Pepino y l'Illimani

We have completed the ascent and descent of Illimani in two days and one night, round-trip from La Paz, short and very hard physically, especially without mules and porters and driving five hours to go, five hours to return.

The descent of the French Way of Huayna Potosi has apparently never been successful snowboard. Marco Siffredi came here twice, but gave up and went down in the normal way. Hence my motivation!
Even if we knew the crevasses down the slope was closed and that there was no apparent rock, I've done two errors that could cost me hardly: we took the face too early (11h instead of 13h so that the snow is softer) and my board is a custom freestyle (in 60ºs slope of 280m, that's not adapted)
So I can conclude I've signed The First Descent in toboggan, with a lot of luck!

Enjoy the Andean landscape, they are beautiful


Thanks for watching


Riders:
Alexander von Ungern
Benjamin Lehmann


Andinistes:
Paola Aramayo
Isabel Moreno
Joël Godfroid
Jules Tusseau

Photos:
©Rafael E. Cárdenas / biographica.com.ec
Isabel Moreno
Joel Godfroid
Jules Tusseau
Alexander von Ungern

Music:
Inti Illiamani - Alturas
Inti Illimani - Señora chichera
Koalas - Tempu (ft. Bezegol & Korbo)
Gramatik - Bluestep

Marabalista:
Jules Tusseau

Video/Mounting
Benjamin Lehmann