statue close to our first hotel (couldn't have asked for a better backdrop)
church on the hill overlooking huaraz to the south
heading back down toward starting point at quartelhuain
cycle of life
first light above our campsite
ice crystals on the tent left over from the prior evening's storm
friendly dogs who hung out near our camp
what one of them pulled out from under a small boulder. one of the local women later came to retrieve this.
back on the trail from rondoy
better mountain views as we gain elevation
greeted by the locals
pasture with a view
heading up the 15,584 ft pass
ninashanca (18,396 ft) and rondoy (19,258 ft)
over sambuya pass
first glimpse of solteracocha lake and the massive glacier below mituraju (18,864 ft) and jirishanca (19,993 ft), and yerupaja chico (19,977 ft)
down toward the rio jahuacocha valley
looking back toward the minor mexico peak (16,574 ft) and the scree slope we crossed
jascha emptying the sand and scree from his shoes
mituraju, jirishanca, and yerupaja chico again
glacier tam
looking back toward our final campsite at jahuacocha lake
the trail toward llamac
looking se toward barraco (15,905 ft)
approaching macrash pass at 14,015 ft
our route
