After a year of planning, Brooke, Jim, and I headed out on a 10-day backpacking trip through the Huayhuash mountains in Peru. Our goal was to do the Huayhuash circuit plus several high alpine side trips. We had expected to see no one else doing the route without a guide. After all, only crazy people…
We arrived back at our AirBnb at 9pm after our trip to Machu Picchu. We were heading out for our next trek at 4am. We had enough time to shower and repack before falling into bed. Our 3:45 alarm came way too quickly. Our drive to the start of the Ausangate 2-day trek was 3-1/2…
On Monday at 7am, we headed to the airport. 26 hours and 4 flights later, we landed in Cusco, Peru. 16 hours later, we were picked up in a van and off to our first trek: The Salkantay Trek. Also known as The Savage Mountain Trek to Machu Picchu. We would hike for 3 days…