TREKKING & CLIMBING PERU

* Max. altitude of acclimatization trek  : 4450m

* Max. altitude of Snata Cruz  trek  : 4750m

* Max. altitude of Mount Pisco : 5750 m (Summit).

* Max. altitude of Huascaran South  : 6768 m (Summit).

* Difficulty   : Difficult.

* Duration    : 19 Days. 

* Path to ascend Mount Pisco  : SW Edge.

* Path to ascend Mount Huascaran South  : The Neck. 

* Recommended season   : May to September.

* Location   : Cordillera Blanca - Peru

* Starting point of the expedition   : Lima

* Type of transportation Lima – Huaraz : VIP bus service.

* Places to visit : Huascaran National Park.

* Percentage of Success  : 100%

* Type : Adventure, High mountain tourism

*Tº on the expedition.

 - Trekking 

: at day: + 13ºC to +23ºC

: at night: - 6ºC to - 4ºC

 - Ascend  

: early morning: - 8ºC to - 10ºC

Itinerary:

1st day.- Arrival to Lima.

Pick up at the airport “Jorge Chavez” in Lima and transportation to the reserved hotel in Lima. 

2nd day.- Departure from Lima to Huaraz (by bus).

We will travel by bus from Lima to Huaraz, the capital of the district of Ancash (3100m). The transport provided by the company “Cruz del Sur” includes a “bus cama”, an overnight trip with reclined seats.

Departure time from Lima is at 09:30am and we will arrive in Huaraz at 5:30pm. Pick up at the bus terminal and transfer to the hotel in Huaraz is included.

The staff of "Enrique Expedition Tours" and the Mountain Guide will be informed about your arrival and will be waiting for you.

3rd day.- Acclimation trek to Lake Churup (4450m)

We will leave the city of Huaraz by private bus to Pitec (3850m).  First we will pass the colorful villages of Llupa (3650m) outside of Huaraz, where we will have a panoramic view of the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca. Arriving in Pitec we start the hike to the Lake Churup at 4450m. First we enter the valley of Churup, after some hours of walking we will reach the Lake Churup, where we will stay for one hour before we return to our hotel in Huaraz.
(Elevation change: +650m; Duration: 4-5 hours).
The organization of personal material and logistical information for the Trek Santa Cruz ascent to Mountain Pisco we will do after the trekking in the evening.

4th day.- Huaraz (3090m) – Caraz (2290m) – Cashapampa (2900m) – Llamacorral (3760m).

Pick up at the hotel and transfer by private transport from Huaraz to the city of Yungay – Caraz. From here on until the village of Cashapampa we can enjoy the east side of the Cordillera Blanca. In Cashapampa, the donkey driver and his donkeys will be waiting for us to transport our trekking gear. From there we start the trek up until we reach our first camp Llamacorral (3760m).

5th day.- Llamacorral (3760m) – Base Camp Alpamayo (4600m) – Taullipampa (4250m).

We will leave the camp Llamacorral and pass by the lakes Ichiccocha and Jatuncocha. On a zigzag path will go up until we arrive at the ravine of Ayhuaycocha. We will head further to the base camp of Mount Alpamayo, where we can see a lake of ice that is named like the ravine. We will enjoy the view of the mountains Aguja,Santa Cruz, Pumapampa, Curuicachajana, Quitaraju, Alpamayo, Pucahirca, Rinrinjirca, Taullipampa, Artesonraju, Paria and Millishraju. While we will return by the same way to Camp Taullipampa (4250m), we will have a very nice view of Mount Taulliraju.

6th day.- Taullipampa (4250m) – Punta Unión (4750m) – Paria Valley (3870m).

This day we will pass Punta Union (4750m), from where you have a breathtaking view of the Cordillera Blanca, as well as of the ravine of Santa Cruz. We will observe the mountains Taulliraju, Rinrijircas, Pucahircas, Quitaraju, Santa Cruz, Artesonraju, Pyramid of Garcilaso, Paria and Millishraju. We will continue our trek to Camp Paria (3870m).

7thday.- Paria Valley (3870m) – Vaqueria (3850m) – Cebollapampa (3900m) – Base Camp Pisco (4600m).

We will hike along the Valley of Huaripampa and observe picturesque villages like Yurma, Huaripampa, Colcabamba. Furthermore we will have a spectacular view of Chacraraju. When we will arrive at the village Vaqueria, we will have a private bus drive back to Huaraz. We will first drive over the Portachuelo pass (4767 m), where we will have a great view of the Cordillera Blanca and the mountains Huascaran, Chopicalqui, Huandoy, Pisco, Chacraraju and Yanapaccha. Then we will go down until we will arrive at Cebollapampa, where we will take again the donkeys to transport our climbing and camping equipment. After that we will hike up until the base camp of Mount Pisco (4600m). 

8th day.- Base Camp (4600m) – Summit of Pisco (5750m) – Base Camp (4600m).

