![BOLIVIA - HUAYNA POTOSI [3015 BO] Do I really want to climb a mountain with a cemetary in the foreground? Huayna Potosi is roughly fifteen miles due north of La Paz, which makes this mountain the most popular climb in Bolivia. The normal ascent route is a fairly straightforward but challenging glacier climb, with some crevasses and a steep climb to the summit.](../imgThmb/3015_BO_M.jpg)
![BOLIVIA - HUAYNA POTOSI [BO_C135] The team](../imgThmb/BO_C135.jpg)
![BOLIVIA - HUAYNA POTOSI [3036 BO] Rodrigo on the 19.996 foot (6094 meter) summit, "Can you hear me now"?](../imgThmb/3036_BO_M.jpg)
![BOLIVIA - HUAYNA POTOSI [BO_C138]](../imgThmb/BO_C138.jpg)
![BOLIVIA - HUAYNA POTOSI [BO_C139B] The view from above](../imgThmb/BO_C139B.jpg)
![BOLIVIA - HUAYNA POTOSI [BO_C145] The view from above](../imgThmb/BO_C145.jpg)
![BOLIVIA - HUAYNA POTOSI [BO_C140] Descending](../imgThmb/BO_C140.jpg)
![BOLIVIA - HUAYNA POTOSI [BO_C142] Rock climber or rock star?](../imgThmb/BO_C142.jpg)
![BOLIVIA - HUAYNA POTOSI [BO_C143] Near camp](../imgThmb/BO_C143.jpg)
![BOLIVIA - HUAYNA POTOSI [BO_C144]](../imgThmb/BO_C144.jpg)
![BOLIVIA - ILLIMANI [BO_C163] Driving to the mountain](../imgThmb/BO_C163.jpg)
![BOLIVIA - ILLIMANI [BO_C167] Me with the porter and some of his kids](../imgThmb/BO_C167.jpg)
![BOLIVIA - ILLIMANI [BO_C171]](../imgThmb/BO_C171.jpg)
![BOLIVIA - ILLIMANI [BO_C180] Mules!](../imgThmb/BO_C180.jpg)
![BOLIVIA - ILLIMANI [BO_C183] Base camp](../imgThmb/BO_C183.jpg)
![BOLIVIA - ILLIMANI [BO_C198] Jorge our chef](../imgThmb/BO_C198.jpg)
![BOLIVIA - ILLIMANI [BO_C184] Alain's always looking up at the mountain](../imgThmb/BO_C184.jpg)
![BOLIVIA - ILLIMANI [BO_C190] Alain spoke French and Spanish. I spoke English and a few words in Spanish. It was a quiet and peaceful trip.](../imgThmb/BO_C190.jpg)
BOLIVIA - HUAYNA POTOSI [3015 BO] Do I really want to climb a mountain with a cemetary in the foreground? Huayna Potosi is roughly fifteen miles due north of La Paz, which makes this mountain the most popular climb in Bolivia. The normal ascent route is a fairly straightforward but challenging glacier climb, with some crevasses and a steep climb to the summit.
