Resting by our camp
Basecamp for Mt. Pisco: Sheldon counted __ tents here!
Sunrise on Mt. Rondoy: Taking the photo was simply a ploy by Sheldon to rest for a minute.
Our guide, Victoriano: Not so patiently waiting for Sheldon to take pictures and breathe.
Breathing break!
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Trudging up the glacier on Mt. Pisco
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The trail was narrow but well defined.
Up the final pitch.
View from the summit of Mt. Pisco
Happy to be on the summit of Mt. Pisco
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Descending from the summit of Mt. Pisco
The trail zigzags upward.
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This is why we have a guide.
Sunrise on Mt. Rondoy
Ready to hike down to the road.
Icicles: The water splashes up from the stream and forms icicles on the grass.
Corn spread out to dry.
Weighing: We weighed to see if we lost weight trekking and climbing Mt. Pisco. We did.
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Lunch: Kjirsten has a bowl of delicious soup and my salad was fantastic. See all the slices of mango?
Lunch: Soup, salad, fajitas
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Market day in Huaraz
Fresh Chicken For Sale
Kjirsten asking her about some unfamiliar fruit.
Graybeard gets a shave!
Reading books in Cafe Andino.: Cafe Andino was one of our favorite places to relax. Great tea, mocha, hot chocolate, mango smoothies and good books make for a nice way to acclimate or recover from trekking & mountain climbing.
Lima: We had an amazing seafood feast at this restaurant in Lima while the waves crashed right outside the window by our table.
Seafood appetizer tray: Drunken scallops, seafood salad, shrimp kabob and ???