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Tribewanted Andina
Tribewanted Andina 2011 Dates:

Sat 9th July to Sat 30th July 2011

Sat 6th August to Sat 27th August 2011

giles@tribewanted.com for more info!

Set high up in the magnificent Cordillera Blanca in Northern Peru, we will be offering you the chance to discover this incredible region through a range of differing activities and challenges

Choose from a 2 week option of horse riding, rock climbing, hiking and trek in the area or add an additional 3rd week to come and put your ice axes and crampons and come above the snow for a double summit climb of the stunning Mts Ishinca and Urus.

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 Background

Back in 2001 Ben Keene (Tribewanted) and his family went trekking in this incredible area and met Damian Aurelio Vargas as their guide. After spending quality time together and swapping life stories it emerged that there was an opportunity to help in the surrounding area in Damian’s maternal village of Llupa. Ben was working for Madventurer at the time and saw it as a great fit. So in 2003 Giles Dawnay went out and ran Mad’s first ever Peruvian project in the village of Llupa helping renovate the village’s junior school and teach basic English with a group of Madventurers. He subsequently went back to Llupa in 2004 and 2005 to help run and coordinate more projects there.

During his time there Giles developed his passion for the mountains and used his spare time to develop his ice climbing skills and make various attempts on some of the 6000m+ mountains that dwarfed the valleys surrounding the base town of Huaraz.

Having just finished his stint as Project Director on Vorovoro and while up in mountains in New Zealand with Ben, the two got chatting about the possibility of bringing the mountain experience to the Tribe, and the idea of Tribewanted: Andina was conceived.

While Tribewanted on Vorovoro has been developed as a total community and cultural experience, Andina has been designed for those who really want to see what they are capable of while discovering a far-flung and culturally rich location.

Now into its third year having enojyed 2 successful summers in 2009 and 2010, we look forward to you joining us in 2011!