+ Program

• Place: Cordillera Blanca
• Route: Ishinca Valley/ Alpamayo/ Huascaran
• Prefered time: May September
• Start climbing: Huaraz – Ancash – Peru
• Place to visit: Huascaran National Park

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Peaks	Maximum height	Difficulty	Length	Ration client per guide
Urus	5495 m 18,023 feet	Not that hard PD	24D/23N	3 to 1
Ishinca	5530 m 18,138 feet	Not that hard PD	" "	3 to 1
Tocllaraju	6034 m 19,791 feet	Hard D	" "	2 to 1
Alpamayo – Quitaraju	5947 m 19,506,16 feet/ 6036 m19,798.08 feet	Fairly hard (AD+) Hard (= D)	" "	2 to 1
Huascaran	6768 m 22,199.04 feet	Fairly hard (= AD)	" "	2 to 1

Day 1: Huaraz – Pashpa Village – Ishinca Base Camp at (4350m)/14,268 feet

We drive from Huaraz toward the north, as soon as we reach Puente mullaca we turn off to the right toward east driving on dirt road until Collon or Pashpa villages, where we will meet with or mountain crew as: donkey drivers and donkeys, while they load our climbing gear on donkeys back we walk up along ishinca valley through the quenual trees until base camp. Overnight at ishinca base camp

Day 2: Base Camp – Attempt Summit Urus at (5495m)/18,023 feet – Base Camp

First summit day; we normally leave early from base camp on steep path, which take us until the glacier edge, from it we rope up until reach the summit, when the sun is rising we enjoy taking the most marvelous pictures around us, then we retrace on the same route up until base camp. Overnight at ishinca base camp

Day 3: Base Camp – Attempt Summit Ishinca at (5530m)/18,138.4 feet – Base Camp

second summit day; We start early, beginning our walk in the dark on the clear way until lake Ishinca, from it we chose to climb on the west ridge or on the north ridge either are wonderful, on the glacier we climb upon snow and ice until the summit, on the top we will enjoy taking one of the most spectacular pictures, after that, we retrace on the same route up or traverse the summit, both options take to get at the base camp. Overnight at ishinca base camp

Day 4: Rest day at Ishinca Base Camp

This day we can spend all day resting at our campsite for recovering energy and shape after climbing two peaks enjoying the most astonishing views around us, the view is truly awesome with majestic beauty mountain views.

The second option is to make a short hike to Lake Tocllacocha close out camp site, where we will have the most breath-taking view surrounded by huge Andean peaks. Overnight at ishinca base camp

Day 5: Base Camp – Moraine Camp of Tocllaraju (5000m)/16,400 feet.

This day we will move from base camp to moraine camp, the path is much significant steep until moraine camp at 5000 meters (16,400 feet), we generally climb up with porters support, who will load our group climbing gear until moraine campsite, such as: tents, stoves, foods and hardware. Overnight at moraine camp of tocllaraju

Day 6: Moraine Camp – Attempt Summit Tocllaraju at (6034m)/19,778 feet – Moraine Camp – Base Camp.

Summit day; we normally leave early, we will climb on the west face until reach the neck from it we follow climbing on the north ridge until the summit, the top is surrounded by several smaller peaks, and then we retrace on the same route up until moraine camp – base camp. Overnight ishinca base camp

Day 7: Ishinca Base Camp – Pashpa – Huaraz.

On our last day after our breakfast we walk down along ishinca valley until Pashpa village, where our private transportation awaits us to back to huaraz.

Day 8: Rest Day in – Huaraz – Hotel.

Climbing Alpamayo Quitaraju Climbing alpamayo is climbing one of the world’s most beautiful mountain faces; it has been considered the “Most Beautiful Mountain in the World” by ALPINIMUS MAGACINE in 1966 in Munich Germany by his pyramidal perfect shape on the north side, and also for the quality of classic fluted snow slopes descending like fingers from the summit on the southwest face. We ascend on lovely French straight route.

Day 9: Huaraz – Cashapampa at (2900m) – Llama coral 3760 (m)/12,332 feet.

We drive from Huaraz to end of the range to the town of Cashapampa with our private transportation into Callejón de Huaylas valley until arrive cashapampa village, where we will meet with our mountain crew as donkey drivers and donkeys; from this village our mountaineering equipment’s are loading on donkeys, we set out carrying only light day packs. We enter the valley of the Rio Santa Cruz, narrow at its entrance but widening as we climb further into the range.in the afternoon we arrive at our first camp. Overnight camp at llamacoral

Day 10: Llama Coral – Base Camp Alpamayo at (4330m)/14,202 feet

On our second day of trekking we walk up along quebrada Santa Cruz until quisuar then we follow walking up on several switchbacks until reach the alpamayo view point, after several pictures we follow walking along arhueycocha gorge until Base Camp, where a lovely place is nestled in among Queñual trees next to a small stream. Overnight at alpamayo base camp

Day 11: Base Camp – Moraine Camp at (4900m)/16,072 feet.

