Best time:
May to September
Timing: For 16 days
Grade: moderate / difficult
The Cordillera
Blanca provides one of the most varied landscapes
for trekking and climbing in the world.
There are more than 50 peaks of 5700m of higher,
including Huascarán at 6768m - the
highest mountain in Peru and also the beautiful
pyramid mountain peak of Alpamayo. There are
blue lakes, high passes, glaciers, awesome
vertical walls and spectacular campsites.
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Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive Huaraz
Day 2 & 3: Huaraz / Acclimatisation
walks.
Day 4: Drive 5 hours to Hualcayan
2900m. Visits to Yungay & Caraz market
Day 5: Hualcayan to Wishcash
4300m.4 to 5 hours hiking
Day 6: Hike up to Laguna
Cullicocha 4650m, cross pass Paso Cullicocha4950
then Paso Osoruri 4750m. Camp at Ruinapampa
3800m. 8 hours.
Day 7: Ruinapampa to Cruze
Alpamayo 4150m. 3 to 4 hours. |
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8: Extra night at Cruze Alpamayo
Camp. Visit Laguna Jancarurish or Alpamayo
Base Camp (4500m).
Day 9: Climb to pass Cara
Cara 4830m then traverse to pass Mesapata
4500m and camp at Safuna. 4200m 7 hours
Day 10: Safuna to
Paso Pucajirca 4600m and camp at Jancapampa
3600m 7 hours
Day 11: Pass Tupatupa 4400m
and camp beside Laguna Huecrococha(3950m.
7 hours
Day 12: Pass Alto de Pacaraju
4650m to camp in at Tuctubamba(3950m 7 hours
Day 13: An extra night at Tuctubamba.
Day trip to the pass Punta Union 4750m Or
rest day
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y 14: To
the village of Colcabamba then to camp at
Molino Pampa in Quebrada Keshu 3600m. 7
hours
Day 15: A steady climb
to a high campsite called Avalanche Campsite
at 4650m.
4 hours
Day 16: Pass Punta Yanayacu
4850m, then descend to Quebrada Ulta. Return
to Huaraz
Day 17: Transfer to collon
at 3500 in private bus, where we will meet
the donkey drivers, then we hike all along
the Ishinca Valley in the trees, and then
in a lovely open mountain area fro about
5 hours. The elevation at base camp is (4350m). |
Day 18:
Base Camp - Summit Ishinca(5530m) - Base
Camp
Start hiking at around 2 am up to the
glacier for about 3 hours and a half ,
then we put on our climbing gear to climb
on the glacier for about 3 hours to get
to the summit (5530m).After enjoying the
mountains such as Tocllaraju, Urus, Ranrapalca
and other peaks we will return to Base
Camp.
Day 19:
Base Camp - Huaraz
Start walking down on the Ishinca valley
at 9:00am up to Collon and then we drive
to Huaraz.
Day 20:
Return to Lima |
Contact: info@peruviantreks.com
for more information and pricing on these Peru
treks and climbing
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