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Huayna Potosi Climb: 3-Day Journey to 6088m Summit with Spectacular Views
4.8
112 Ratings
La Paz
Embark on a thrilling 3-day journey to summit Huayna Potosi, the easiest 6088m peak. Perfect for beginners with good acclimatization, enjoy breathtaking views and learn basic mountaineering techniques.
Embark on a thrilling 3-day journey to summit Huayna Potosi, the easiest 6088m peak. Perfect for beginners with good acclimatization, enjoy breathtaking views and learn basic mountaineering techniques.
Duration:
3 days
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Jiwaki - Huayna Potosi is Bolivia’s most popular major peak in the Cordillera Real. Located at just 32 km from the city of La Paz, Huayna Potosi is known for its ease of access and imposing beauty as well as the fact that it is 88 meters over the magic 6000 meter figure. Huayna Potosi can be climbed by beginners with a competent guide and…
- Jiwaki - Huayna Potosi is Bolivia’s most popular major peak in the Cordillera Real. Located at just 32 km from the city of La Paz, Huayna Potosi is known for its ease of access and imposing beauty as well as the fact that it is 88 meters over the magic 6000 meter figure. Huayna Potosi can be climbed by beginners with a competent guide and technical equipment. Beginners yes, but fit beginners; it’s quite steep toward the end and it’s a tough climb, but well worth the effort!
What's Included
- Stay at Refugio
- Private transportation included
- Personalized guidance with a 1:2 guide to client ratio
- All meals provided during the tour
- Complete climbing gear provided: windbreaker jacket and pants, fleece jacket and pants, helmet, ice axe, harness, gloves, gaiters, balaclava, crampons, and snow boots
- Stay at Refugio
- Private transportation included
- Personalized guidance with a 1:2 guide to client ratio
- All meals provided during the tour
- Complete climbing gear provided: windbreaker jacket and pants, fleece jacket and pants, helmet, ice axe, harness, gloves, gaiters, balaclava, crampons, and snow boots
What's Not Included
- Snacks
- Sleeping bag (rated to – 5 º c)
- Headlamp
- Backpack (50 – 60 liter capacity)
- Trekking pants or leggings
- Fleece jacket
- Down jacket (optional)
- 3 pairs of socks (one thick)
- Snacks for summit attempt
- 50 BOB mountain entrance fee
- Sunglasses
- Sunblock
- 2 liters of water to start the trip
- Personal medication
-
Thin liner gloves
-…
- Snacks
- Sleeping bag (rated to – 5 º c)
- Headlamp
- Backpack (50 – 60 liter capacity)
- Trekking pants or leggings
- Fleece jacket
- Down jacket (optional)
- 3 pairs of socks (one thick)
- Snacks for summit attempt
- 50 BOB mountain entrance fee
- Sunglasses
- Sunblock
- 2 liters of water to start the trip
- Personal medication
- Thin liner gloves
- Beanie
- Toilet paper
- hiking shoes
- Personal items
- guide tips
Additional Information
Effortless 6088 Summit. Huayna Potosi literally presents no technical climbing challenges. Even novices can scale it given they acclimatize well. The panorama from the peak is breathtaking.
The 3-day tour package incorporates a first-day basics of mountaineering and ice climbing tutorial and practice session at Glacier 4900m and spending the night at…
Effortless 6088 Summit. Huayna Potosi literally presents no technical climbing challenges. Even novices can scale it given they acclimatize well. The panorama from the peak is breathtaking.
The 3-day tour package incorporates a first-day basics of mountaineering and ice climbing tutorial and practice session at Glacier 4900m and spending the night at the base camp for acclimatizing effectively.
The subsequent day involves ascending to the high camp followed by the climax of the tour - the summit attempt on the third day, ending with a return to La Paz City.
- No recomendado para viajeros con vértigo muy alto.
Location
Jiwaki
Sagarnaga
Jiwaki is on Sagarnaga street Nro 342 next to the hotel Alem in front of Italian Pitza.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(112 Ratings)
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Pcd130
Nov 26, 2024
Huayna potosi - 10/10 recommend. Great equipment, food, accomodation and guides. Shout out to our guide Iván GuÃa for getting us up the mountain
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Sophieab9381gi
Nov 18, 2024
Thank you! - Thank you so much! Climbing Huayna Potosà was the most challenging but amazing thing I have ever done.