This day we will leave the camp at around 03:00 am. From the base camp on our way to the summit we will climb over a moraine, what will take us about 2 hours to pass, before we will arrive at the glacier (approx. 4 hours). Once we are in the glacier, we will climb along some small cracks up until we will reach the summit of Mount Pisco. There we have a large panoramic 360° view to majestic mountains like the Huascaran, Chopicalqui, Chacraraju, Artesonraju and Alpamayo. After that we will return to the base camp.

9th day.- Base Camp (4600m) – Cebollapampa (3900m) – Yungay – Huaraz – Hotel.

After breakfast we will pack our camping equipment and the donkey driver will load the donkeys to walk back downhill to Cebollapampa, where we are expected by a bus of the Company "Enrique Expedition Tours", that will bring us to Yungay – Huaraz – Hotel.

10thday.- Day of rest in Huaraz  

The organization of personal material and logistical information for the ascent to Mountain Huascaran we will do after the trekking in the evening.

11th day.- Huaraz (3090m) – Musho – Huascaran base camp (4800m).

We will leave Huaraz towards Mancos (2530 m). From there we will head up for about 20 kilometers the plane road til the village of Musho which is located in the NE part of Huaraz 

In Musho the donkey driver and his donkeys will be waiting for us to transport our trekking gear. From there we will trek up for about 4 hours to the Huascaran base camp (4800m). 

(Elevation Change: +1600 m; length: approx. 4-5 hours approx.).   

12th day.- Huascaran base camp (4800m) – Camp1 (5500m).

Starting at the base camp in the moraine we will reach the edge of the glacier. From there we will climb higher to get to a safer place, towards the base of a large barrier Seracs. There we will put up our camp 1 in the glacier.

(Elevation Change: +700m; length: approx. 6-7 hours). 

13th day.- Camp 1 (5500m) – Camp 2 (6000m).

This day we will continue climbing up directly towards the shield, which is observed - as we move forward - like a triangular hill of about 450m. Once we will be at this place we will pass it. After passing this obstacle, we will ice climb some sections. We will reach by cross climbing the neck, under which in a protected area of avalanches we will build up the Camp 2 of Huascaran (6000m). 

(Elevation Change: +500m; length: approx. 6-7 hours).  

14th day.- Camp 2 (6000m) – Summit of Huascaran South (6768m) –Camp 1.

The 7th day.- Camp 2 (6000m) - South Summit (6768 m) - C1

We will leave the Camp 2 at about 3:00 am and climb up corridors (65 – 70°), which take us to the top of the neck (6010m). From this point we will be going up long hills, avoiding large cracks until we reach the summit of Huascaran South (6768m). 

- It is possible to descend til Camp 1, depending on the fitness.

(Elevation Change: +1968m; length: approx. 9-10 hours). 

15th day.- Extra day in the case of bad weather.

This extra day could be used rest in case the clients are feeling tired or if there was bad weather during the day of the summit climb.

16th day.- Camp 1(5500m) – Base Camp (4800m).

This day we will return from Camp 1 to Base Camp. Our donkey drivers will carry our mountain equipment down. After arriving at the Base Camp we could use the afternoon to dry our personal climbing gear and camping equipment.  

17thday.- Base Camp (4800m) – Musho – Huaraz (3900m) – Hostel.

After packing our camping equipment we will load the donkeys to walk back downhill to Musho, where we are expected by a bus of the Company "Enrique Expedition Tours", that will bring us directly to the city of Huaraz and our hotel.
(Elevation Change: -1600 m; duration: approx. 5-6 hours prox.).

18th day.- Departure from Huaraz to Lima (Bus). 

Transportation from the hotel to the bus terminal "Cruz del Sur" and depature from Huaraz.
The departure time will be determined by your schedule, in the morning or night.
Morning departure: 11:00 am.
Night departure: 10:30 pm.
Pick up at the bus terminal in Lima and transfer to the hotel booked by us.

19th day.- Transfer from the hotel to the airport - Return to the country of origin.

*** End of the Expedition of the ascend in the Cordillera Blanca Peru ***

* Max. Altitude of Trek Churup : 4.400 m.

* Max. Altitude of trek Santa Cruz : 4767 m.

* Max. Altitude of Mount Pisco : 5750 m (Summit).

* Difficulty  : Medium to Difficult.

* Duration   : 11 Days. 

* Path to ascend Mount Pisco : SW Edge. 

* Starting point of the expedition  : Lima

* Type of transportation Lima – Huaraz: VIP bus service.

* Recommended season  : May to October.

* Location  : Cordillera Blanca – Peru 

* Places to visit : Huascaran Nationalpark.

* Type : Adventure, High mountain tourism

* Tº on the expedition.

- Trekking  

: at day: + 13ºC to +23ºC

: at night: - 6ºC to - 4ºC

- Ascent  : early morning: - 8ºC to - 10ºC

Itinerary:

1st day. -Arrival to Lima.

Pick up at the airport “Jorge Chavez” in Lima and transportation to the reserved hotel in Lima. 

2nd day. -Departure from Lima to Huaraz (by bus).

