(Germany)
I had the great luck of being alone on the 13 days Huayhuash Trek this year (2009) in July. It was an extraordinary experience - thank you all so much!
Already before the departure Carlos was very helpful and patient with all my questions. Arriving in Huaraz, I stayed in the "B&B My House" to spent 4 days acclimatising. The place is simple but clean, with a lot of hot water and Patty and her mother treated me like a family member, helping with any issue I had and just generally being extremely warm-harded!
During the trek, Nilton (the guide), Estevan (the cook) and Erick (the "arriero") were an amazing team, always friendly and smiling, always looking after me, finding the best spots for breaks and camp-sites and just generally making sure that I had a great time. I already miss Estevan's food (it's amazing what he creates on a small camping kitchen!), the big smile of Erick when he passed us in the course of the day or when we arrived at camp, the talks I had with Nilton during the hike (at least when I had enough breath to talk...) and of course the incredible scenery they all shared with me!
At night we had great talks, I heard a lot of local tales, ghost stories, we discussed politics, the history of Peru and of course I learned a lot about the lives of the 3.
The trekking route itself was not the most common one, a bit harder at times but so worth it! It was a great choice!!! And since it was not the most common route, we had quite a few days and evenings were we didn’t meet any other trekking group which I - who enjoys being away from it all – appreciated a lot!
Once again, thank you all so much – I really hope that I can come back one day to do another trek with you guys!!!