We got a bus from Huaraz into the national park, with mountain bikes strapped to the roof, and they dropped us at the peak of one of Huascarán's neighbours. Approx 4750m. Huascarán, the highest peak at 6768m is simply awesome to look at, in fact the full 360 is incredible.
Every time I go into the mountains in one country or another I think 'wow' this is the most amazing I've seen, and the Cordillera Blanca is no exception to this rule... it is easily the most incredible scenery I have ever set eyes on, but this time I think it will be hard to beat! (perhaps only the Himalayas?).The ride down was really good... long sweeping gravelly/rocky road winding for what seemed like an eternity down to the stunning lakes at the bottom. I did have a little 'accident' about 20 minutes from the top... a misjudged jump... and bad landing... and a nasty crash. The damage came to: A large area of skin missing from my right arm, cuts on my left hand, ripped jeans, bruised and scratched legs, smashed camera (yes, smashed), and destroyed gear leavers on the bike!!! Fortunately the pain of the injuries or losing my camera didn't really set in until after about 4 hours of riding (with a slightly restricted gear range) returned us back to town.
Even with the crash and the unexpected cost of repairing the bike and replacing the camera, it was still an amazing day. The scenery was just so awesome and impressively beautiful that it's just not possible to describe what it 'felt' like... I hope the photos go some way to help... Check out my PhotoBlog.
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