PERU 2000
PAGE 2 - URUS and TOCLLARAJU

Pictures in rough chronoligical order
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Annoying scree field up the base of Urus (5495M)

Lookind down from near the summit of Urus

Tocllaraju seen from summit of Urus

More views from Urus' summit

More views from Urus' summit

URUS MY FOOT!!!!

Tocllaraju seen from Urus

Tocllaraju seen from Urus

Climbers approach Urus' summit

Me at Urus summit

Shot taken while descending Urus

Paul chilling out in BC while the socks dry

Llamas in Base Camp

Llama enjoying a snack near the tent

The hideous scree approach to Tocllaraju high Camp

Lower glacier approach to Tocllaraju High Camp

Paul at High Camp (5300M)  WHEW!!!

Tocllaraju from High Camp in late afternoon

Glacier at High Camp

A Japanese climber setting a belay atop the first steep section

Rafael ascending a snow slope

Looking up the snow slopes, nearing the summit

Getting steeper - Note team of Japanese climbers
several hundred feet below

Approaching the final pitches

Francesco ropes up for the summit push

Franchesco airing it out near the summit

Axes

At the summit

Me

Rafael y Francesco at the summit

Part of the panoramic seen below

Another part of the panoramic

Composite panorama (3 images) from the summit of Tocclaraju.  (CLICK TO ENLARGE)



Another shot of Rafael & Francesco

Me and Francesco

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Japanese setting a top anchor for their fixed line

Setting up our rappel while trying to avoid
the Japanese fixed line nightmare.

Rafael ? rapelling while Japanese climber ascends

Back in basecamp after the climb

Loading up for the walk home

Weather moving in on Tocclaraju just in
time for our getaway day

Leaving Basecamp after 7 days
 

 
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