Salkantay Trek, Peru
Llamas. Alpacas. 15k feet.
I met up in Peru with a friend from Michigan to embark on a 5 day hike: Salkantay Trek (15,190 ft) to Machu Picchu, and hiking Huayana Picchu (8,924 ft) there.
To train, I did the 6 pack of peaks in Southern California. They don’t get anywhere near the elevation of Salkantay Pass, but it beats sea level!
We hit up Cusco for 2 days prior to acclimate and play with alpacas (my favorite animal EVER).
