Birk

Birk and Sea Shepherd went for a hike

June 8, 2024

#fitfortheocean Day 4. Salkantay to Machu Picchu. Split today in two. This is the second relatively level part of the final stretch that I hiked with my companions. Arrived in Aguascalientes very happily :) Thanks Sea Shepherd again!

Time

4h27m

Distance

12.5km

Speed

4.3km/h

Ascent

370m

Descent

190m

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

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Birk and Sea Shepherd went for a hike

June 8, 2024

#fitfortheocean Day 4. Salkantay to Machu Picchu. Split today in two. This is the first part of the final stretch, a steep decent of roughly 1100m, did this part on my own and awaited my companions at the bridge.

Time

2h56m

Distance

4.16km

Speed

3.2km/h

Descent

960m

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Hermine likes this.

Birk and Sea Shepherd went for a hike

June 7, 2024

#fitfortheocean Day 3. Salkantay to Machu Picchu, today was a very steep climb with stairs shudder but I kept my pace and did the first 4,5km without pause, I decided to wait for my companions and after an hour spent drawing I continued the climb and re

Time

3h01m

Distance

5.68km

Speed

3.4km/h

Ascent

790m

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Lena, Sea Shepherd, and others like this.

Birk and Sea Shepherd went for a hike

June 6, 2024

#fitfortheocean Day 2. Salkantay to Machu Picchu. We took the road, not the more treacherous hiking path, therefore quick and nice progress. Included in this tour is about 2km of me fumbling around the village, looking for my friends :3

Time

4h19m

Distance

17.6km

Speed

4.7km/h

Ascent

60m

Descent

850m

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

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June 7, 2024

Awesome please send any pictures to chris@seashepherdglobal.org

Birk and Sea Shepherd went for a hike

June 5, 2024

First proper day of the Salkantay to Machu Picchu #fitfortheocean

Time

10h40m

Distance

19.2km

Speed

3.3km/h

Ascent

720m

Descent

1,720m

Sea Shepherd, Hermine, and others like this.

Birk and Sea Shepherd went for a hike

June 4, 2024

Humantay Laguna acclimatisation hike. Timing is off because I hadn’t figured out how to use the app yet :)

Time

5h14m

Distance

5.72km

Speed

3.7km/h

Ascent

460m

Descent

400m

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#fitfortheocean Day 4. Salkantay to Machu Picchu. Split today in two. This is the second relatively level part of the final stretch that I hiked with my companions. Arrived in Aguascalientes very happily :) Thanks Sea Shepherd again!

#fitfortheocean Day 4. Salkantay to Machu Picchu. Split today in two. This is the first part of the final stretch, a steep decent of roughly 1100m, did this part on my own and awaited my companions at the bridge.

#fitfortheocean Day 3. Salkantay to Machu Picchu, today was a very steep climb with stairs *shudder* but I kept my pace and did the first 4,5km without pause, I decided to wait for my companions and after an hour spent drawing I continued the climb and re

#fitfortheocean Day 2. Salkantay to Machu Picchu. We took the road, not the more treacherous hiking path, therefore quick and nice progress. Included in this tour is about 2km of me fumbling around the village, looking for my friends :3

First proper day of the Salkantay to Machu Picchu #fitfortheocean

Humantay Laguna acclimatisation hike. Timing is off because I hadn’t figured out how to use the app yet :)

#fitfortheocean Day 3. Salkantay to Machu Picchu, today was a very steep climb with stairs shudder but I kept my pace and did the first 4,5km without pause, I decided to wait for my companions and after an hour spent drawing I continued the climb and re