Guillaume.Ceyrac - Sep 5, 2011 10:45 am Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2011
South (and main) summit
Amazing 4 hours taxi trip to get to pueblo Pinaya. 2 hours to get to BC. Next morning, 4h10 to get to nido de condores, one of the most beautiful campo alto I've ever seen. On the third day, 4 hours to arrive at sunrise at the summit. Wonderful views over La Paz & El Alto, Huayna Potosi and even Sajama, Parinacota & Pomerape (200 km away) !
Climbed with Fabrice. We went there with Porfirio (guide) and Savino (cook and carrier) from Inca Land Tours, the cheapest agency we found in Sagarnaga street (Galeria Gladys n°233) : 300 USD all included with taxi transportation. We found the organisation and people very profesionnal and friendly and strongly recommend their services.
LS - Sep 3, 2011 9:00 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2011
Revenge on Illimani
Reached the summit in 4.5 hours together with SP'er nbaisburd. See trip report, GPS track and photos at my blog Distantpeak
LS - Aug 18, 2011 11:56 am Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2011
Theft in High Camp
Climbed together with SP'er nbaisburd, but a thief stole our ice axes in high camp, so we even couldn't start the climb. See trip report, GPS track and photos at my blog Distantpeak
bruno baschung - Jul 30, 2011 5:06 pm Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2011
normal route
I climbed the normal route with BERSPECHTE. Nice climb , good conditions, quite cold and windy upthere.
Be extremly careful, a lot of thieves happen there, esepcially when coming bac and be tired, DO NOT LEAVE anything unattended outside your tents, our group suffered thefts of values. Dangeer at CB and even Nido de condores.
Beautiful peak.
Bruno BASCHUNG
rgg - Oct 12, 2010 5:42 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2009
Normal route
A little windy at high camp. Around 3 am we headed out and it turned into a beautiful day.
oliverkalt - Aug 8, 2010 3:04 pm Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2010
normal route
Beautiful day with not much wind. we reached the summit at about 6:50 just ~30min after sunrise. Descending back to the road the same day was tough. Nido camp is one of the most dramatic campsites I have ever seen.
astrobassman - Jun 19, 2010 3:05 pm Date Climbed: Jun 13, 2010
Highlight of the Trip
A beautiful mountain and a great route made this the highlight of the trip for me. The sunrise over the jungles below to the east was incredible. Illimani has been the main mountain I have wanted to climb for over a year, and I´m extremely satisfied to finally have climbed it.
Woodie Hopper - May 12, 2010 1:08 pm Date Climbed: May 11, 2010
Normal Route
Climbed from Nido with my guide, Eduardo Mamani. Good conditions and a little cold as expected, but not much wind. 4 hours from Nido to the summit. We descended all the way to the car afterwards (tough day!). We had the entire mountain to ourselves!
We climbed the normal route and summited at 8:00 am. It was my second time in Bolivia and hired Bolivian Journeys once again. The did a great job, thanks to Eulogio Tarqui (our guide). www.bolivianjourneys.org (they`re the best no doubt...)
Herb - Aug 11, 2008 4:02 am Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2008
Normal route (Pico Sur)
Climbed the normal route to Pico Sur via the High camp "Nido de Condores".
My highest summit so far (July 2008). Good conditions and great views. When we arrived at the summit, we had it mostly for ourselves. That's the nice thing about Illimani: very few people. We only met a small spanish group before the summit & a small italian group joined us later on the summit. Again - as on Huayna Potosi - it was real fun and very instructive to climb with our guide, Bernardo Guarachi (the first Bolivian climber on Mt. Everest in 1998, there even exists a stamp with his portrait in Bolivia!). To climb such a summit is really rewarding and I can't wait to return to the Andes.
DrewB - Apr 13, 2008 12:26 am Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2002
Great Mountain!
Summited in a white out. luckily it cleared a little on the decent making it seem sureal. I'd climb it again in a minute if i had the chance.
Kenneth.alone - Dec 2, 2007 3:42 am Date Climbed: Apr 28, 2006
One of the better days of my life.
