Peru - Climbing El Chachani (6,075m)

Climbing El Chachani See in Wikipedia

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In Peru we went to Arequipa, the white city. Here we wanted to climb our first 6000m peak called El Chachani (6,075m). We drove 85 km on dirt tracks out of Arequipa to an elevation of 4800m where we climbed fully equipped to base camp (5300m). At 2 am we got up and then it started to snow which did not stop for the next 3 days or so. Unfortunately we were not lucky with the weather. Instead of clear sky and little snow we had to climb in crampons all night and all day in a complete whiteout and snow storm. It was freezing cold and we could definitely feel the elevation. But what an adventure.
See here what we would have seen with clear sky.
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Location & Date:
El Chachani !, Arequipa, Peru | July 2009 |

Gear:
Nikon D200 DSLR | Nikkor 18-200mm VR Zoom | Hoya Circular Polarizer

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Taken on: July 26, 2009

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