OVERVIEW

Mount Huascarán: at 6,768 meters (22,205 feet), it is situated in the heart of Cordillera Blanca of the Western Andes. The South peak of Huascarán is the highest point in Peru and the fourth highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere. Huascarán is normally climbed from the musho village on the west via a high camp reaching the col or known as La Garganta that separates the north & south summit. The ascent normally takes 6–7 days, the main difficulties is from the high camp 1 to high camp 2 or garganta with large crevasses and icefall that fall down blocking the route. It’s only accessible, for climbers that have a high fitness, well acclimatized, wide knowledgeable of climbing skills on ice and snow & significant experience with crampons.

Maximum Altitude 6768 m (22,200) feet
Difficulty (AD)
Length 6 - 7 days climbs

Brief Itinerary climb program Huaraz – Huascaran – Huaraz

DAY 1: Huaraz - Musho - Huascaran Base Camp at (4200m)/13,776ft.
DAY 2: Base Camp –high camp I at (5300m)/17,056ft on the Glacier
DAY 3: high Camp I –high Camp II or Garganta (6000m)/19,680ft
DAY 4: attempt summit Huascaran South peak (6768m)/22,199ft - Camp II.
DAY 5: high Camp II – high camp I - Base Camp.
DAY 6: Base Camp - Musho - huaraz

Normal route (west face): On our web site we describe the normal route which is more commonly route to ascent on west face this is a great route & feasible if you are in fit & well acclimatized with two ice axes.

Note: climbing Huascaran is not advisable for beginners, because this lovely summit require plenty of technical mountaineering experience, with prior knowledge of roped up, travel on exposed places of steep slopes, crampon techniques, skills using a couple of technique ice axes; rappel techniques, belay and anchors on icefall, wide experience on glacier travel. It’s ideal summit for advanced level climbers, who are looking for having life time experience on mountain climbing

SUGGESTION: please understand that before climbing huascaran you should complete a good acclimatization process to avoid altitude sickness, ask us for advice or visit our web page about acclimatization hikes or multi-day treks, easier summits with lesser difficult

Consideration: please in our climb program we don’t consider the contingence day if you want that we consider it in that case add an extra day in our usual program then get in touch with us to discuss the itinerary to send you a quote, with no obligation, well the contingence day is extra day more than as an usual, which can be one day longer than many others that you can see. The extra day can be effectively used for bad weather condition.

Trip program Lima – Huaraz – mountains – Huaraz – Lima all included just available on request.

ITINERARY

CLIMB PROGRAM NORMAL ROUTE HUARAZ – HUASCARAN – HUARAZ

Included meals: B = Breakfast / snack = S / lunch = L / D = Dinner

DAY 1: Huaraz - Musho - Huascaran Base Camp at (4200m)/13,776ft.
We drive from Huaraz to the north until the small town of mancos, then turn to east until reach Musho village, where we will meet with our donkeys and donkeys drivers, who are load our climbing gear until base camp for us, the trek start walking toward the base camp through eucalyptus Forest, with several steep sections until reach the base camp. Overnight at base camp. Meal: S / L / D

DAY 2: Base Camp –high camp I at (5300m)/17,056ft on the Glacier
Our goal on this day is to reach high Camp, which is lies on the glacier, the first part of the route we will walk on rocky side then will became a typical moraine till reach edge the glacier, as soon as we reach it, we dress up our climbing gears, after roping up, we start climbing upon rolling glacier negotiating several crevasses, overcoming some sections of ice & snow slopes with 45 degrees until reach the high camp I. please understand we don’t have donkey support on this way, so you need to carry your personal climbing gear: In your day pack you must carry necessary gears as: extra warm clothing, water proof jacket & pant , water bottle, camera, valuable and personal items such as sunscreen, lip balm, portable solar panel, sunglasses, your snack, personal first aid kit, hiking poles, sleeping bag, sleeping mats (foam) or your thermal rest, ice axe, harness, crampons, climbing boots, carabiners, belay device ATC, helmet & Prussic or slings. Overnight at high camp I of Huascaran. Meal: B / S / D

