Bolivian Summits

BOL-10 / 18-day trip / Grade: AD

Peaks: Austria Peak (5300 m) > Pequeño Alpamayo (5450 m) > Huayna Potosi (6094 m) > Ilimani (6462 m)

Bolivian Summits 2

Cordillera Real in Bolivia is known as “New World’s Himalaya.” This amazing mountain range has some of the highest and most beautiful peaks in the entire Andes mountain range. Examples are the beautiful triangular Huayna Potosi, the aesthetic Pequeño Alpamayo (named after the famous Alpamayo in Peru, due of its impressive appearance and route) and the iconic Illimani 6462 m, the highest mountain in the Cordillera Real and ultimate aim for this expedition.


Day 1Arrival in La Paz (3600 m)
Day 2La Paz – Walking city tour
Day 3Copacabana (3900 m)
Day 4The Sun’s island (4065 m)
Day 5Condoriri massif – Tuni Campsite (4350 m)
Day 6Condoriri base camp (4650 m)
Day 7Climb: Austria Peak (5300 m)
Day 8Glacier training (4800 m)
Day 9Climb: Pequeño Alpamayo (5450 m)
Day 10Huayna Potosi lower mountain refuge (4790 m)
Day 11Huayna Potosi’s high camp (5180 m)
Day 12Climb: Huayna Potosi (6094 m)
Day 13Spare summit day for Huayna Potosi
Day 14Ilimani’s Base camp (4460 m)
Day 15Ilimani’s high camp (5420 m)
Day 16Climb: Ilimani (6462 m)
Day 17Back to La Paz
Day 18Departure
Tags: Alpamayo, Bolivia, AD, Condoriri, Copacabana, AD grade, Pequeño Alpamayo, Huayna Potosi, Cordillera Real, Austria peak, Ilimani, Potosi, Titicaca, Climbing