Absolutely, A gorgeous day! My friends and I stood and ate and drank here on this summit! Alone!
Jessica L - Nov 25, 2007 8:36 pm Date Climbed: May 26, 2007
Normal Route
I have never experienced such strong winds (even in Chicago). It was very cold and the blowing snow gave me a nice facial. Otherwise, a very nice climb to my personal high.
Great views from this wonderful peak. We were the first in approximately two weeks to summit and had to slog through 20 cm of fresh snow to get to the top. Hard work at that altitude! Definitely worth the work though.
cristakhe - Oct 11, 2007 6:49 am Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2007
normal route
Nice route with good snow and ice. I like more Illimani Peak then other peaks in Bolivia because here are less people.
tatraman - Sep 25, 2007 7:17 am Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2006
summited and skied down
Perfect views from the whole route. we climbed the normal route and skied t down. spectacular climb and skiing to as low as 5100m. good snow conditions (though some places very icy). breathtaking mountain with a very strong atmosphere.
Thomas Gurviez - Sep 21, 2007 3:51 pm Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2007
normal route of Pico Sur
Ascent in 3 days, thunderstorm during the night in the last camp at 5500 m
Great sunny but cold weather for the summit day, 100 m of very deep snow (about 1 meter) at about 5700 m, which made this part exhausting
The steep part at 6200 m was in icy conditions, ice screws necessary
Amazing views from the top to the Amazonia, Huayna Potosi and rest of Cordillera Real, altiplano up to the Sajama and Pomerape volcanoes, and to the ice-flutes and huge cornices of the Pico Central of Illimani
Grizz42 - Jul 2, 2007 7:31 pm Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2007
Route Climbed: Normal
A great climb. A cold climb until we hit the ridge, but then the wind picked up on the summit. It's now the highest I've ever been!
Guillaume.Ceyrac - Sep 5, 2011 10:45 am Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2011
South (and main) summitAmazing 4 hours taxi trip to get to pueblo Pinaya. 2 hours to get to BC. Next morning, 4h10 to get to nido de condores, one of the most beautiful campo alto I've ever seen. On the third day, 4 hours to arrive at sunrise at the summit. Wonderful views over La Paz & El Alto, Huayna Potosi and even Sajama, Parinacota & Pomerape (200 km away) !
Climbed with Fabrice. We went there with Porfirio (guide) and Savino (cook and carrier) from Inca Land Tours, the cheapest agency we found in Sagarnaga street (Galeria Gladys n°233) : 300 USD all included with taxi transportation. We found the organisation and people very profesionnal and friendly and strongly recommend their services.
LS - Sep 3, 2011 9:00 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2011
Revenge on IllimaniReached the summit in 4.5 hours together with SP'er nbaisburd. See trip report, GPS track and photos at my blog Distantpeak
LS - Aug 18, 2011 11:56 am Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2011
Theft in High CampClimbed together with SP'er nbaisburd, but a thief stole our ice axes in high camp, so we even couldn't start the climb. See trip report, GPS track and photos at my blog Distantpeak
bruno baschung - Jul 30, 2011 5:06 pm Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2011
normal routeI climbed the normal route with BERSPECHTE. Nice climb , good conditions, quite cold and windy upthere.
Be extremly careful, a lot of thieves happen there, esepcially when coming bac and be tired, DO NOT LEAVE anything unattended outside your tents, our group suffered thefts of values. Dangeer at CB and even Nido de condores.
Beautiful peak.
Bruno BASCHUNG
rgg - Oct 12, 2010 5:42 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2009
Normal routeA little windy at high camp. Around 3 am we headed out and it turned into a beautiful day.
oliverkalt - Aug 8, 2010 3:04 pm Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2010
normal routeBeautiful day with not much wind. we reached the summit at about 6:50 just ~30min after sunrise. Descending back to the road the same day was tough. Nido camp is one of the most dramatic campsites I have ever seen.
astrobassman - Jun 19, 2010 3:05 pm Date Climbed: Jun 13, 2010
Highlight of the TripA beautiful mountain and a great route made this the highlight of the trip for me. The sunrise over the jungles below to the east was incredible. Illimani has been the main mountain I have wanted to climb for over a year, and I´m extremely satisfied to finally have climbed it.