DAY 3: high Camp I –high Camp II or Garganta (6000m)/19,680ft
Today is the most challenging day, because we need to cross the canaleta between Camps 1 and 2 , the traverse will be negotiating several crevasses & where often can be found ice slope steeps with 45°, 50° or 60°, which can be, significant technical difficulty, where is required to use two ice axes as well. Another point is on this glacier field we have to pass bellow of overhanging seracs with possibility of serac avalanches, where we must to move as much quick possible the garganta or high camp II is lies between Huascaran Sur and Norte peak. This day you need to carry your climbing personal gear as well:

Note: If there is serious risk of ice fall or the route is too exposed on this day the guide will take the decision for the safety of everyone to turn back & that decision must be respected

Please understand the Canaleta is the most dangerous part to ascent & descent with large crevasses and seracs overhanging with possible of avalanches that fall down blocking the route, where is necessary to move as much quick possible. Overnight at high camp II. Meal: B / S / D

DAY 4: attempt summit Huascaran South peak (6768m)/22,199ft - Camp II.
Summit day: it is the most important day because our goal is reaches the top. However it is long day for climbing, we will start ascending very early on several steep slopes of 55° - 60° degrees, until reach the technical crux with the large crevasse that cross from Huascaran north to south, each year the route is slightly different; the varying state of the glacier on summit day may necessitate the need for advanced steep climbing skills. Over the summit we will have the most spectacular and superb view, because we will be on the Peruvian highest point, we retrace on the same route up until high camp II. Overnight high at camp II. Meal: B / S / D

DAY 5: high Camp II – high camp I - Base Camp.
After our breakfast we will pack our climbing gear very early to pass under the seracs fields while it is still cold then descend all the way back until Base Camp for a nice dinner at base camp. Overnight camp at base camp. Meal: B / S / D

DAY 6: Base Camp - Musho - huaraz
We will walk down until Musho village, where our private transportation is waiting us to bring Huaraz Finish Our Climb. Back to Huaraz for a nice shower in the hotel and some rest; enjoy a good dinner celebrating in y the town after climbing success. Overnight at hotel. Meal: B / S / L

please understand for climbing Huascaran donkey & donkey driver support are not available, from base camp to high camp that mean you need to carry your personal climbing gear: In your day pack you must carry necessary gears as: extra warm clothing, water proof jacket & pant , water bottle, camera, valuable and personal items such as sunscreen, lip balm, portable solar panel, sunglasses, your snack, personal first aid kit, hiking poles, sleeping bag, sleeping mats (foam) or your thermal rest, ice axe, harness, crampons, climbing boots, carabiners, belay device ATC, helmet & Prussic or slings.

Note: the Porter service will be available from base camp to high camp: they will carry all group or collective climbing equipment as: sleeping tents, food supplies, full kitchen utensils, and protective hard ware as (rope, snow pickets, ice crow, stoves and all supplies necessary to make a safe and strong bid for the summit) they will carry all collective equipment + their personal equipment in their big backpacks, that is the reason you need to carry your personal climbing equipment

SUGGESTION: for climbing Huascaran we consider collective or group porter support from base camp to moraine camp – to high camp to help with our collective climbing gear. If you want a personal porter to help you with your personal climbing gear is available just only upon request with extra expenses, because simple the personal porter is not considered in our climbing expedition rate.

Note: huascaran is not advisable for beginners, because this summit require plenty of technical mountaineering experience, with prior knowledge of roped up, travel on exposed places of steep slopes, crampon techniques, skills using a couple of technique ice axes; rappel techniques, belay and anchors on icefall, wide experience on glacier travel. It’s ideal summit for advanced level climbers, who are looking for having life time experience on mountain climbing.

Trip program Lima – Huaraz – mountains – Huaraz – Lima all included just available on request.

PRICES & DATES

Climbing expeditions Rates for private groups 2024

Choose and book your adventure travel style & let us take you on it for a responsible & sustainable tourism:

Season
end of June
July
Mid of August

We organize this version of climbing expeditions to Huascaran on private basis for groups of friends, families, adventure companies & tour leaders. With fully local guides assistance. Please feel completely free to get in touch with us to discuss the itinerary and your preferred dates to send you a quote, with no obligation.

Cost on base of:

• 1 participants USD $ 3,150 per each one
• 2 participants USD $ 2,005 per each one
• 3 participants USD $ 1,805 per each one
• 4 participants (+) USD $ 1,550 per each one

GUIDING RATIO ON MOUNTAINEERING

For technical level summits with AD - D difficult: 2 by 1, which mean maximum two clients for guide, for the technical nature of the route, because, climbing in large groups more than 2 will be joined by additional guides (aspirant), as necessary. We consider that because the less ration a guide increases our security.

