and it sort of left me hanging. I was a little concerned. Glad you have his location. I assume he meant to end up in Bolivia?
T -
Thanks for all the updates. Glad you are hanging in there. Can't wait to hear about it in detail. Things are all good here at sea level on the Mississippi. Ellie went to visit Randy and Julie with Mom and Dad and when she got home she asked where you were. She said "Does Terrell live with Randy and Julie?"
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