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Welcome to Bolivia Climbing Info. 

Bolivia has a huge number of mountains over 5000m high spread throughout 4 main ranges. It is possible to climb most of the year with the winter having some of the most stable mountain weather in the world. A variety of climbing is available from big snow and ice ridges and faces to pure rock routes and everything in between.

Access to the main ranges is straight forward and sometimes ridiculously quick. From downtown La Paz (Bolivia’s capital) it is possible to climb a 6000m peak return in a day.

All this makes Bolivia one of the most cost effective mountaineering destinations in the world. If you enjoy being in the mountains and getting up high peaks it is possible to climb many classic routes in a relatively short period of time.

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This site is currently not a complete guide to all the routes Bolivia has to offer but the intention is that most routes that have been put up will be recorded here as information comes to hand. Keep an eye on the news page to see the latest additions.

If you have new route information, an update/correction or whatever send us an email at  boliviaclimbingsite@gmail.com.

 

Recent Posts

Historic route on the West face of Illampu

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Recent information has come to us about a little known climb of Illampu in 1978. The West Spur route TD- was climbed over 3 days and was one of the most difficult climbs in Bolivia at the time and the first ascent of the west face.

Àlex Ossó and Òscar Cadiach, from Tarragona and Enric Dalmau and Francesc Magrinyà, of Valls made the climb with 2 bivouacs, descending the South West ridge. This was a significant climb for 40 years ago and has possibly not been repeated.

Photo courtesy of Alex Osso

Many thanks to Àlex Ossó for letting us know of the ascent.

Photo courtesy of Alex Osso

 

Francesc Magriñá, Cadiach and Enric Dalmau on the summit of Illampu.  Photo courtesy of Alex Osso

 

Ossó and Cadiach on the summit.  Photo courtesy of Alex Osso

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