Hiking the Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu

It's a good tree. - I know. It's harvested one by one. Just the red fruits, one by one. Oh, the Tostún! Oh, well, well, well. To finish the coffee, eh? He escaped. Here is a recipe. It's good, yeah. Oh, well! Oh, shit! That's why you have the pies. Well, welcome back again. My name is Craig Adams. That was the trick of Salcantay in Peru. The next part of this video will be a guide. And behind the scenes, I'll show you how I made this video. How I went on the trip. And I hope it gives you the confidence to do it yourself. Because it was a good trip. And in reality I was a company, Refugio Salcantay. And they helped sponsor this video. Tomaron told me some things and they were very helpful. So if you want to see them, it's refugosalcantay.com I have a bunch of different packages for different hours. Different packages of luxury. A lot of families working together. I think that, yes, I did... What era? 4 days independent from Salcantay. So 3 nights, 4 days of travel. I'm not going to... Machu Picchu is finally a train station. And a couple of transfers and taxis between places. But, yes, this is what I did. You can see the itinerary yourself. And talk to him and tell him that Craig Adams sent you here. But after meeting with the guide at the hotel. We're going through everything. And this is the photo they gave me. With the transfers between the places. Los tiempos de camino, little thumbnails of what to expect. Writing where I'm going to eat and with whom. Y, yes, it was pretty simple. Obviously no es para escalator. It's more useful to have a map in reality. That's a representation of places and distances. But still, it was good. One thing I did was a day trip. The day before I went to Salcantay. I had a full day. So I decided, after breakfast. Walk directly from Cusco. Through these stairs. Outside the city, in the land of the plant. Through a couple of areas of ancient ruins. For this valley. And then this little bridge here. Nothing crazy about it. But honestly, it's 14,000 feet. So this is like Colorado 14er. This is like almost 14,000 feet. That's basically the height of anything you find in the United States. An exception from Alaska. Like the Mount Whitney. It was a good day trip. Directly from Cusco. Barato, free of charge. Free 99. It was good. And immediately, when I return. I went to buy an alpaca hamburger. If you're in Peru, you have to try. It's pretty good. The next morning, I woke up at 5am. You were a Trailhead. I was a little worried because I was so naked in the morning. But she started to undress a little. Not as much as I wanted her to undress. But there's nothing you can do about it. The route was like a private shuttle. Taking me from Cusco. For the whole way. Some naked streets here. A Malanpata. I know. I think it's here. Where did I come naked? Then we went back to the car. I've been on some even more naked roads. This place. Chalan. Chalacha, what's up? No, I did not. Anything you want. There was no strip club. There was nothing special. Basically they undressed me. On the side of the road. I said. Get off that side. And even if he undressed. Every time. I can see a little of Salcantay here. That's the naked watch. The thing that always. Always he saw. Always liked it. All these roads. Son of the first half of the day. It was solo. - It's only 3.6 miles. - There you go. And then. A long way from this route. I'm going to get you a drink. To this area. Donde hay buildings. This is the refuge. Where did I stay? For the night. I got there. I'll have a cup of tea. I ate lunch. You put me to sleep. Why? I was starting to feel it. This is 12,000 pies. He was very naked. I hadn't slept the night before. I wasn't in the best condition to fight. So what. I definitely took a break. I ate as much as I could. But hombre. Look at this area. It's a madness. It is beautiful. These are mountains of white. Son of a high enough. Especially Salcantay. As I finished lunch. I've had my rest. You made me feel. All of it. Someone in the shelter. The refuge. O lo que sea. What is it? At this point I don't care what you call it. I hid. - What? You see. This is what happens. This is what breaks down every road. When you walk near a hill. Sometimes you think. You don't know where you are. Exactly. Write this as a raise. I don't know. I don't see him here. But still. These are not perfect maps. These are recordings. I passed by all the other mountains. There were a couple of people. A couple of subscribers. Saying hello. I passed this main area. Where there's a lot of dogs. I'm not going anywhere. No, it doesn't look so bad. But yes. This took a while. We reached almost 14,000 feet. - I'm going to go. Where is this lake? This is a beautiful lake. With all the white mountains. The capas of snow. In the back. I think it's the glaciers. - Really? It was really nice and quiet. Y. I've been gone a while. I'm going to take it easy. I said hello to a couple of people. And then I came back. I'm going to Donde. Tenía, what's going on? Popcorn, please. It's better than that. Lomo saltado, you know. This was a good lunch. I'm very pleased. They're here. There was a coma. The meat. There was a lot of good stuff. - I'm going to Los Angeles. The bosses were passionate about him. Especially the popcorn. After a long walk. It's good. And then the mountains started to light up. The sun. Hey, hey, hey. I was tired. Even the ones. I didn't drive too many miles. Too much gain of elevation. - I'm going alone. The first day. - Up to the height. He hit me. Very tough. And sometimes. You can't really preach. Obviously. I'm playing. Caminatas of the day before. I felt good. But. I was tired that night. The next morning. - I'm not going to. 46 years. It's when I leave. You were. Very beautiful. The lagoon. The golden light of the morning. I was just... The foga. Y la sombra. You know what? I can see. A little bit. You know. Very clear. It's an exception. From this. Foga baja. What is it? I'm going to Salcante. Waiting for me. Then. Salí, you are a good man. It was a long day. Con. - I got 13. 