Meandering
Meandering streams . Grand dreams. A perfect milieu to blow off a little steam. Huayhuash, Peru.
Jauacocha Splendor
The Fang
The incredibly jagged fang of Jirishanca Grande, the 10th highest mountain in Peru standing at 20,095 feet.
Sarapo Sunset
Beautiful sunset overlooking the valley beneath the Huayahush. This valley was where base camp for the book and movie Touching The Void was filmed.
Gateway
Mitucocha Sunset
Mitucocha Stream
Rush Hour in Popca
Another Day
Moody Cuyoc
Moody views of Cuyoc from camp on a day that saw lots of sleet, snow, rain and wind.
Daybreak
The sun greeting the day and quickly warming the Huayhuash mountains and burning off the ice that accumulated on the lake in the evening.
Dramatic Yerupaja
Paso Santa Rosa
The stunning Huayhuash Range as seen from below Paso Santa Rosa.
Gearing Up
Resting in the early morning frigid temps, "Caballo Blanco" (as this horse is so aptly named ) readies himself for another day on the job in the high Andes carrying massive loads. Fascinatingly, the horses in the Andes are so similar to the people. They are smaller in stature and more compact, yet have profound musculature. Amazing strength, stamina,sense of balance and agility and incredible lung power...they can carry roughly 200 pounds on steep slopes above 17,000 feet without being overcome by extreme fatigue. Furthermore, it can distinguish between the myriad noxious plants and safe ones found at altitude.
So similar are the many men and women living in the Andes. Incredible how geography has largely created similar physiological traits in humans and animals over centuries. Incredible athletes.
Gashpampa Purple
Fresh Catch
Our fresh catch of trout we used to make fresh ceviche high in the Andes. Delicious!
Popca's Three Mischievous Sheep
Paso Cuyoc
Descending the otherwordly looking formations from Paso Cuyoc, the highest pass in the Huayhuash Range on the main circuit.
Onward and Up
Carhua Horseback
Morning Chores
Euladio retrieves our horse at camp in the stunning Huayhuash range at sunrise. Every morning before sunrise, he's busy taking care of the needs that make our trips in this remote area possible.
The Burro Train
Great Egret
A great Egret takes flight in the thin air of Laguna Conococha
Mornings in Huayallpa
Placid Mornings
Descent to Jurau
Eulalio's Potato Bounty
Eden
This surely is what Eden looks like. A beautiful campsite beneath Siula Grande and Yerupaja in the Huayhuash.
Serenity
Morning Conversations
Community members from Llamac head up to their farms every day to work and graze the animals. Here, a few of them came together to catch up and share a few laughs. No texting...just good old fashioned walking up and meeting each other.
Morning Silhouette
Bluebird Reflections
Eulalio
Our master horseman Eulalio on his trusty steed.
Lake as Blue as the Sky
