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- Llamas in Penaya
- These Llamas would carry our gear from Penaya to our base camp for climbing Illimani, the mountain seen in the background. Penaya is home to most of our Bolivian staff.
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- Illimani Base Camp
- This is our base camp for Illimani. The soft flat ground and excellent scenery made it a favorite among our camps.
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- Illimani High Camp
- Our high camp for Illimani, at over 18,000 feet, was the highest place we slept on this trip, but not for long, since we were getting up at 3:30 AM.
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- Illimani from Ryan's Tent
- This is a view of the summit of Illimani from inside Ryan's tent at the high camp. Photo by Ryan Gosney.
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- Sunset from Illimani High Camp
- The views from Illimani High Camp were spectacular, perhaps even better than from the summit. Huayna Potosi is seen in the distance in this sunset view.
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- Ryan at sunset
- Ryan stands before the spectacular sunset we viewed from Illimani High Camp.
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