After breakfast, transport to Paltay to start the
trek to Collon at 3300m. Continuing up the beautiful Ishinka
valley that sits directly under Tocllaraju, Urus, Ishinka,
and Ranrapalca. Arrive at the base camp of Ishinka at 4300m.
Camp for the night.
July 26th: Base Camp - Summit of Ishinka - Base Camp
Climb over the glacier to reach the Morraine Camp. Then an attempt at the summit. Return to base camp. Camping for the night.
Ishinka
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Urus
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July 27th: Base Camp - Huaraz
After breakfast, return back down to Huaraz.
July 28th: Huaraz
Free day.
July 29th: Huaraz - Cebollapampa
Campsite
Leaving Huaraz you will head north to the small town of Yungay
at the foot of the Quebrada Llanganuco. Entering the Quebrada
you will continue heading east into the mountains to the wide
and pastoral valley between Huascarán on the south
and Huandoy on the north. Camp near the trailhead at Cebollapampa.
An easy day to achieve further acclimatisation.
Juky 30th: hike to Lagoon 69
Hike today for about 6 hours, surrounded by the mountains
of Chacraraju, Yanpaccha and Pisco. Return to Cebollapampa
basecamp.
July 31st: Cebollapampa campsite
- Moraine Camp
After breakfast, a short trek to Pisco Base Camp at about
4400m. With good acclimatisation, you will pass the Pisco
Base Camp and settle at the Moraine Camp at 4900m. Sleeping
at the foot of Pisco's steep South Face in preparation for
tomorrow's summit attempt.
Moraine Camp
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Ascending Chacraraju
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August 1st: Morain Camp - Summit
- Basecamp - Cebollapampa campsite
Your summit climb of Pisco follows the occasionally narrow
West Ridge. Snow and a little ice leads directly to the top.
Pisco is well known for its incredible views, and with strategic
view points there will be many opportunites for photographs.
The close proximity of the neighbouring peaks of Huandoy and
Chacraraju are astonishing. Return to Base Camp. From the
Base Camp, continue the hike out to Cebollapampa campsite.
August 2nd: Cebollapampa campsite
- Huaraz
After breakfast, return with private transport to Huaraz.
August 3rd: Huaraz
Free day.
August 4th: Huaraz
Free day.
August 5th: Huaraz - Musho - Basecamp
After breakfast, leave for Huaraz, heading north to the town
of Musho, approximately two hours from Huaraz. From Musho
you start the hike for about five hours until Huascaran base
camp at an elevation of 4400m. Camp.
August 6th: Base Camp - Moraine Camp
Today, as you climb above the Base Camp, the route becomes
more difficult, taking a complex path up and around huge glacially
polished granite slabs. Your next camp, is the Moraine Camp
4900m, located just below the glacier.
Climbing a 90° section
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Huascaran
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August 7th: Morain Camp- Camp I
Today you will arrive at the edge of the ice itself. An additional 2 hours of glacier traversing takes you to camp I on the glacier at 5400m.
August 8th: Camp I - Camp II
Climb for about three hours until La Garganta (The Throat),
a broad saddle between the north and south summits. As you
climb through the increasingly broken glacier, you will encounter
short sections of technical climbing including an ice ascent
of up to 60 degrees inclination. Camp II is at 6000m.
August 9th: Huascarán Summit
Very early start at 3.00 am to reach the summit at approximately
11.00 am. Return to camp II.
August 10th: Camp II - Base Camp
Descend to Base Camp, which lasts about 6 hours.
Musho - Base Camp
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The throat
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August 11th: Base Camp - Musho -
Huaraz
Hiking for another three hours until Musho where your private
transport will be waiting. Return to Huaraz and a celebratory
dinner.
End of expedition.
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