Kimsa Willk'i

Kimsa Willk'i
5032 m
Prominence 1903 m
Near
Location: South 25.07784, West 65.85114 (GPS on the summit)
Difficulty: YDS class 2.
Climbed May 15, 2025.

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How to get there:
Exit the Hwy. Camino Caxata-Quime near its highest point at location S17.06925, W67.29881. Drive a short stretch, turn left at a fork and find parking near location S17.06281, W67.30990, elevation near 4816 meter.
Route description:
head directly up the obvious gully. Follow this to the col, turn left and follow a small trail to the summit, located (climbers right) on the right hand side of the antenna.
Comments:
We were driving on Camino Caxata-Quime, this highway has a pretty high mountain crossing where the road touches 4730 meter altitude. We spotted a local mountain here with an antenna on top. This looked like a pretty good bonus peak as well as a nice way to stretch legs and get som acclimatization benefit.
The ascent was easy, but we did feel the altitude. About 200 meter vertical gain. We were soon at the summit. The view from here did not disappoint, very nice in several directions. Two dogs were up here, but seemingly no person. We spent some time taking pictures and a panorama video. However, we needed to carry on and started our descent. Half way down, we met the care taker and owner of the dogs. He complained a little about walking upghill with thin air.

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