Adventure Updates

Once again, its another pre-4:00AM wake up for a hike. We got dressed, got our snacks and water, and began the 2 hour journey to the ancient Inca city. This walk is a common one, but it doesn’t...

We set our alarms for 3:45AM. But we were up at 3:30. It was going to be a long five days ahead of us, as we had planned over 70km of independent hiking. We met up with our friends, found a colectivo,...

In any sort of “Things to do in Peru,” list, Colca Canyon ranks among the top. When we talked to our climbing guides in Arequipa, they recommended that this was the trek in the area to take....

This is an absolutly gorgeous city. After the worlds shortest 16h bus ride, we came to Arequipa ready to explore the city. Arequipa is known for its colonial Spanish architecture and gastronomy. It also...

Ever since we got to Peru, we had two really good meals. Ceviche in Trujillo, and ceviche in Punta Hermosa. The rest are mediocre restaurants, and catering from our hikes and hostels. But then we got to...

Lets go to the beach and relax! We can just chill out and rest! We thought. We will never learn that we don’t have an off switch. After 10 straight days of hiking through the Peruvian Andes, we...

Welcome to the second half of our incredible Cordillera Huayhuash journey. In the first four days, our group has done very well. We are all healthy, fit, and ready to go. We just picked up our annoying...

8 days. 7 nights. 10 hikers. 1 guide. 1 Chiki. 12 donkeys in the Peruvian Mountains. The Huayhuash ( pronounced “why wash”) trek is routinely rated as one of the most beautiful and rewarding...

This was a long hike. What a day. We learned the night before that the pickup for this day trip was at 5:00AM. So we got some snacks and went to bed early. The bus ride was mostly uneventful. We...

This hike was our first taste of the northern Peruvian Andes. And it was special. We took a 10 hour day bus from Trujillo to Huaraz. We’re not going to do that again. It’s quite a lovely...