How Hard is The Toughest Trek To Machu Picchu?

The 5 Day Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu is one of the hardest treks in the Cusco area, trekking for multiple days at 4000m elevation, sleeping in tents and with limited washing facilities.
It will put any beginner hiker on the edge of their limits and so I decided to finish off my 7 Months in Latin America by flying out my mum to put her through her paces and see if she could defeat this difficult trek to fulfil her bucket list dream of visiting Machu Picchu.
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0:15 DAY 1 - Humantay Lake
2:29 Am I a Bad Son?
5:40 4600m Altitude
7:03 DAY 2 - It's All Downhill From Here...
10:03 Hammock Hogging
11:11 A Secret Side Quest
12:53 Hot Tub Party
14:07 DAY 3 - Coffee and Chickens
15:57 How To Make Coffee
17:32 An Uphill Battle & Pull Ups
21:24 PERFECT View Of Machu Picchu
22:27 Archeological Surprise
23:49 DAY 4 - Aguas Calientes
25:21 Dodging Trains
26:42 Freshening Up In Town
27:56 DAY 5 - Machu Picchu Time
30:58 What Happens Next?
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