Location: Cordillera Blanca.
Duration: 6 days / 5 nights.
Maximum altitude: 6768 m (summit).
Type of activity: Ice walk & climbing.
Difficulty: Semi – Technical & Difficult.
Best season: June to august.
If you are a mountaineering enthusiast, you must definitely get to know the highest and most emblematic mountain in Peru, a true natural gem! This majestic mountain ranks third in altitude in South America and represents a great physical and mental challenge for climbers, due to the demanding journey through its extensive glacier.
DAY 01: Huaraz – Musho(3050m) – Base Camp (4270m).
Hiking time: 5 to 6 hours.
Elevation gain: ↑ 1200m.
Accommodation: Tent.
Meals included: Packed lunch, dinner.
Accommodation: Tent.
DAY 02: Base camp – Camp 1 (5300m).
Hiking time: 6 hours.
Elevation gain: ↑ 1030m.
Meals included: Breakfast – packed lunch, dinner.
Accommodation: Tent.
DAY 03: Base 1 – Camp 2 (6090m).
Hiking time: 5 hours.
Elevation gain: ↑ 790m.
Meals included: Breakfast – packed lunch, dinner.
Accommodation: Tent.
DAY 04:Camp 2 – Summit Huascarán (6768 m)
Hiking, climbing & rappelling time: 8hours.
Elevation gain: ↑ 678m.
Degrees from: 55, 65.
Meals included: Good Breakfast – packed lunch, dinner.
Accommodation: Tent.
DAY 05:Camp 2 – Base camp (4270 m).
6 hours of walking & Rappelling.
Elevation negative gain: ↓1820m.
Meals included: Good Breakfast – packed lunch, dinner.
Accommodation: Tent.
DAY 06:Base camp -Musho (3050m) – Huaraz.
Hiking time: 5 hours.
Elevation negative gain: ↓ 1.220m.
Meals included: Breakfast – packed lunch.
Informational briefing: one day before the expedition.
Transportation: private.
Mountain guide.
Mountaineering equipment: (helmets, harnesses, crampons, ice axes, ropes).
Cooking equipment.
Food (From the first lunch or picnic to the last lunch or picnic).
Camping equipment.
First aid kit.
Mountain cook.
Private round-trip transportation.
Unlimited drinking water.
DOES NOT INCLUDE:
Entrance fees to Huascarán National Park.
Personal Equipment & Technical: (backpack,harness,boots, crampons, 2 ice axe, 3 locking carabiners, 1 Daisy Chain,1 ATC descender, 3 Cords for prusik, sunglasses,jacket, gloves, pants with High-quality for mountain).
Sleeping bag (-15º to 0ºC) & matt.
Medical and accident insurance.
Personal medicine.
First Breakfast & Last Dinner.
Personal expenses.
Essential items to pack!
- Beanie, gloves.
- Flashlight with spare batteries and bulb
- Mountain goggles, sunscreen.
- mountaineering gloves,liner gloves,mittens
- Down jacket.
- Waterproof jacket or poncho.
- Waterproof pants (Gore-Tex or quick-drying preferred).
- trekking trousers or leggings, sweater
- Underwear, long thermal underwear
- Warm socks (comfortable and thick for mountain boots).
- Hiking shoes.
- Day backpack.
- Hiking poles.
- Water bottle.
- Extra snacks.
