Climbing season 2023 completed

This year it so happened that the winter climbing season ended up in the time frame when the summer one has always been - in July, August and September! At the same time, it moved to a half of the globe - to South America.

Despite these changes, the season was eventful, even somewhat overdone. I will write about critical moments in the separate article, because it is quite important.

In any case, we managed to pass through it - working in a friendly and strong international team. It was hard and sometimes even scary, sometimes it was dangerous. Sometimes it was sad and unlucky.

The summit of Huascaran looks like frozen clouds after lunch

But the world is full of misfortunes even if you don't climb mountains, so the risks were justified.

And the risks of climbing were paid off with the unique emotions experienced by a person who, at the cost of enormous effort, has achieved his dream - the summit... This thesis works not only in the mountaineering - the harder and more dangerous is the goal, the more valuable and precious is the victory.

There were failures too, yes. But you can’t do without them on the difficult path to a difficult goal.

In addition to the summit emotions, in over 2 months of climbing in Peru, a lot of different information has accumulated - from the very beautiful photos and videos, to detailed descriptions and features of the new routes. Alas, there is also some accident analysis - the mountains do not forgive mistakes...

Nevado Alpamayo is covered with a bad weather. Together with our camp at the 5500 m pass

The cultural component of our mountain life could not remain aside either. The mountains of Peru are full of the history of the bygone civilizations, which went away with many secrets and left us with amazing mysteries.

One of the strange architectural details of the Chavin complex - very characteristical of this culture - a human head at the end of a short stone block

I have no doubt that these messages from the past contain invaluable information about our past and (perhaps) our future. During one of the excursions to the ancient Chavin temple, I met a professor historian from the University of Trujillo.

None of the decorative details and constructions of the Chavin complex currently has a clear scientific explanation. Like the countless mysteries of other ancient monuments in Peru and Bolivia

The acquaintance turned out to be very interesting - I will gladly share with you new, absolutely amazing details and theories of the history of civilizations that developed in completely different conditions and directions from our civilization.
I do not go off topic. Exploring the mountains can go much further that climbing and mountaineering.

Ritual vessels found during archeological researches in the Chavín complex. Museum

There is enough material to compensate for my forced absence in the information field over the last two months - during constant climbing activity there was no chance to publish anything.
My next publication plan is almost complete until about November - just to the time of the start of the next mountain season, in which I really hope to see you in person.

View of the Mount Ishinca and Mount Ranrapalca from the climbing route of Toclaraju

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The author of the text and photos - Alex Trubachev
Your mountaineering and rockclimbing guide in Argentina, Peru and Bolivia

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Climbing season 2023 completed

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