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Salkantay to Machu Picchu

A 5 day trek starting at Mollepata and reaching a height of 4600m to the foot of Salkantay (´Savage Mountain´) and ending at Machu Picchu.

the group
view
first nights camp
the group
view
avalanche
on top
lunch
camp
horses
peter
camp
zip wire
machu picchu
machu picchu
machu picchu

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9 Responses to “Salkantay to Machu Picchu”

  1. ajp Says:
    July 8th, 2006 at 7:35 pm

    how on earth did they manage to get all that up there? it is amazing. looking forward to seeing more!

  2. Mike Says:
    July 9th, 2006 at 10:48 pm

    Up where? The bit up to the 4600m pass was really tough - we were stopping every few metres to catch our breath! But we did see an avalanche as a reward! As for the views looking down to Machu Picchu, the first one was from the top of Waynapicchu (the mountain in the classic photos) and then higher view down was from another mountain above it. It was hard work, especially as we were up at 4am to climb up to Machu Picchu in the first place. And that´s a steep climb from Aguas Calientes!

  3. Mia Viviers Says:
    July 10th, 2006 at 12:22 pm

    Your photos are amazing! Hope you had a good time! I know the 3 South Africans that walked with you!

    Cheers!
    South Africa

  4. ajp Says:
    July 14th, 2006 at 7:25 am

    bye bye peru, hello madrid!! (if you get on the plane!!!)

  5. Mike Says:
    July 14th, 2006 at 11:01 pm

    I´m at the airport now, waiting for the flight!

  6. Trevor Says:
    July 19th, 2006 at 1:12 pm

    All looks very exciting!
    Well done on your travles.

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