Canada
climbers on Pigeon Spire in the Bugaboos
“Assez Difficile”: Climbing The Granite Spires of the Bugaboos
Europe
looking at the Matterhorn (and Klein Matterhorn) from below Monte Rosa
A Walk Across The Roof Of Europe: The Monte Rosa Traverse
South America
Tocllaraju climbers – Austrians on the left and our two tents on the right
Argentina ……See the trekking/hiking folder for posts on Patagonia hiking
Bolivia …. Se the hiking/trekking folder for posts on the 14-day Cordillera Real Traverse
Ecuador
- Base Camp Quito Part One: Getting High On Ecuador’s “Avenue of the Volcanoes”
- Base Camp Quito Part Two: Climbing The Three Highest Peaks of Ecuador’s “Avenue of the Volcanoes”
Peru
- Getting Real High In The Peruvian Andes
- Trekking and Climbing In The Peruvian Andes – The Santa Cruz Trek and & Pisco Climb
- Climbing Ishinca and Tocllaraju in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca
See the trekking/hiking folder for posts on the 16-day Huayhuash Circuit trek and the 7-day Toreesd de Paine Circuit
Africa
My series of posts on treks to the top of Tanzania’s Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro are in the hiking/trekking folder. Getting to Uhuru Peak does not require any mountaineering equipment or climbing skills. It is essentially a high-altitude walk. Click here for the first of the posts.
Ramblin' Boy 
Hi. I have just found your images and descriptions of surviving high in the Andes in Getting Real High in The Peruvian Andes. I am writing a novel which involves a sort of research camp in the Andes and I have no idea what such a camp would comprise. Would you have time for me to ask a few questions? All I can offer in return is a credit in the book plus a disclaimer in case I misrepresent what you tell me!
Peter, there is nothing remarkable about being at 4000 to 5000 meters in the Andes. Given a gradual ascent and adequate hydration, the human body is able to adapt to the thinner air. It is really only when you hit the Death Zone (8000 meters and up) that the body is no longer able to adapt. Everest Base Camp is at 5360 meters and people spend a couple of months there preparing for their Everest summit.
Let me know what the purpose of this research camp is. I am assuming it is for something other than acclimatization. Send a few questions and I will do my best to answer them. My email address is true_north@mac.com