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Huascaran Pischo Ascent Peru
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TOUR
INFORMATION
Tour size:
From 2 people
Tour
Grading: Strenuous
Altitude:
6768m
Departures:
All Year
Total Tour Duration:
19 Days
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HUASCARAN AND PISCO ASCENT PERU
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ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrive Lima
Day 2. Lima - Huaraz (B)
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 4. Pastoruri (B)
After breakfast, private transport to
Pastoruri Glacier. A day of ice climbing skills including crampon
techniques and ice axe work. Overnight camp on Pastoruri mountain to
facilitate acclimatsation
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)
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 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.
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 Huascaran summit attempt
Day 12. Huaraz - Musho – Basecamp (BLD)
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
Day 13. Base Camp - Moraine Camp (BLD)
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 glacie
Day 14. Morain Camp- Camp I (BLD)
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
Day 15. Camp I - Camp II (BLD)
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
Day 16.Huascarán Summit (BLD) 6768m
Very early start at 3.00 am to reach
the summit at approximately 11.00 am. Return to camp II
Day 17. Camp II - Base Camp (BLD)
Descend to Base Camp, which lasts
about 6 hours
Day 18. Base Camp - Musho – Huaraz (BD)
Hiking for another three hours until
Musho where your private transport will be waiting. Return to Huaraz
and a celebratory dinner
Day 19.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 accomadation.
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