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A classic Peruvian experience: local alpaca-herder Luis Crispin and a stray puppy ascend the lower ice slopes on the south face of Parcocaya. After this trip, Luis took the puppy in to his home, and they live together to this day.
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Route line and info for the south face of Parcocaya.
Satellite map view showing the south face route on Parcocaya, starting at Laguna Parcocaya ("olive-green tarn")
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Derek Field
Jan 19, 2019
“A classic Peruvian experience: local alpaca-herder Luis Crispin and a stray puppy ascend the lower ice slopes on the south face of Parcocaya. After this trip, Luis took the puppy in to his home, and they live together to this day.”  

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Route line and info for the south face of Parcocaya.
A classic Peruvian experience: local alpaca-herder Luis Crispin and a stray puppy ascend the lower ice slopes on the south face of Parcocaya. After this trip, Luis took the puppy in to his home, and they live together to this day.
Satellite map view showing the south face route on Parcocaya, starting at Laguna Parcocaya ("olive-green tarn")
A stray puppy followed me up to the headwall (5,100m) and sat there howling nonstop as I made my way up to and down from the summit. We descended together, and the dog (who we named Pacca) currently still lives with my friend Luis Crispin in Pacchanta.
Solo ascent, the south face of Parcocaya! Killer views of the northeastern Vilcanota (Colque Cruz, Callangate, Jatunhuma, etc.)
Striding toward the summit block of Parcocaya after climbing the south face,
Just past the crux (AI3 in summer 2016). From here I started cutting right toward the break in the ridge.
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