Not solo.
Not silent.
Plenty of awesome drone footage.
Perhaps the most amazing hike in the world. Kraig did 11 days with 5 guys who are subscribers to his channel.
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Kraig Adams does Huayhuash, Peru
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Gocta Falls, Peru
Gocta (Spanish: Catarata del Gocta) is a perennial waterfall with two drops located in Peru‘s province of Bongara in Amazonas, …
… its existence was not made known to the world until after an expedition made in 2002 by a German, Stefan Ziemendorff, with a group of Peruvian explorers. …
Citing various encyclopedias, reference books, and webpages accessible through Google, Gocta Cataracts are unofficially listed as the world’s fifth-tallest, after adding Ramnefjellsfossen (Norway) and Mongefossen (Norway).
Furthermore, The World Waterfall Database ranks Gocta as the 16th tallest. …
Tourists can now hike the trails by foot or horse to the misty base of the waterfall. The nearby town of Chachapoyas is located at an altitude of 2,235 meters (7,333 feet).
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Hiking Laguna 69 in Peru
YouTube superstar Kraig Adams headed for Peru to do the fantastic Huayhuash Circuit.
Unfortunately it was June 2021. Peru had become the nation with the highest COVID related death rate.
As a result, Kraig needed to switch to famed Laguna 69 out of Huaraz, one of our top 10 hiking towns in the world.
As always, his video is fantastic. By far the best I’ve seen on Laguna 69.
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Ausangate Circuit, Peru – Aug 2018
Our friends at Travel2Walk posted an excellent independent trip report and video from one of our top 10 hikes in the world.
It’s gotten a LOT more popular since we were there in 2005.
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AT A GLANCE
- circle the sacred Ausangate massif (6372m, 20,905ft), the highest peak in southern Peru
- 4 high passes between 4757m – 5165m!
- 70km (43.5mi) plus sidetrips
- almost everyone does Ausangate with a guide, but it’s quite doable independently if you are acclimated
- many options to extend this trek
- best months are the May-September dry season
- Tinqui is
5-8 hoursnow only about 3.5hrs by bus on a new road, about 100km S.E. of Cusco - sidetrip to the “rainbow mountains” of Vinicunca
To learn more, click over to our Ausangate information page.
Related – Cam Honan – Ausangate Circuit: Independent Hiker’s Guide
35 great hikes in Peru
This list was posted by CareerGappers who certainly haven’t hiked them all.
On the other hand, it’s quite good. We’ve bolded the best of the best.
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Best hikes in Peru: Cusco
- 1. Inca Trail (4–5 days)
- 2. Lares Trek (3–4 days)
- 3. Salkantay Trek (5 days)
- 4. Choquequirao Trek (4 days)
- 5. Vilcabamba Trek to Espíritu Pampa (5–7 days)
- 6. Ausangate trek (4–6 days)
- 7. Rainbow Mountain (1 day)
- 8. Huchuy Qosqo (1 day)
- 9. Moray and Maras (1 day)
- 10. Humantay Lake (1 day)
- 11. Laguna Uspaccocha, Ampay National Sanctuary (1–2 days)
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Best hikes in Peru: Huaraz
- 12. Huayhuash Circuit (8–10 days)
- 13. Santa Cruz Trek (4 days)
- 14. Alpamayo Base Camp (7–10 days)
- 15. Quilcayhuanca–Cojup Trek (3 days)
- 16. Laguna 69 (1 day)
- 17. Laguna Wilcacocha (half day)
- 18. Laguna Churup (1 day)
- 19. Laguna Parón (1 day)
- 20. Pastoruri Glacier (1 day, short hike)
- 21. La Unión to Huánuco Viejo (1 day)
- Best hikes in Peru: Lima and the Central Andes
- Best hikes in Peru: Arequipa
- Best hikes in Peru: Chachapoyas
35 best hikes and essential tips
related – our PERU – Central Andes TOP 10 BestHike information pages:
- Ausangate Circuit TOP 10
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Huayhuash Circuit triptrip>
- Alpamayo
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Santa Cruz Trek
- Salcantay to Machu Picchuwikitriptriptriptrip>
- Choquiquirao to Machu Picchu wiki>
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Choquiquirao
tripinfo> - Colca Canyon
- Misti
- Gran Vilayawiki>
- Cordillera Blanca Traversetrip>
