The
sure-footed, even tempered llamas are ideal companions on the trail. Six
thousand years of domestication by the Inca tribes of South America's
high Andes have resulted in these cousins of the camel being wilderness
packers without equal. Their calm, intelligent manner is quickly communicated
to their human friends.
They
can be easily led by those with no previous experience handling pack stock,
and even by children. The llama's padded feet, which do less damage to
fragile alpine terrain than a hiker's lug-soled boot, and their deer-like
browsing ability, enable us to travel with less impact on the wilderness
than is possible with traditional pack animals.
The
sure-footed, even tempered llamas are ideal companions on the trail. Six
thousand years of domestication by the Inca tribes of South America's
high Andes have resulted in these cousins of the camel being wilderness
packers without equal. Their calm, intelligent manner is quickly communicated
to their human friends. 
They
can be easily led by those with no previous experience handling pack stock,
and even by children. The llama's padded feet, which do less damage to
fragile alpine terrain than a hiker's lug-soled boot, and their deer-like
browsing ability, enable us to travel with less impact on the wilderness
than is possible with traditional pack animals.