Camp on Pass Alfo de Pucaraju at 4640m

Today morning was very foggy and I started at 8:30 with a wet tent, which adds about 1kg to my backpack! It was cloudy all the time and actually good hiking weather, as with the sun a 500m climb with 45kg is very brutal! In the valley I met an organized group of Australians with about 10 porters and 10 donkeys! They could not believe that I carry that heavy backpack alone! Yes, the climb was indeed tough, but I used the trick of disection: 250m=5x50m, 50m=5x10m. This way if you are unfit and untrained you could even go for a marathon! Just run 21 times 2km! You can even take a 5min-break after each section!

I reached the pass after 3h hiking and decided just to camp here on top! The view is superb, my tent is storm-proof and I am not in a hurry! Maybe I prolong this hike to 14days! My only problem here is that I have only 1.5l of water left! And I do not expect to find any water nearby! But I will do with this till tomorrow morning, though I am a bit dehydrated! Interesting to see whether there will be any other hiker today on this pass. If so I will ask them for water! :-)

So waiting for the sun and hopefully for some photography! But today there is plenty of hours left till darkness which starts at 18:30!

Greetings from high altitudes in Peru!

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