On a clear day, Chile’s towering 5,400-meter El Plomo mountain can be seen from the capital, Santiago. The glacier-capped Andean peak has been climbed and revered for centuries, with the Incas ...
Elizabeth Lavis planned to hike one of the highest mountains in the Bolivian Andes for her birthday. She said she climbed too quickly, lacking preparation and acclimation, and got altitude psychosis.