3. The first. Miles, what's up? Almost there. Three thousand pies. The elevation gain. That information. With a grain of salt. These are maps. No son perfectos. Get out of here. You can see the photo. What a tomé. Outside the shelter. The hut. It's the past. Los Campos. I know. There was. A lot of people. I would. Two or three. A dozen of them. The Otros. Hikers. - I'm sorry. The group. I didn't see anyone else. By themselves. You can go. The low road. O la ruta alta. It is the high road. There you go. I ran away. I believe you. What do you call it? - I'm not sure. O. Something. It's... The backs. Go up there. Tomé, please. This. The route of the flow. I suppose. It doesn't matter. Al final. Maybe you will. That point of view. It's better. It was fine. When. I have a choice. I'm going to go. A la izquierda. I know. From the left. What? Travel more. Another one. Valley. The roads are very open and technically I think this is part of the Selk'ente, Like people walk around here, but no, no hagas that, no it's not fun. It's a road, there are cars and it's like the same place again and again. You are in a valley walking on a road, an open road, It would probably take you all day to get from here to here. And no would be fun. I'm a completeist, but not a level to walk on a road. I don't want to walk on the streets, it's not fun and I don't recommend it, to be honest. This was the view from the window, passing by there, it's much more dramatic And the stairs are bigger than the map shows, and it's really... It was a little cool, I liked it, it was a cool area. The coffee farm. It was really cool to literally choose the chili coffee. And then go through every step of the process. I had a cup of delicious coffee, and it was so good, really good. The farm had dogs and cookies, and faces, and coffee, and fruit, and it sounded really cool. It was a good part of the trip, I didn't expect to stay at a coffee farm, But it was pretty cool. But this was the route of the coffee farm through this mountain, through the valleys, to Agua Calientes and Machu Picchu, eventually. So, this was quite the walk, it's through the jungle, so more and more you'll get views towards the valley, But it was very naked that day, very wet. That's the thing, they always say you should start walking at 5 in the morning, As the sun rises, But I don't know your speed, and I made this walk so fast, I think I'll be in Agua Calientes in five hours. So if I start at 5 or 6, it's like my destination is at 10 or 11. Then, there was much more daylight, And just the way it was, the weather always improved during the day, So I couldn't see anything as I got to the top here, So I just started, I could have waited, But I probably would have been waiting 2 or 3 hours before, Like if I had blue skies, which I didn't know if I had, So it would be difficult to wait so long. Everything and everything, if you're a fast cyclist, it has no sense to wake up so early, Unless you're on a bridge, because then you get the colors of the sun, But if you're sleeping in a valley like this, It doesn't make sense to wake up early. Like you were taking pictures, because everything is in shadow, The sun rises with the sunlight, it's like we're reaching the top, But if you sleep here, obviously you want to wake up, Because there were places, there were fields here, It would have been great to walk that night and after sleeping here, As fun as the coffee farm was, it would have been great to have views here. For the desert. My needs are different from most cyclists when I take photos and videos. I'm faster than most, so... The more you know yourself, How much more can you customize your walk? to get the most out of it, because that's what it's all about, right? So yes, I approached towards the top, up and down, through the bridge here, I followed, this was a road, And then you start touching the train tracks, There's a hydroelectric plant here. There are many different ways to get here, I recommend going directly up, This route, He followed my route of Alltrails, But it was like, He took me to this section here, What a little happened, Very unfortunate and difficult. Yes, as I recommend, When you pass the hydroelectric plant, I'm going upstairs alone. upwards, And then it goes on, the train tracks, I'm going to the road. Looking around, crossing the bridge, No, it's very funny. How to follow the tracks is not good. Really no hay vistas, Every time you meet a person What's this side? I'm like, Why are you going that way? Where are you going? Because there's nothing there. Oh, yeah, There's nothing to see here. So, what do you say? It's very confusing. I'm just putting on a podcast. You're just carrying him all the way, to the point where you go to Machu Picchu, and around, There are more and more people, y luego llegas a la ciudad, you're going to the city. You start to go through the shops, This city is a madhouse. is Definitely touristic, You're the only one who's violent. It is the city of Machu Picchu, And then I made my hotel, Up here, in the top, It's a good hotel. 