Dolphyfan,

When was the last time you humped a pack over 15,000 feet? As Tom D has explained several times, once you get over 12,000 the world can go to hell in a hurry. There is no help out there. In my opinion you are asking for serious trouble unless you go with alpinists on a trip like the one you describe.

I enjoyed hiking in Peru and Bolivia, but not really until I had been there for 10 days or so, and not above 13,000 feet. My brother is going next spring to Bolivia and paying for the trip by getting his teeth fixed while he is down there.


Edited by ppine (11/04/11 12:27 PM)