La Paz (3500m), the de facto capital of Bolivia is in a bizarre location at the base of the Cordillera Real mountain range. The city sits in an amphitheater like basin shadowed by snowy peaks and church spires.

Tomorrow, Seema and Dan (who where in the 4x4 from San Pedro) and myself will mountain bike down officially "The Worlds Most Dangerous Road". The road has 1000m drops of unguarded edges over a 65km stretch and descends over 3500m in a few hours, with a reputable company of course. More on that when i get back.

Monday... Now Monday is the big one, and one of the main reasons I´m in Bolivia, to climb Huyana Potosi on the Cordillera Real. At 6088m (20,000ft) it will be the highest mountain ive ever been on, a challenge and an adventure. We set off for base camp on Monday, stay at high camp on Tuesday night. Then at 1 am on Wednesday morning we will walk through the early hours for a summit attempt at sunrise. Im excited, but also kinda terrified. Obviously...more later



p.s Not one of my photos...obviously.