Woodie Hopper - May 12, 2010 1:08 pm Date Climbed: May 11, 2010
Normal RouteClimbed from Nido with my guide, Eduardo Mamani. Good conditions and a little cold as expected, but not much wind. 4 hours from Nido to the summit. We descended all the way to the car afterwards (tough day!). We had the entire mountain to ourselves!
Gido - Sep 20, 2009 8:52 am
SnowstormAfter reaching Nido de Condores weather turned against us. A nightly snowstorm resulted in avalanche prone slopes. Tricky descent down the ridge.
punchline - Mar 13, 2009 7:23 am Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2008
Great ViewsAfter our guide ran over a puppy in La Paz we weren't sure if the gods would smile on us ... they did!
johnmountaineering - Jan 29, 2009 8:54 am Date Climbed: Jan 10, 2009
SUMMIT!!!We climbed the normal route and summited at 8:00 am. It was my second time in Bolivia and hired Bolivian Journeys once again. The did a great job, thanks to Eulogio Tarqui (our guide). www.bolivianjourneys.org (they`re the best no doubt...)
Herb - Aug 11, 2008 4:02 am Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2008
Normal route (Pico Sur)Climbed the normal route to Pico Sur via the High camp "Nido de Condores".
My highest summit so far (July 2008). Good conditions and great views. When we arrived at the summit, we had it mostly for ourselves. That's the nice thing about Illimani: very few people. We only met a small spanish group before the summit & a small italian group joined us later on the summit. Again - as on Huayna Potosi - it was real fun and very instructive to climb with our guide, Bernardo Guarachi (the first Bolivian climber on Mt. Everest in 1998, there even exists a stamp with his portrait in Bolivia!). To climb such a summit is really rewarding and I can't wait to return to the Andes.
DrewB - Apr 13, 2008 12:26 am Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2002
Great Mountain!Summited in a white out. luckily it cleared a little on the decent making it seem sureal. I'd climb it again in a minute if i had the chance.
Kenneth.alone - Dec 2, 2007 3:42 am Date Climbed: Apr 28, 2006
One of the better days of my life.Absolutely, A gorgeous day! My friends and I stood and ate and drank here on this summit! Alone!
Jessica L - Nov 25, 2007 8:36 pm Date Climbed: May 26, 2007
Normal RouteI have never experienced such strong winds (even in Chicago). It was very cold and the blowing snow gave me a nice facial. Otherwise, a very nice climb to my personal high.
MtnMagic - Oct 12, 2007 3:19 pm
Route: Normal routeGreat views from this wonderful peak. We were the first in approximately two weeks to summit and had to slog through 20 cm of fresh snow to get to the top. Hard work at that altitude! Definitely worth the work though.
cristakhe - Oct 11, 2007 6:49 am Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2007
normal routeNice route with good snow and ice. I like more Illimani Peak then other peaks in Bolivia because here are less people.
tatraman - Sep 25, 2007 7:17 am Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2006
summited and skied downPerfect views from the whole route. we climbed the normal route and skied t down. spectacular climb and skiing to as low as 5100m. good snow conditions (though some places very icy). breathtaking mountain with a very strong atmosphere.
Thomas Gurviez - Sep 21, 2007 3:51 pm Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2007
normal route of Pico SurAscent in 3 days, thunderstorm during the night in the last camp at 5500 m
Great sunny but cold weather for the summit day, 100 m of very deep snow (about 1 meter) at about 5700 m, which made this part exhausting
The steep part at 6200 m was in icy conditions, ice screws necessary
Amazing views from the top to the Amazonia, Huayna Potosi and rest of Cordillera Real, altiplano up to the Sajama and Pomerape volcanoes, and to the ice-flutes and huge cornices of the Pico Central of Illimani
Grizz42 - Jul 2, 2007 7:31 pm Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2007
Route Climbed: NormalA great climb. A cold climb until we hit the ridge, but then the wind picked up on the summit. It's now the highest I've ever been!