“Danza de Cóndores” Cabeza del Cóndor, East Face

On July 15, Juvenal and Sergio Condori left Condoriri base camp at 3 a.m., and after ascending the glacier toward Pequeño Alpamayo, they crossed the watershed between Pico Tarija and Wyoming (a.k.a. Huallomen), descended the far side, and traversed beneath the northern flanks of Wyoming. Escaping from the bottom of the glacier on the northern
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Condoriri Massif, Complete Traverse

In July, Juvenal and Sergio Condori made a 44-hour, alpine-style traverse of the Condoriri Massif. Starting with the summit of Aguja Negra (“I” in the photo above), they continued over Ilusión, Ilusioncita, Pirámide Blanca, Pico Tarija, Huallomen (Wyoming), Ala Norte, Cabeza del Cóndor, and Ala Sur. This amounts to a horizontal distance of more than
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Illimani south face Bolivia, Jach’a Kuntur Ajayu

Of all Illimani’s aspects, the south face is perhaps the most beautiful and impressive. This huge wall offers lines of high technical difficulty, through vertical ice runnels and rock. Hidden from general view, it seems inaccessible, but it is not. A four- to five hour drive from La Paz in 4WD, followed by a four-hour
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Warawarani, southwest Face – Cordillera Real Bolivia

On October 10, Artem Bylinksi (Russian), Juvenal Condori, Rodrigo Lobo (both Bolivian), and Davide Vitale (Belgian) reached Penas, drove to the road head at Jalluwaya, and then walked three hours to Laguna Warawarani, where they camped. Leaving next day a little after 1 a.m, and climbing as two pairs, they made the first ascent of
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