Day 1

We drive from La Paz across the flat desert-like Altiplano, stopping en route to explore ruins and tombs from the Chipayas culture.We will continue our trip until we reach the town of Sajama, after taking a short break at the town of Sajama we drive to the Wincurata valley (4450m) where we load our equipment onto donkeys start our 2 to 3 hour hike towards Sajama base camp (4800m).

Day 2

Today we transfer our equipment from donkeys to local porters and hike for 4-5 hours to Sajama high camp (5700m).

Day 3

We start our summit attempt at 1am, initially over mixed rock and ice (up to 50°) until an altitude of 6000m, at which point the route flattens somewhat and we start crossing Sajama’s glacier until we reach the summit (6540m), the highest point in Bolivia! We return to the high camp for a short rest and then continue down to the basecamp where we spend the night.

Day 4

We hike back to our car in the Wincurata valley and return to La Paz, stopping on the way by the hot springsfor a well-deserved soak!