TOWARDS THE ALPAMAYO BASE CAMP

Today we got to Base Camp, a little tired; the journey here was very long. On the way we met Igor, a Basque who intends to travel around Peru for three months; but for now he has the same goal as us, this is the second time he is trying to reach it.

He arrived at Base Camp with the intention of joining another roped team. We gave him the opportunity to join us, we think that being a double roped team increases our chances of success; this way we all benefit from it.

Tomorrow we will climb towards IC; we must surpass a cumulated one thousand two hundred meters incline. We will see the most beautiful mountain in the world from up close; we will look at its face and caress its slopes.

We hope the Alpamayo welcomes us with its best clothes and our dream comes true.

Fran Lorente