Pico Austria

News from the Summit of Pico Austria

Posted On: 
August 12, 2010
Expedition: 
Climb Pequeno Alpamayo, Huayna Potosi & Illimani

When I received a call earlier today that my caller id displayed as a number with no less than 15 digits, I knew it must be Jaime on the other end. Sure enough, after one dropped call, a conversation interrupted by whipping winds (they were on the summit of Pico Austria), my own ignorance of the Spanish language, and a discussion with Adrian confirming the names of peaks that I believe Jaime mentioned, I managed to decipher the following:

Bolivia Summit Whiteout and Ave Maria Birds

Posted On: 
August 19, 2007
Expedition: 
Climb Pequeno Alpamayo, Huayna Potosi & Illimani

Ian’s post from Bolivia follows and we expect more from him soon, but we also wanted to let you know that another AlpenGlowExpeditions team is preparing to leave soon. In a couple of days, we’ll have a first report from that Himalaya-bound team. Meantime, from Bolivia:

Well, the group is complete now that Desiree has joined us and enjoying much deserved R&R in Copacabana. Brad and I summited Pequeno Alpamayo two days ago in a whiteout. Here is a recap…

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