+ Program

• Climbing: Alpamayo/Quita raju
• Maximum height: 5947m - 6036m
• Difficulty: Hard – AD+
• Duration: 9D / 8N

• Place: Cordillera Blanca
• Route: Southwest Face
• Prefered Time: May – August
• Start Climbing: Huaraz – Ancash – Peru
• Place to visit: Huascaran National Park
• Group size: Minimum 2 – maximum 10

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Day 1: Huaraz – Cashapampa at (2900m) – Llama coral 3760 (m)/12,332ft.

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 2: Llama Coral – Base Camp Alpamayo at (4330m)/14,202ft

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 3: Base Camp – Moraine Camp at (4900m)/16,072ft

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 4: Moraine Camp – Alpamayo high Camp I at (5200m)

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 5: Camp I – attempt Summit Alpamayo (5947m)/ 19,506ft – 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 6: Rest Day at high camp.

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

Day 7: Camp I – Intent Summit Quitaraju (6036m)/19,942ft – 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 8: 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 9: 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.

+ Price

N° Participants	Climb cost with Mountain guide
01 Climber	USD $ 3595 per participant
02 Climbers	USD $ 2635 per participant
03 Climbers	USD $ 2145 per participant
04 Climbers	USD $ 1890 per participant
05 Climbers	USD $ 1746 per participant
06 Climbers	USD $ 1530 per participant
More than 7 people	USD $ 1360 per participant

+ Includes

What's included in the cost

• Day acclimatization to lake churup (included: private transportation, guide, hiking permits, box lunch
• Private transportation for begin & return of climbing Alpamayo and Quitaraju Mountain
• Certified & qualified mountain guide. (AGMP – UIAGM)
• Assistant guide (aspirant) with more than 3 clients
• Mountain cook
• Porters
• Assistant cook for large groups
• healthy & fresh meals per day (hearty breakfast, snack, lunch & hot dinner)
• Donkeys (mules) & Donkey driver (service) to load up our climbing equipment until base camp .
• Cook tent, Dinner tent, Toilet tent, table, chairs (available at base camp)
• Good quality Sleeping Tent.
• Full Utensil kitchen by every body
• Group climbing gear or protective hard ware as (rope, snow pickets, ice screw, and all supplies necessary)
• Full entrance fee ticket or climbing permits ($ 50) per each climber

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What doesn't included in the cost

• Booking bus or flight ticket to transfer from (lima - Huaraz – lima)
• Booking Hostel for accommodation in Huaraz – Lima
• Meal and beverages during the stay in Huaraz
• Personal climb equipment
• Sleeping-bag
• Travel insurance assistance
• Phone calls, access to internet cabins & others extra expenses
• Laundry service
• Personal first aid kid
• Additional sleeping pad or thermal rest
• Tips for the staff
• Extra expenses no specified in this trip program.

+ Equipment

✓ Mountain to by equipament



✓ We have equipament to rent

✓ We by all mountain equipament