In Base Camp camping is free and the Altamirano family provides unpurified water and a wooden sign stating the altitude (4700 m). They also sell the odd beer for double the price in La Paz. This is the best place to pitch your tent if not ascending to Rock Camp right away.
Camping in Rock Camp is also free. Previous campers have put great effort into the making of flat spaces, mainly of consisting of flat rocks and gravel. It's a fine place to camp, though sleeping can be a problem because of the altitude and as climbers get up at 1AM to get to the summit at sunrise. Bring all food from La Paz (pasta is not recommended at this altitude, as the low boiling temperature turns it into an unappealing wheat porridge). Rock Camp is right by the glacier and water while there is acquired by melting snow.
Warning (Sep 2009): some tents and gear have been stolen while their owners were ascending the summit.
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