It is a little daunting going back to the same mountain for a second time- in your mind everything has to be perfect and nothing is left to chance except, of course, for the weather. The prospect of going back a third time was not an option. We went with Inka Expediciones and were happy…

We were naive on this trip. We planned on working our way up in altitude and the plan was solid: start at Cusco (3400m), hike the Inca trail (4215m), then climb the huge volcano El Misti (5822m), then Aconcagua (6960m). El Misti was amazing and taught us how cold it can get in the early…