Huge shout out to my guide, Iván, as I would not have made it to the top without him! Muchas gracias!
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Sabineockh
Oct 16, 2024
Huayna Potosi - The whole ascent was breathtaking (literally and figuratively). Very nice and heavy, but gives so much satisfaction when you are on top. The organization was superb! And my Guide Iban was very good and supportive. Jiwaki and Guide Iban are highly recommended!
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Sunshine04908264171
Oct 15, 2024
The trek of a lifetime! - We had an incredible trip to Huayna Potosi with Jiwaki. All of the guides were dedicated to making our trip run smoothly, be on time, be safe and most importantly, be fun! Ivan guided us on the summit climb with patience and expertise. We could tell he knew the mountain well. Our group of approx 14 hikers bonded right away and we were a supportive team throughout the 3 days. We were well fed, had adequate accommodation, gear and training to give us the best chance of reaching the summit. Do take the acclimatization period seriously before starting this trek and do bring or take Diamox (easily purchased at pharmacies all over La Paz) because it can make or break your trip. For someone interested in doing a hard climb up a glacier to a beautiful summit, this is your best bet at achieving it!
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Mo_mortazavi
Oct 8, 2024
Rewarding but very challenging hike!! 🗻 - I recently did the 3 day hike to Huayna Potosi at the start of October. I didn’t know what to expect and in some ways I was underprepared for how challenging both mentally and physically the hike was. However, in the end I managed it and was rewarded with some stunning views. Jiwaki is a fantastic agency to do it with, providing good accommodation at both base camps and lovely food as fuel for the hike. I wouldn’t have been able to achieve this without the help of my excellent guide Ivan, who communicated in perfect English and Spanish, was always positive and ensured my safety was paramount throughout. Would highly recommend but be prepared for one of the hardest challenges you’ll face, in particular the last night/day.
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W7719xxmichaelp
Oct 6, 2024
Amazing tour but tough - The tour to Huayna Potosi was great! Everything was organized well, food was great but most important our guide Ivan was the best!
He helped us to summit right at sunrise. We always felt secure and he made the tour even better.
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Donghenam
Sep 10, 2024
Out of this world experience - I could not fault Jiwaki and their guides for this unforgettable life defining experience. Johnny was a great experienced leader and kept us informed with all we needed to know at each briefing; detailed and very professional.
Don't be fooled... It is physically challenging. Many say it is the most challenging experience in their lives. Spend time to acclimatise in La Paz. Eat well, sleep well, and with a bit of physical and mental fortitude, you'll make it to the top.
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Livelife1098
Aug 28, 2024
Potosà 3 day tour with Willy - Earlier this year in May me and a friend joined the 3 day Huayna Potosà tour.
The trip was absolutely excellent and our guides made us feel extremely safe and capable of doing the tour.
On summit day my friend got altitude sickness but our guide, Willy, handled the situation perfectly! He made sure my friend was ok but never made too much of a big deal out of it and ensured my friend summited safely without panicking him. He kept spirits and morale high the whole time.
Would 100% recommend this tour!
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445fwd
Aug 6, 2024
Awesome trip! - For the summit, the group was divided and each couple and individual received their own guide. I also received a guide (Juan) who helped me enormously. He was calm, helpful and regularly asked how I was feeling. He was experienced and knew when I needed my rest. He was also very honest. Safety was his number 1 priority. He regularly took photos during the climb. Now that I see these photos again, I am very happy. They turned out to be fantastic photos. Jiwaki has helped me and the group tremendously from the start at the Base Camp. Because we had been ice climbing and mounteneering instructions for a day, they were able to properly assess where everyone was physically. The food was great and the accommodation was simple but nice and cozy. It was an experience I will never forget!
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Amymundye
Dec 9, 2024
Not nice guide - I had a really great time with my group and the hike was amazing, however the guides really let it down! For some of them it was like they didn’t want to be there and hated if you asked questions and didn’t want to help you. Especially the lead guide who should have been the one keeping moral up! The other guides were much nicer! The whole group felt that the lead guide was unapproachable, also every time we stopped on the hike he straight away went to watching videos on his phone and didn’t talk to us, I had to actually say his name multiple times for him to notice we were asking him something, I would choose another company if I was to do this again because of the lead guide.
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