Well, I don`t know which one is the first one, but I can tell you how was it in the HuayHuash.
It`s hard for me to decide and announce it as the most beautiful one, since we have been in so many other treks which for me were beautiful too. I think that my definition will change according to what people are looking for in a trek.
The Hwaywosh is an amazing trek in the Cordillera HuayHuash.
It start at 4180 meter above see level and you just climb from this point on. Our highest point was 5200 meter and at this point Izick decided to become romantic...
Not like all other treks we have done so far, this one we haven`t been alone. We had company of 7 other people. It really makes a difference.
There is nothing better than being on a trek, and long one, with big company.
And on top of the great company we had, we had the luck of having the most amazing guide ever. Mezner, his name.
The trek took us 8 days. During those 8 days we climbed on some height mountains. To be exact, at least 1 each day and on the second and forth day we climbed 2 mountains.
Some of us really climbed and some of us used the great service of our horses.
On the third day, we got pampered in thermal water, which was amazing. There isn`t anything better in a trek then relaxing in hot water.
Every day we had the same routine. Waking up in the morning, really early (6:30 am), but with a cup of tea serve to our tent.
At 7:00 we had breakfast, some of us will have hard time calling it a real breakfast, but it kept our stomach warm.
At 8:00 we were on our way. Ohh, if you are asking what about the tents, well, this time we had someone else who done the dirty cold job. This is what happened when you pay 200$ for a trek.
The walk wasn`t that easy. I don`t know how many of you ever been in high altitude, but I can tell you that it`s really makes you appreciate the ability to breath. This is way we hired some horses to make our life easy when it possible.
The views were amazing. Deep blue lagoons,
high mountain covered with snow,
remote villages
and plenty of cows just in the middle of nowhere.
Every time I was on the edge to get to the top, almost breathless, I saw a cow and I just wonder, how she had the energy to get there, and what the hell was she doing there?
At about 17:00, some days much earlier, we got to our already prepared camp. After less than 30 minutes we had worm tea and hot popcorn. Yami Yami!!!
At this 30 minutes, everyone got to his tent to have his day ritual, a shower with pre-moistened towelette. You get used to it after 8 days.
At about 19:00 we had our dinner.
By that time, we had the opportunity to play almost all the cards game we knew. We could open a casino there.
Most of the dinners were ok. It started bad but, it got better, and then bad, and then better. One night, our chef, Oreal, one of the guy in our group, offered to prepare Shakshuka, it had lots of potential unless Hadar, his girlfriend added too much salt. I was there to help, mostly spiritually.
On our last night we had a big treat, a hole lamb just for us (only 30$). Does it sounds great?!
We thought the same way, until we taste it. Thanks god we had plenty of potatoes to fill our stomach. But, even though it wasn`t the lamb I`m dreaming to eat when I`ll be back home, the hole process was amazing.
The day before the dinner, our guide went to buy the ship, I told you he was great.
We saw it live for couple of hours and then it was cut open and divided to some empty boxes. The only thing left outside was the skin, to let dry.
The next day, couple of hours before dinner, the cut lamb was getting fresh air again, after they took it out of the boxes, just to get rubbed with some spicy marinade and from there straight to the hot burning stones waiting in the ground. After 30 minutes we had our lamb all prepare.
The nights were freezing cold. And I mean freezing. One morning Maya, one of the girl wake up to revile that her eye contact got frozen over night. And I`m not talking about our water...
At the end, it was an amazing experience. I really enjoyed the trek, and I`m happy we saved it to be the last one.
After being 8 days out there is the wild, you got to think if you will ever have the chance of doing it again. Well, to judge according to the European in the trek, then yes (If you are willing to pay 1000$. This is the price for non Israeli people, they know not to fuck with us, sorry for the France...), but according to our guide seeing an Israeli people coming again to Peru and doing it again, it almost not heard of. Maybe this is why I was his favorite....
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