Trekking Santa Cruz & Climbing Pisco Mountain & Climbing Chopicalqui Mountain
Trekking Santa Cruz & Climbing Pisco Mountain & Climbing Chopicalqui Moutain
Santa Cruz Trek is one of the most magnificent trekking routes crossing the heart of Cordillera Blanca where offers spectacular mountain views, crossing three spectacular valleys llanganuco, huaripamapa & Santa Cruz, our relaxed trek is for people, who doesn’t have previous experience, or for trekkers, who are looking to involve more time into nature, or attempt bigger and challenging treks or climbs, we observe great summits as: Alpamayo, Quitaraju, Artesonraju, Paria, Parón, Sentillo, Taulliraju, Chopicalqui, Huascaran, Pisco, & Huandoys. Mount pisco is one of the most popular peaks to climbing chosen by many climbers in the world because it is located in the heart of cordillera Blanca, with panorama view from the top.
Trek & climb | Maximum height | Difficulty or grade | lenght |
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Classic Santa Cruz Trek – pisco and chopicalqui Climb | 4750m trek, 5752m, 6354m | moderate – PD – AD+ | 11D/10N |
Ration client per guide: | 6 to 1 trek, 3 to 1 climb, 2 to 1 climb |
PLACE | Cordillera Blanca |
ROUTE | Santa Cruz – Llanganuco valley |
PREFERED TIME | May – August |
START TREKKING | Huaraz – Ancash – Peru |
PLACE TO VISIT | Huascaran National Park |
SUGGESTION | At least 2 days hike for acclimatization |
We will pick up you at your hotel with our private vehicle then we drive along the Callejón de Huaylas valley, passing through small towns, those still keeps colonial architecture, on the way we will stop several times to enjoy the spectacular views of the Andes including the western face of Peru’s highest peak mount Huascaran. After that we will continue driving until Cashapampa village, where we will meet with donkeys & donkey’s driver. Whereas they are loading our gears on the donkeys back, we will begin with our trek, we will walk upon the right bank of Santa Cruz river trough by into the narrow valley with sparkling waterfalls, groves & high land bushes and trees until reach a wide grass meadow, where is located our campsite with spectacular view of snowcapped peaks at the valleys head. Overnight camp at Llamacorral
After our breakfast at 7:30 am we life toward huaripampa at (3,700 m) we walk up on gradual ascend on pre-Inca route until we reach the Punta Union pass 15,600fts, where we will enjoy the most spectacular & panoramic views surrounded by huge mountains, turquoise lakes, after some rest & enjoy having lunch, summit view: mount Santa Cruz, Quitaraju, Pucajiracas, Rinrijirca, Taulliraju, Artesónraju, y Paria, then we cross the pass for descending on slope and rocky trail toward huaripampa valley, watching small glacier lakes, waterfalls & Andean trees, until our campsite at paria valley. Overnight camp at Paria valley
After our breakfast we leave at 8:00 am walking down on wide meadow or flat valley with sections of quenual & quisuar forest, whose lovely twisted trunks with their orange bark the trail is almost easy until reach huaripampa village, where we meet with friendly & sociable Quechua residents. We follow walking down until reach the bottom valley just crossing the bridge, after that we will start climbing up on toward vaqueria settlement. Where our private transportation is waiting us to drive cebollapampa, on the road we cross on Portachuelo pass, where we enjoy one of the most spectacular mountain views scenery about Huascarán, Huandoy, Pisco and Chacraraju, after that we will follow driving down on several switch-backs until the bottom of Llanganuco valley where is located our camping spot at yurakcoral. Overnight camp at yuraccoral
This day we leave at 8:00 am after our hearty breakfast from cebolla Pampa toward base camp of mount pisco, we walk up on moraine ridge with scree the ascent is gradual after 2 hours hiking up we reach zig zag which bring us until base camp. Overnight at pisco base camp
As usually we leave very early at 12:00 am after a cup of tea o hot water we start walking from the base camp at 1:00 am, we walk up the we descent on loose and gravel rock nowadays we find there a fixed cable then we need to traverse on rocky section until glacier edge, there we rope up and we climb up on the south glacier until reach the cool, from it we follow climbing on west ridge with some steep slopes of 55°, from the top offer impressive view, where we will be able to take the most scenic pictures around it, especially towards Chacraraju, where we focus the huge snow wall is fluting on the south face, After that we retrace on the same route until base Camp. Overnight at base camp
On our last day after our breakfast we walk down until Cebolla Pampa, from it we climb up to chopicalqui base camp, passing on the way through quenual forest and abundant lupines scrubland, other flowers, and several medicinal herbs, we reach the base camp at the great alpine meadow. Overnight at base camp
This day we meet with our mountain porters, who will support loading our group gear until high amp.
After our breakfast at 8.00 am we leave at 10:00 am toward the moraine camp, traversing rocky path, then walk up on very steep path until reach the moraine camp, from it we enjoy the panorama view to the north several summits: Chacraraju, Pisco, group of Huandoy. Overnight at moraine camp
Breakfast at 7.30 am and we leave at 9:30am toward the high camp, on this day we climb up on the loose rock until reach the beginning of glacier as soon as we reach it, there we rope up crampons and follow climbing up by easy steep slopes around 15 or 20 minutes we pass rock fall place, after that we pass on steep slopes of 45° – 55 °, traversing glacier jumping several crevasses and ice bridges until reach the high camp on the southwest ridge. Overnight at high camp
Summit day, breakfast at 12:00 am then we will start climbing up very early at 1:00 am on steep slopes of 45° – 55° – 60° depending of the year, crossing several ice bridges, there are some sections of 60° – 65° – 70° before reach the top with 50 m – 60 m, just before the top there is a pitch of 100 m – 120 m where we need to use two ice axes to climbing. From the summit we will be able to take the most magnificent pictures around us summits view: Huascaran, Pisco, Huandoy, Chacraraju, and then we retrace on the same route rappelling in some sections until high camp, after a hot soup we follow descending until moraine camp. Last night camp at moraine
Breakfast at 8:00 Am, we leave at 9:00 am from moraine camp toward big switchback of chopicalqui, where our private transportation is waiting us to back Huaraz. On the way we pass close to beautiful llanganuco lakes, Yungay – Huaraz hotel.
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