Final Notes
Here are some final and miscellaneous notes:
· Next time I need to bring an ATM card. Very important. It is very hard to know how much cash to bring, and it is very bad to run out of cash.
· Bring a fanny pack to use when walking around the city.
· Next time bring a light down and a heavy down jacket, and maybe a fleece jacket.
· A buff would be better than a bandana. (One can wear it to keep from burning one’s neck.)
· For the most part, the weather in La Paz was like the fall. During the day it was almost T-shirt weather, but after the sun went down one needed a light to medium jacket. Up in the mountains, it was colder—below freezing.
· Next time need a bigger day pack for a summit back. They suggested a top-loading one.
· Bring a Nalgene-style bottle for pee.
Elevations
|
|
Feet |
Meters |
Air Pressure |
|
Sea Level |
0 |
0 |
100% |
|
La Paz |
11,942 |
3640 |
65% |
|
El Alto |
13,325 |
4062 |
62% |
|
Copacabana |
12,507 |
3812 |
63% |
|
Tarija Base Camp (?) |
15,310 |
4651 |
56% |
|
Tarija |
17,220 |
5248 |
52% |
|
Huayna low camp |
15,748 |
4800 |
55% |
|
Huayna high camp |
16,831 |
5130 |
54% |
|
Huayna summit |
19,975 |
6088 |
47% |
Final thought:
For a brief moment, I stood on top of a 6000 meter/20,000 foot mountain...