Itinerary:
1st day.- Arrival to Lima.
Pick up at the airport “Jorge Chavez” in Lima and transportation to the reserved hotel in Lima.
2nd day.- Departure from Lima to Huaraz (by bus).
We will travel by bus from Lima to Huaraz, the capital of the district of Ancash (3100m). The transport provided by the company “Cruz del Sur” includes a “bus cama”, an overnight trip with reclined seats.
Departure time from Lima is at 09:30am and we will arrive in Huaraz at 5:30pm. Pick up at the bus terminal and transfer to the hotel in Huaraz is included.
The staff of "Enrique Expedition Tours" and the Mountain Guide will be informed about your arrival and will be waiting for you.
3rd day.- Acclimation trek to Lake Churup (4450m)
We will leave the city of Huaraz by private bus to Pitec (3850m). First we will pass the colorful villages of Llupa (3650m) outside of Huaraz, where we will have a panoramic view of the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca. Arriving in Pitec we start the hike to the Lake Churup at 4450m. First we enter the valley of Churup, after some hours of walking we will reach the Lake Churup, where we will stay for one hour before we return to our hotel in Huaraz.
(Elevation change: +650m; Duration: 4-5 hours).
The organization of personal material and logistical information for the ascent to Mount Ranrapalca we will do after the trekking in the evening.
4th day.- Huaraz (3090 m) – Pashpa (3600 m) – Base camp Ishinca (4400 m) – Quebrada Yanarajupampa (4800 m).
We will leave Huaraz by private bus to the village of Pashpa, where we will be expected by the donkey driver and his donkeys, who will carry our personal, as well as camping equipment. Here the trekking starts towards our first campsite in the valley of Yanarajupampa. It will take us about 5-6 hours depending on the pace of trekking.
(Elevation Change: +800 m; length: approx. 4-5 hours approx.).
5th day.- Quebrada Yanarajupampa (4800 m) – Col Ranrapalca (5300 m).
This day we will enter Col Ranrapalca, which is located between the both mountains Ranrapalca and Ishinca. We will ascend on easy ramps, avoiding cracks until we will arrive at the Col, where we will stay the night.
(Elevation Change: +500 m; length: approx. 6-7 hours approx.).
6th day.- Co1 Ranrapalca (5300 m) – Summit of Ranrapalca (6162 m) – Col – Quebrada Yanarajupampa.
This day we will attacked very early (2-3 am) the Ranrapalca summit (6162 m).
The ascent to the mountain Ranrapalca will be on the route of the north-east ridge. We will go over cracks and rimayes, climb a sharp ridge which ends in the pure glacier. We will follow the route of ascension and reach the summit of Ranrapalca, where we will have a beautiful view of the Cordillera Blanca. We can see the mountains Cayesh, San Juan, Maparaju, Tullparaju, Pucaranra, Huapi, Huantsan, Ishinca, Tocllaraju and Urus. After this we will return to Col Ranrapalca, From there our porters will carry our camping gear back to the next camp Yanarajupampa.
(Elevation Change: +862 m; length: approx. 10-12 hours approx.).
7th day.- Extra day in the case of bad weather.
This extra day could be used rest in case the clients are feeling tired or if there was bad weather during the day of the summit climb.
8th day.- Quebrada Yanarajupampa (4800 m) – Base camp Ishica (4400 m) - Pashpa – Huaraz – Hotel.
Today after breakfast our donkey driver will be in charge of carrying our personal and camping equipment. First we will return to base camp Ishinca and than go further to the village of Pashpa, where we will be expected by the bus of the company "Enrique Expedition Tours", which will take us to Huaraz - Hotel.
(Elevation Change: - 400 m; length: approx. 4-5 hours approx.).
9th day.- Day of rest in Huaraz
The organization of personal material and logistical information for the ascent to Mount Huascarán we will do after the trekking in the evening.
10th day.- Huaraz (3090m) – Musho – Huascaran base camp (4800m).
We will leave Huaraz towards Mancos (2530 m). From there we will head up for about 20 kilometers the plane road til the village of Musho which is located in the NE part of Huaraz
In Musho the donkey driver and his donkeys will be waiting for us to transport our trekking gear. From there we will trek up for about 4 hours to the Huascaran base camp (4800m).
(Elevation Change: +1600 m; length: approx. 4-5 hours approx.).
11th day.- Huascaran base camp (4800m) – Camp1 (5500m).
Starting at the base camp in the moraine we will reach the edge of the glacier. From there we will climb higher to get to a safer place, towards the base of a large barrier Seracs. There we will put up our camp 1 in the glacier.
(Elevation Change: +700m; length: approx. 6-7 hours).
12th day.- Camp 1 (5500m) – Camp 2 (6000m).
This day we will continue climbing up directly towards the shield, which is observed - as we move forward - like a triangular hill of about 450m. Once we will be at this place we will pass it. After passing this obstacle, we will ice climb some sections. We will reach by cross climbing the neck, under which in a protected area of avalanches we will build up the Camp 2 of Huascaran (6000m).
(Elevation Change: +500m; length: approx. 6-7 hours).
13th day.- Camp 2 (6000m) – Summit of Huascaran South (6768m) – Camp 1.
We will leave the Camp 2 at about 3:00 am and climb up corridors (65 – 70°), which take us to the top of the neck (6010m). From this point we will be going up long hills, avoiding large cracks until we reach the summit of Huascaran South (6768m).
- It is possible to descend til Camp 1, depending on the fitness.
(Elevation Change: +1968m; length: approx. 9-10 hours).
14th day.- Extra day in the case of bad weather.
This extra day could be used rest in case the clients are feeling tired or if there was bad weather during the day of the summit climb.
15th day.- Camp 1(5500m) – Base Camp (4800m).
This day we will return from Camp 1 to Base Camp. Our donkey drivers will carry our mountain equipment down. After arriving at the Base Camp we could use the afternoon to dry our personal climbing gear and camping equipment.
(Elevation Change: - 700m; length: approx. 5-6 hours).
16th day.- Base Camp (4800m) – Musho – Huaraz (3900m) – Hostel.
After packing our camping equipment we will load the donkeys to walk back downhill to Musho, where we are expected by a bus of the Company "Enrique Expedition Tours", that will bring us directly to the city of Huaraz and our hotel.
(Elevation Change: -1600 m; duration: approx. 5-6 hours prox.).
17th day.- Departure from Huaraz to Lima (Bus).
Transportation from the hotel to the bus terminal "Cruz del Sur" and depature from Huaraz.
The departure time will be determined by your schedule, in the morning or night.
Morning departure: 11:00 am.
Night departure: 10:30 pm.
Pick up at the bus terminal in Lima and transfer to the hotel booked by us.
18th day.- Transfer from the hotel to the airport - Return to the country of origin.
*** End of the Expedition of the ascend in the Cordillera Blanca Peru *** |