We will travel by bus from Lima to Huaraz, the capital of the district of Ancash (3100m). The transport provided by the company “Cruz del Sur” includes a “bus cama”, an overnight trip with reclined seats. 

Departure time from Lima is at 09:30am and we will arrive in Huaraz at 5:30pm. 

Pick up at the bus terminal and transfer to the hotel in Huaraz is included. 

The staff of "Enrique Expedition Tours" and the Trekking Guide will be informed about your arrival and will be waiting for you.

3rd day. - Acclimation trek to Lake Churup (4450m)

We will leave the city of Huaraz by private bus to Pitec (3850m). First we will pass the colorful villages of Llupa (3650m) outside of Huaraz, where we will have a panoramic view of the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca. Arriving in Pitec we start the hike to the Lake Churup at 4450m. First we enter the valley of Churup, after some hours of walking we will reach the Lake Churup, where we will stay for one hour before we return to our hotel in Huaraz.

 In the evening your mountain guide will give you the last details and logistical information for the expedition of the Santa Cruz trekking and climbing of Mount Pisco

4th day. – Huaraz (3090m) – Caraz (2290m) – Cashapampa (2900m) – Llamacorral (3760m).

Pick up at the hotel and transfer by private transport from Huaraz to the city of Yungay – Caraz. From here on until the village of Cashapampa we can enjoy the east side of the Cordillera Blanca. In Cashapampa, the donkey driver and his donkeys will be waiting for us to transport our trekking gear. From there we start the trek up until we reach our first camp Llamacorral (3760m).

5th day. – Llamacorral (3760m) – Base Camp Alpamayo (4600m) – Taullipampa (4250m).

We will leave the camp Llamacorral and pass by the lakes Ichiccocha and Jatuncocha. On a zigzag path will go up until we arrive at the ravine of Ayhuaycocha. We will head further to the base camp of Mount Alpamayo, where we can see a lake of ice that is named like the ravine. We will enjoy the view of the mountains Aguja,Santa Cruz, Pumapampa, Curuicachajana, Quitaraju, Alpamayo, Pucahirca, Rinrinjirca, Taullipampa, Artesonraju, Paria and Millishraju. While we will return by the same way to Camp Taullipampa (4250m), we will have a very nice view of Mount Taulliraju.

6th day. – Taullipampa (4250m) – Punta Unión (4750m) – Paria Valley (3870m).

This day we will pass Punta Union (4750m), from where you have a breathtaking view of the Cordillera Blanca, as well as of the ravine of Santa Cruz. We will observe the mountains Taulliraju, Rinrijircas, Pucahircas, Quitaraju, Santa Cruz, Artesonraju, Pyramid of Garcilaso, Paria and Millishraju. We will continue our trek to Camp Paria (3870m).

7th day. – Paria Valley (3870m) – Vaqueria (3850m) – Cebollapampa (3900m) – Base Camp Pisco (4600m).

We will hike along the Valley of Huaripampa and observe picturesque villages like Yurma, Huaripampa, Colcabamba. Furthermore we will have a spectacular view of Chacraraju. When we will arrive at the village Vaqueria, we will have a private bus drive back to Huaraz. We will first drive over the Portachuelo pass (4767 m), where we will have a great view of the Cordillera Blanca and the mountains Huascaran, Chopicalqui, Huandoy, Pisco, Chacraraju and Yanapaccha. Then we will go down until we will arrive at Cebollapampa, where we will take again the donkeys to transport our climbing and camping equipment. After that we will hike up until the base camp of Mount Pisco (4600m). 

8th day. – Base Camp (4600m) – Summit of Pisco (5750m) – Base Camp (4600m).

This day we will leave the camp at around 03:00 am. From the base camp on our way to the summit we will climb over a moraine, what will take us about 2 hours to pass, before we will arrive at the glacier (approx. 4 hours). Once we are in the glacier, we will climb along some small cracks up until we will reach the summit of Mount Pisco. There we have a large panoramic 360° view to majestic mountains like the Huascaran, Chopicalqui, Chacraraju, Artesonraju and Alpamayo. After that we will return to the base camp.

9th day. - Base Camp (4600m) – Cebollapampa (3900m) – Yungay – Huaraz – Hotel.

After breakfast we will pack our camping equipment and the donkey driver will load the donkeys to walk back downhill to Cebollapampa, where we are expected by a bus of the Company "Enrique Expedition Tours", that will bring us to Yungay – Huaraz – Hotel.

10th day. - Departure from Huaraz to Lima (Bus). 

Transportation from the hotel to the bus terminal "Cruz del Sur" and departure from Huaraz.
The departure time will be determined by your schedule, in the morning or night.
Morning departure: 11:00 am.
Night departure: 10:30 pm.
Pick up at the bus terminal in Lima and transfer to the hotel booked by us.

11th day. - Lima Hotel – airport – Return to the country of origin.

Transfer from the hotel to the airport - Return to the country of origin.

*** End of Santa Cruz Trekking and Climbing Mount Pisco ***