+ Program

• Name Trek: Cedros – santa cruz
• Maximum height: 4850 m/15,908 feet
• Difficulty: Hard trek
• Length: 12 D / 11 N

• Place: Cordillera Blanca
• Route: Hualcayan – Cedros – Santa Cruz
• Prefered Time: May – October
• Start Climbing: Huaraz – Ancash – Peru
• Place to visit: Huascaran National Park
• Group size: Minimum 2 – maximum 20

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Day 1: Huaraz – Hualcayan village (3140m)/10,300ft

We will pick up you at your hotel with our private vehicle to drive along the rich Callejón de Huaylas valley, admiring picturesque villages and the magnificent scenery of the Cordillera Blanca encompassing Peru’s highest tropical peaks,mount Huascarán (6,768masl), After that we follow driving until old Yungay, where we will visit the camposanto, this area or town was completely destroyed by earthquake in 1970, then follow driving until Andean quechua settlements of hualcayan village.

Overnight camp at hualcayan

Day 2: Hualcayan – Wishcash (4300m)/14,140ft

This Day we will meet with our mountain crew as donkey drivers and donkeys, After our breakfast we walk up on steep hill but the trail wind up on switchbacks observing the spectacular view of cultivated area of hualcayan village, in the afternoon we arrive to the camping spot.

Overnight camp at wishcash

Day 3: Wishcash – Punta Cullicocha Pass (4860m)/15,908ft – Osoruri (4450m) /14,596ft

From Wishcash we will continue our trek ascending until the spectacular crystal blue Cullicocha Lake, after resting and taking pictures we follow climbing up on steep trail until reach our first high pass punta cullicocha (4850m), where we will enjoy taking exiting pictures about huge mountains and cliffs valleys, after that we descend on slope and rocky trail until our camp site.

Overnight camp at osoruri

Day 4:Osoruri – Vientunan pass (4770m) /15,580ft – Jancarurish (4250m) /13,940ft

After our hearty breakfast we start walking up on steep trail until vientunan pass (4770m), with excellent view of Milluacocha iced peak (5,480masl), then we descend on slightly slope trail until jancarurish campsite , enjoying on the way the great view of ancient’s pre Inca terraces. In the afternoon we will enjoy taking pictures about photogenic alpamayo mountain on cedros valley.

Overnight camp at jancarurish

Day 5: Rest Day at Jancarurish.

Optional hike to Laguna Jancarurish or visit the Alpamayo Base Camp (4500m)/14,760ft.

For appreciating the photogenic views of mount Alpamayo, which has been considered the most beautiful mountain in the worldwide since 1966 in Munich Germany by “Alpinism Magazine”, Breathtaking views of the ice pyramid (Alpamayo) await our arrival, as well as views of other mountains like Santa Cruz, Quitaraju, Jancarurish, Tayapampa and some high Andean lakes. Then we return back to our campsite at Jancarurish

Overnight camp at jancarurish

Day 6: Jancarurish – Cara cara Pass (4830m)/15,842ft – Mesapata Pass (4460m)/ 14,760ft – Huillca (4000m)/13,120ft

This Day we ascend on very steep trail until reach Cara Cara pass (4830m), where we will be able to capture the most awesome panoramic views of Alpamayo and lakes, after that we descend along moyobamba valley until reach the skirt valley plain of Mesapata Pass at 4,460m, then we will descent along tayapampa valley enjoying the view of Safuna Lake& splendid blue-violet beneath the snowy peaks of Pucajirca until huillca campsite.

Overnight camp at huillca

Day 7: Huillca – Yanacon Pass (4610m)/15,085ft – Jancapampa (3600m) /11,800ft

We will walk up until Paso Pucajirca known by others travellers as yanacon pass (4600m), after the fabulous scenery there, or after some rest for taking picture or eating our sack we descend until next camp on grassy valley, we descend to the Yanajanca Valley who’s cliffs shelter the wide Sactaycocha lake surrounded by vegetation. At jancapampa life Quechua families & as a usual they come to offer some beverages or Andean products, that they to make many (that is one way to make many for that poor families)

Overnight camp at jancapampa

Day 8: Jancapampa – TupaTupa Pass (4360m)/14,432ft – Huecrucocha (4000m)/13,120ft.

This Day we pass through several Andean communities, where we will be able to watch some people grazing their livestock, and then we climb up until reach Tupa-tupa Pass (4360m) we observe the iced peaks of Taulliraju (5,850masl) and Pucahirca, after that we will descend to our next camp

Overnight camp at huecrucocha

Day 9: Huecrucocha – Alto de Pucaraju (4640m)/15,252ft – Tuctu

This Day we will ascend up until Alto de Pucaraju pass (4640m), over the we will enjoy an absolutely stunning panoramic views of majestic Taulliraju mountain and view of mountains of Chopicalqui (6,354m), Huascarán (6,768m – highest in Perú) and Huandoy (6,160m) to fare way, later we descend on slope and rocky trail until grass plateau of tuctu valley (4250m)

Overnight camp at tuctu valley

Day 10: Tuctu – Punta Unión Pass (4750m)/15,580ft – Taullipampa (4250m) /13,940ft

After our breakfast we start walking up on by far steep trail until reach tzaquicocha lagoons, after that we follow climbing up on sleeper and rocky trail until reach the pass 4750m/15,580ft where we awarded by panoramic mountains views & turquoise lakes, as well as the completely view of ichiccocha and jatuncocha lake on Santa Cruz valley, after resting for pictures or eat our lunch we will descend on sleeper pre-Inca trail until our campsite.

Overnight camp at taullipampa

Day 11: Taullipampa – Alpamayo B.C (4330m)/14,530ft – Llamacorral (3760m) /12,332ft

After the breakfast we walk down toward Alpamayo view pint, where we will enjoy taking the most impressive pictures about snow-capped peaks around it including alpamayo east face, then we follow walking up until base camp, Where we will enjoy taking one of the most exiting pictures about huge mountains including artezon mount, after that we will walk down along santa cruz valley until llamacoral camping spot.

Last night camp at Llamacorral

Day 12: Llamacorral – Cashapampa (2900m)/9,807ft – Huaraz

After the breakfast, we will start walking down along narrow Santa Cruz valley until cashapampa village.

Finish or trip. Where our private transport awaits us to drive Huaraz

+ Price

N° Participants	Climb cost with Mountain guide
01 Trekker	USD $ 3140 per participant
02 Trekkers	USD $ 1880 per participant
03 Trekkers	USD $ 1420 per participant
04 Trekkers	USD $ 1165 per participant
05 Trekkers	USD $ 1020 per participant
06 Trekkers	USD $ 860 per participant
More than 7 people	USD $ 800 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 Cedros Alpamayo - Santa Cruz
• Certified & qualified mountain guide. (AGMP – UIAGM)
• Assistant guide (aspirant) with more than 7 clients
• Mountain cook
• Assistant cook for large groups
• Healthy & fresh meals per day (hearty breakfast, snack, lunch & hot dinner)
• Full service of Donkeys (mules) & Donkey Drivers during the Trek
• Cook tent, Dinner tent, Toilet tent, table, chairs (available during the trek)
• Good quality Sleeping Tent.
• Full Utensil kitchen by every body
• Full entrance fee ticket or Trekking permits ($ 50) per each Trekkers

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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 Trekking 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