Climb Bolivia’s highest peaks with incredible guides and services!

These amazing adventures include a guided climb of two great peaks in Cordillera Real – Huayna Potosi (19,980 feet) and Illimani (21,200 feet) – as well as an opportunity to enjoy Bolivia’s magnificent scenery, inspiring ruins and lively markets. We fly into La Paz, which is 13,000 feet above sea level, and spend two days getting acclimated and seeing the sights. Craig Van Hoy has been leading Bolivian climbs since 1984 and combines fluency in Spanish with knowledge of the country and the mountains. If you have extra time and want to take advantage of your acclimatization, we also offer a guided climb of Bolivia’s highest peak, Sajama at 21,486 feet.

Previous mountaineering experience is required for this trip but there is sufficient time built in to refresh our rope travel skills upon arrival in Bolivia. To ensure proper acclimatization, we will first set our sights on Huayna Potosi, which on requires the use of fixed rope lines and running belays on summit day. After the climb, we’ll return to La Paz to rest, relax and celebrate before attempting our second objective, Illimani.