On This day we move to moraine camp, which is situated just below the glacier on polished slabs of granite rock; we usually walk up the steep path with support of porters, who will load our group climbing gear. Overnight at moraine camp

Day 12: Moraine Camp – Alpamayo High Camp I at (5200m)/17,056 feet.

On this day we Move from moraine camp to high camp over the glacier with porters support again, it can be a big day; from begin of the glacier we climb up on rope up, until get to the ice wall, which is just before arriving the cool, we need to pass an ice wall of 60 meters long with pitch of 55º of solid snow or sometimes hard ice that ice wall is 50 – 60 digress, where is necessary to use a technique ice axe, after that we arrive to the cool and we move to the high camp plateau. Overnight at alpamayo high camp

Day 13: Camp I – Attempt Summit Alpamayo (5947m)/ 19,506 feet – Camp I.

Summit day: Rising early, we cross the glacier between camp and the bergschrund at the base of the Southwest Face, where start the huge ice wall flouted, after climbing for many hours we reach the top to enjoy one of the most spectacular views about many snowcapped peaks around it. We usually Descent same route on rappels until High Camp. Overnight at alpamayo high camp

Day 14: Rest Day at High Camp.

Rest day on the high camp to recovering lost energy after climbing alpamayo. Overnight at high camp alpamayo

Day 15: Camp I – Intent Summit Quitaraju (6036m)/19,942 feet – Camp I – Base Camp.

Summit day, Rising early, we cross the glacier between camp and the bergschrund at the base of the northeast Face, where we will start climbing as alpine stile the huge ice wall, After many hours climbing, we reach at the top to enjoy taking pictures about impressive and astonishing view. We usually Descent same route until High Camp, then we retrace to base camp, for a nice dinner. Overnight at high camp alpamayo

Day 16: Base Camp – Llamacoral

On this day after climbing couple peaks we hiking down along the santa cruz valley until reach llamacoral camping spot. Overnight at llamacoral

Day 17: Llamacoral – Cashapampa – Huaraz

Return to huaraz we walk down on the Santa Cruz valley until cashapampa village, where our private transportation awaits us to back to Huaraz.

Day 18: Rest Day in Huaraz – Hotel

Climbing Huascaran

Huascaran is the 4th highest peak in the Western Hemisphere and the highest peak in Peru. Just only accessible, for climbers, who has a high fitness, good acclimatization, and considerable climbing skills on snow and ice with significant experience walking with crampons

guide to client ratios and trip length, We offer our guided for climbing of Huascarán with a maximum ratio 2 clients per guide, we considered it because the less ratio increase our safety.

Day 19: Huaraz – Musho – Huascaran Base Camp at (4200m)/13,776 feet.

We drive from Huaraz to Musho village, there we meet with our donkeys and donkeys drivers, who are load our climbing year until base camp, walk up toward the base camp, through eucaliptus forest, until reach the great grass plateau, where is the camping spot Overnight at base camp

Day 20: Base Camp – High Camp I at (5300m)/17,384 feet – on the Glacier

On this day is to move to high Camp, which is located on the glacier, we walk upon scramble rocks path until edge the glacier, and from it we rope up and walk on glacier until reach the high crossing several crevasses and snow bridges until get to the high camp. Overnight at high camp I

Day 21: High Camp I – High Camp II or Garganta (6000m)/19,680 feet.

Today is a challenging day, because we will climb up on serious ice steeps until reach garganta or high camp II, which is lies between Huascaran Sur and Norte peak on the west side, the canaleta is the most difficult part on this day, because the snow and ice change year to year, crossing the crevasses. Overnight at high camp II

Day 22: Camp II – Attempt Huascaran South Summit (6768m)/22,199 feet – Camp II.

Summit day, it is the most important day because our goal is reaches the top. However it is long day climbing, we climb up on steep slopes just below the south summit, then we cross to the right until the seracs, after it we follow climbing until reach the summit, over it we will be really awarded to enjoy the most spectacular view around it, then we retrace on the same route up until high camp II. Overnight high at camp II

Day 23: High Camp II – High Camp I – Base Camp.

After our breakfast we will pack our climbing gear, and then we retrace on the same rote up until Base Camp.

Overnight camp at base camp

Day 24: Base Camp – Musho – Huaraz

On this day we walk down until Musho village, where our private transport is waiting us to back to Huaraz.

+ Price

N° Participants	Climb cost with Mountain guide
01 Person	USD $ 0000 per participant
02 Persons	USD $ 0000 per participant

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