Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival to Lima Airport – Transfer to your Hotel
Depend your arrival time.
At your arrival to Lima airport you will be transferred to your Hotel
Day 2: Lima to Huaraz Hotel
After your breakfast in your Hotel you will be transferred to bus station
From Lima to Huaraz is 408km. the bus take 8 – 9 hours
At your arrival to Huaraz one our personal will be waiting you then transfer to your Hotel
Day 3: Free Day Hotel
Today you can visit Huaraz, Market place. Main square, etc
In the afternoon short hiking for 3 hours ( optional )
Day 4: Acclimatization Day tour to Churup Lake 4450m Hotel
This morning approx… 7:30am you will be picked up and then transfer for 1 hour to pitec. From there we will have a nice aclimatization hike up for 3 hours to Churup Lake, return for 2 hours to pitec where our transport will be waiting for you then drive to Huaraz.
Approx. 8 hours
Day 5: Huaraz – Llanganuco – Pisco Base Camp
You will be picked up from your hotel then transferred along the Callejon de Huaylas valley, passing small cities such as Marcara, Carhuaz, Yungay then continue by llanganuco valley you will heading east into the mountains to the wide and pastoral valley between Huascarán on the south and Huandoy on the north. Finally to Yuraccoral (three hours drive ) here we will start hiking up for 3 hours to Pisco Base Camp at 4600m. our gear is loaded onto the donkeys
Day 6: Pisco Base Camp – Moraine Camp
After breakfast in the Pisco Base Camp and with the help of our porters. We will climb for 3 hours to Pisco Moraine Camp at 4800m. Ready for next summit day.
Day 7: Moraine Camp – Summit Pisco 5752m. – Base Camp
Early in the morning after our fast breakfast approx. 1:00am. Climb about 40 minutes on to the moraine until we reach the glacier, we will put on crampons and rope up. in approximately four hours, we will be in the top, incredible views and with strategic viewpoints there will be many opportunities for photographs to Artesonraju (6025m). Chacraraju Huandoy, Chopicalqui (6354m)and Huascaran(6768m). Return by ski to moraine camp for hot soup then continue to the Base Camp
Day 8: Pisco Base Camp – Yuraccorral – Llanganuco Huaraz Hotel
After the breakfast we will go to the town of Yuraccorral where our bus will be waiting for us passing the llanganuco lakes we going to check in Huascaran National Park after the town of Yungay and finally Huaraz approx. 2 or 3 p.m. we will be in Huaraz
Day 9: Huaraz Rest day
Rest day and preparation for Huascaran ski mountaineering
Day 10: Huaraz – Musho – Huascaran Base Camp
After breakfast, drive from Huaraz, heading north to the town of Musho, approximately two hours from Huaraz. In Musho our donkey driver will be waiting for us, the equipment is then carried onto the donkeys. From Musho start the hike for 4 – 5 hours to Huascaran base camp at 4300m
Day 11: Base Camp – High Camp 5400m
With the help of our porters we will start hiking up to moraine camp the first part is rock almost 300m. arriving to the moraine camp then continue to the glacier where we have to put our climbing equipment, two hours to high camp at 5400m.
Day 12: High Camp I – High Camp II 5850m.
Early in the morning we will 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. Huascaran High camp II at 5900m.
Day 13: High Camp II – Summit Huascaran at 6768m. – High Camp II
Summit day, early in the morning we will have breakfast then we will start climb up at 1:00 am. Arriving to the summit 6,768m approx. 9:00 am. From the Huascaran top we will enjoy the white mountain range (cordillera blanca ) after taking pictures fora few minutes you will ski down to high camp or moraine camp.
Day 14: High Camp – Base Camp
In the morning, after breakfast, we will have to pick up our tents and pack everything then go down to the moraine camp, and finally to the base camp
Day 15: Base Camp – Musho – Huaraz
Our last breakfast. all climbing and logistics equipment is loaded onto donkeys then descend for about 3 hours to Musho where private transport will be waiting for us to transfer to Huaraz ( celebration dinner)
Day 16: Huaraz to Lima
We will depart by bus for Lima. At your arrival to Lima bus station our driver will be waiting for you then transfer you to Hotel or directly to Lima Airport.