by alpaca | Sep 11, 2025 | Allgemein
Climbing Once Again In our usual fashion we got up at 6 AM and got ready for the day ahead. Said day started out rather shitty for me as I realized we would have to cycle up once more with steep inclines for several kilometers to reach yet another pass (4074m) before...
by alpaca | Sep 10, 2025 | Allgemein
Reaching the Top We woke a little before sunrise at 6 AM. After a quick breakfast and packing our belongings, we were ready to cycle by 7:38 AM. Record time for us. We said our goodbyes to the alpaca farmers and, as a token of thanks, gave them our last Dutch...
by alpaca | Sep 9, 2025 | Allgemein
One night at the Alpaca-Farm We got up at 7 AM, reluctant to leave the warmth of our sleeping bags. Both men had been a little cold that night (I was very happy with my choice to buy a new sleeping bag for the trip at this point) and as we left the tent it was clear...
by alpaca | Sep 8, 2025 | Allgemein
Further up we go We all lay comfortably and happily in our sleeping bags when we were startled awake by a loud and angry ‘HEY!’ coming from outside the tent. We looked at each other to check if we hadn’t imagined that noise when our question was...
by alpaca | Sep 7, 2025 | Allgemein
Not déjà-vu but déjà-fait We used the morning at the hostel to prep for the days ahead in the mountains. While I was filtering water, Göran and Jacques were repairing our burner which had almost given up the evening before. We reorganized our bags and got ready for...
by alpaca | Sep 6, 2025 | Allgemein
Recovery from altitude sickness and acclimatization Our first day back in San Mateo really was mainly a rest day. Elke still had fever the night before and was regenerating from feeling ill so many days. Therefore, our first day was spent sleeping, chilling, or doing...