15 or more Other kilometres, in 5,5 hours, I was, I'm going to give it to you. Yes, I did. My pace was fast, Of course, This was the most beautiful hotel. the following paragraphs are added: You could have made a tent, But, like the thing from the road, Like, if there is a road, I'm going to take a shuttle, If possible, Because there's no point in walking on a road, And if you're walking in a place that has, as, hotels, y, And things like that. Why not stay there, If I want to camp, I want to camp in the woods. like the American Forest, where there is an infrastructure, It's fun, Bring all your food, Bring your tent, Where there's nothing to establish, in comparison with, Switzerland, o, You know, places that you have, You're walking in a ski resort, as is, Why not stay in the bonitos y hermosos hotels, I'm with you. with Peru, If it's like a very popular career, Why not? in solo, alone sleeping in the beautiful places, But the next morning, I had a time of 7 in the morning, for Machu Picchu, I think I left at 6:00. approximately 15 minutes, to reach, a, the road, Down here, Where to check your passport, to walk around here, And then you took me, media hora, 45 minutes, to arrive here, No, it was. Walking as fast as I could, I think I could do something. 25 minutes, From here to here, Most of the people, Maybe an hour, And then, Most people take this, the bus, I'm going to the hospital. He never did that. You never will. Maybe next time I will. And then Machu Picchu, It was raining. rainfall, I waited a while. to get the views I did, This is my second time in Machu Picchu, It was just for the video. No, I was there. for the explorer, Even if I did, I walked here, You did the thing. a medida que me fled, And I walked back to the city, The blue skies are opening, Which was ridiculous, I'm going to the sea. I was there for it. Yo, no, I'm not going to. I didn't feel I needed it. the Machu Picchu, I did it alone. Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why? If you're in this area, It would be great. Come on over here. The blue sky, The city of Machu Picchu, That would be great. You have to visit this place, It's really unique, It's pretty cool, Asking how they brought water to this city, This city, There are so many questions for Machu Picchu, in total, The return trip, 6,5, almost 3000 pies, the height of the vehicle, in less than four hours, from the trip and back, Yes, yes, yes, yes As mentioned, the blue sky, I started to leave a good time, This was, In my way down, the city of Machu Picchu, As it was, I immediately fled to a place called Ceviche, very local, the following subheadings are added: You were the only tourist, This was basic, But good, Good one, I love the Ceviche. And then I went to the hot baths, al tope, the Agua Calientes, Solo caminas hacia arriba, or the way up, towards the mountains, the city, I think it was like, 4 dollars, 5 dollars, to enter, for an hour y media, or something like that, and then you buy drinks, You're the only one. in the hot bathrooms, And then I had, I'm not sure. 2 or 3 hours, before, mi, travel by train, the return to Cusco, Yo, you. I decided, only ir, I'm going to walk. This is the left side of the road. a little, You can see, All the ways, I had no idea. What was going on, Why, why, why? It's so crowded here, was, Right here, It was like, The perfect place. to do something, the drones, How can you, I'm not going to. Trying to find, the head of the road, Como, no sabía exactamente, I was just wondering if you could tell me. Once I got to this place, Where is it? This pared, with this cord, It was pretty tough, a deslizant, Very much so, confé en la cuerda, or It was simply tough, Being there, For myself, That's why, no continuation, a sub, You'd be cool. Why continue, reaches this bridge, I believe that is, a pair of ladders, I just, Really, a lot of stairs, Subjecting, Probably, It would have been tough, Keep going, This is, That is so hard. I don't even know. What a view. al topo, I would have been, cool, to try to obtain, Some view, from here, with a lens with a wide angle, No, I mean, If it had been valuable, Next time I go, I'll try again. This is how, Unusual Very, very dismantled, Ten cuidado, you know? If you're going to try it, You yourself, There, there. agarré, the duffle, What was I doing? the guarding, in the hotel, in Cusco, I got on a plane, one hour flight, to Lima, I had a five or six hours, for the purpose of mating, Before my next flight, to New York, I used to be a coffee shop, I had, Some, with a thickness of not more than 0,05 mm The Mer, I believe, the solo walk, vi la ciudad, For the third time, in Lima, much hay, What a great thing. for the purpose of Finally, I'm going to a house, a city of New York, Where, I have begun. a edit, This video, complete circle, That should be it. approximately, to do so, That was, My trip, and my walk, the final, of these videos, It could be, My podcast, What can I say, You could, to ask, Questions, the following topics: and Instagram, o YouTube, of all of you, I'm just relaxed, The things, They're fine. I'm going to Denver. I have the group walks, I'm coming to you. If you want, the river Apoyar el Canal, You can, to be a member, click haz, in the bottle, on my YouTube page, Craig, I'm not going to tell you. Here, this is it. Thank you, by Mirar, My channel on YouTube, There is a video, I'm going to explain. the los perdidas, one, being, videos of solo members, access, a playlist of this, A bunch of videos, new questions and answers, I'm looking at you. your videos of the walk, streams and rivers, the following I'm thinking, and do, every time, I want to announce, What do you mean, a group trip, I'm going to launch. and opening, a YouTube, members, First of all, I think that could be great. We'll see in the future, Although, Thank you for looking.