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ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrive Lima
Day 2. Lima - Huaraz
After breakfast, transfer by bus to Huaraz. Eight
hour journey heading first north along the Panamerican highway
before turning east and heading towards the Andes. Arrival and
transfer to your hotel.
Day 3. Huaraz (B)
Free day for acclimatisation in Huaraz.
Day 5. Huaraz - Cebollapampa Campsite (BLD)
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.
Day 6. Acclimatisation hike to Lagoon 69 (BLD)
Hike today for about 6 hours, surrounded by the mountains of
Chacraraju, Yanpaccha and Pisco. Return to Cebollapampa basecamp.
Day 7. Cebollapampa campsite - Moraine Camp (BLD)
4400m
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.
Day 8. Morain Camp - Summit - Basecamp -
Cebollapampa campsite (BLD)
Your summit climb of Pisco follows the narrow West Ridge. Snow and a
little ice leads directly to the top. 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.
Day 9.Cebollapampa campsite – Huaraz (B)
After breakfast, return with private transport to Huaraz.
Day 10 – Day 11. Huaraz (B)
Days of rest and leisure in preparation for the Alpamayo summit
attempt.
Day 12. Llamacorral (BLD)
After breakfast, drive to Cashapampa to start the trek up to Campo
Llamacorral. This first day is a steady three hours of trekking
Day 13. Basecamp (BLD) 4300m
Again a fairly easy day as you trek to Alpamayo basecamp at 4300m.
Day 14. Moraine Camp (BLD)
Climb to the Moraine camp, which is mainly a steep terminal moraine
with a few sections of easy rock.
Day 15. Col (BLD) 5300m
Climb to the Col camp at 5300m. (This section can sometimes be the
most technical part of the entire climb). The high col is between
Alpamayo and its sister peak, Quitaraju. The guides will fix ropes
in advance of the group on one steep section. One fixed rope and two
belayed sections are normal in order to reach the col.
Day 16. Alpamayo Summit Ascent (BLD) 5947m
Ascent to the summit of Alpamayo, lying at 5947m. The climb starts
with a reasonably steep glacier to the bergschrund. There are
several steep ice pitches, around 50°. The final couple of pitches
increase to 70° resulting in grading of around Alpine AD/AD+ or Ice
Grade 3. We allow 7 hours to reach the summit. Return to the Col
Camp.
Day 17. Reserve day (BLD)
Day in reserve in case of bad weather
Day 18. Basecamp (BLD)
Return to the base camp.
Day 19. Cashapampa – Huaraz (BLD)
Return to Cashapampa and then Huaraz for a
celebratory dinner.
Day 20. Huaraz – Lima (B)
After breakfast, transfer to the bus terminal
form the bus trip back to Lima and transfer to the airport for your
connecting flight home.
Prices are available on request with discounts for large groups. We
can also tailor make a tour to suit your needs. Optional add on
tours in Lima as well as extra night accommodation.
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