12:30am go time - as no one had sleapt and we were all freezing cold everyone jumped out of bed ready for the final summit. I was feeling truly pumped and full of energy (thank god) we packed our things, got into all our snow and ice climbing equipment and had a basic breakfast of bread and jam and hot coco - I new the trick for me would be to drink and eat a lot today throughout the hike to maintain my energy levels. At 1:30am it was go time, I was paired with t...

After barely a wink of sleep and waking up to freezing conditions I had a sudden thought that I hadn't seen my headlamp since arriving. I turned our room upside down and had everyone look but there was no sign of it. When we had arrived yesterday the guide had rushed in and grabbed all our boots (where I had stashed my borrowed headlamp) and setup them up with ice cramp-ons. I continued to look for the headlamp for the next two days and unfortunately it never tur...

Today is the day I start my 3 day hike up Huayna Potasi - part of the Cordibella Blanca range and with a summit of 6088m. To be honest I am a bit nervous about it as I have never been that high up and even at 4000m here in La Paz I have had minor breathing and altitude issues. I was up early double checking I had everything and then made my way to the city where I was to meet my hiking group infront of the tour office. Arriving super early I had an hour or so wai...