Sunday, August 28, 2011

Mount Chirripó: Part 1

Hiking to the summit of Mount Chirripó was a center point of our Costa Rican trip. It's the highest mountain between Guatemala and Columbia. We got an early start before sunrise.

Starting point: 5,000'


wildflowers


Above the clouds


Brandon on the trail


We passed through different trail sections, such as this one at 13 km


This lizard kindly obliged my request to sit on a light colored stone atop a log


A very welcome site. Base camp at just over 11,000'


14.5 km in, just outside the base camp


Lunch break of refried beans on crackers

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