despues de subir la ruta ferrari y salir vivo,,, muy mal clima la verdad, pero excelente aventura

Well here I am trying to use 40 characters to describe an undescribable event.

Last summer I went climbing in Peru for 17 days. It was a great trip and I can't wait for more.

Did this insted of the french direct because of prior weather and cornice conditions.

Base camp on Alpamayo. Climb early to avoid getting rained on with ice chunks from the parties above you.

"AJ" rapelling off the summit ridge of Alpamayo down the southwest face after a successful ascent in July 2003. Our footprints can be seen on the glacier below. Two weeks after this photo was taken, a huge serac avalanche killed 8 people on this route.

View of Alpamayo high camp with our path up the southwest face marked. We believe this was the "Italian route", being just left of the better-known Ferrari route (which was blocked by a wide schrund).

Profile photo of jstjean on Alpamayo, Peru, in July 2003

View of Alpamayo from the shoulder of Lorijirka

One of my friends was sick when we're climbing to the Alpamayo's Camp 1... Before the snow, between the rocks we prepare a vivac for him, other friend and me. He recovered so quick, and we were lucky with the sunset... was amazing... Was the sunset of 4th august 2002. Just in two seconds I took this pic... just two seconds, but enough to think in the best mountain photographer of the world, Gallen Rowell (he died august 11, 2002). The cover of his book Mountains of light is a cloud and two rocks in the shadow... When I look this pic I remember him, his pics, his wonderful pics... I took this pic one week before he died... a sign??? In Memoriam, Gallen.... Thank you for all your work

Yes... the vision of the tents from the top of the Quitaraju (6.040m) to the camp 1 (5.300) is fantastic... the best place for this camp...

A shot in Arequipa Peru, you can see the valley near the city and in the background the beginning of the beutiful mountain range, much of which are active valcanoes... photographer: cloudscientist/aaron keup