Note: If costumer want to have personalized guide, which mean one guide per each climber, instead of 2 by 1 to assure the summit success, the expedition rate is available just only upon request.

Note:

• Additional info or Full trip dossier information (PDF) available upon request & provided at the booking time.
• In the showed rate isn’t included the general Peruvian taxes (I.G.V)

Get Special discount for the groups more than 5 participants

Trip program Lima – Huaraz – mountains – Huaraz – Lima all included just available upon request.

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INCLUSIONS

What’s included in the cost

• Huaraz bus station (meeting service) and Transfer from bus station - ho(s) tel – bus station (arrival & departure day)
• Private transportation for begin & return of climb Huascaran
• Certified & qualified mountain guide.
• Assistant guide (aspirant) with more than 2 clients
• Mountain cook
• Assistant cook for large groups
• Healthy & fresh meals per day (hearty breakfast, snack, lunch & hot dinner)
• Donkeys (mules) & Donkey driver (service) to load up our climbing equipment until base camp
• Porter support (load our group or collective climb equipment) B.C – high camp.
• Full First aid group kid
• Cook tent, Dinner tent, Toilet tent, table, chairs (available at base camp)
• Good quality Sleeping Tent (a tent for 3 persons by 2 people).
• Sleeping mats (foam) for every body
• Full Utensil kitchen by every body
• Group climbing gear or protective hard ware as (rope, snow pickets, ice screw, stoves and all supplies necessary to make a safe and strong bid for the summit)
• Full entrance fee ticket or climbing permits ($ 50) per each climber

What doesn’t included in the cost

• booking bus or flight ticket to transfer from (lima - Huaraz – lima)
• Booking Ho(s)tel for accommodation in Huaraz
• Acclimatization program before climbing Huascaran.
• Breakfast in the first day and dinner on the last day.
• Meal and beverages during the stay in Huaraz
• Extra food in our trip
• Personal climb equipment
• Additional tours.
• Travel insurance assistance
• Phone calls, access to internet cabins & others extra expenses
• Laundry service
• Personal first aid kid
• Personal toiletries
• Additional sleeping pad or thermal rest
• Tips for the staff
• Extra expenses no specified in this trip program

Extra
we can help you to rent extra equipment not included in the price

• Climbing boots = USD $
• Harness = USD $
• Crampon = USD $
• Helmet = USD $

SUGGESTION:

• For climbing Huascaran we consider collective or group porter support from base camp to moraine camp – high camp to help with our collective climbing gear. If you want a personal porter to help you with your personal climbing gear is available just only upon request with extra expenses, because simple the personal porter is not considered in our climbing expedition rate.

Extra service available upon request

• Booking hotel for accommodation in Huaraz
• Booking bus ticket to travel (lima - Huaraz – lima)
• Additional tours, hikes, climbing expeditions to higher summits.
• Personal porter

Trip program Lima – Huaraz – mountains – Huaraz – Lima all included just available on request.

WHY TRAVEL WITH US

Responsible travel
Responsible travel practice is elemental in our each trip program. When you book one of our adventure pursuits, we will ensure that you practice a responsible & sustainable tourism on wild & remote areas protecting: the fragile ecosystem, tradition of local communities, natural environments and wildlife.

As a responsible travel we try to produce the most minimum impact as possible to the environment on the path where we walk, because we know clearly about the global warning and climate change that is the main reason that we have a responsibility as visitors to minimize the impact with our presence.

Tourism is one of the most important industries in the planet. It option to employs people around worldwide, obviously the Benefits is much more for people who live in developing countries where the income we provide can mean the difference between economic survival and poverty

THE RESPONSIBLE WAY TO YOUR ADVENTURE MEAN:

PROTECTING & CONSERVING: natural mountain-scape, every natural resource, flora & fauna.

RESPECTING: local culture – traditions, religions and built heritage where you visit.

BENEFITTING: with your visit you will generate a job opportunities for local communities.

MINIMISING POLLUTION: taking-out our trash during the trek or climb expeditions all litter is remove to the city for it properly recycled. We use specified spots to put on our toilets tents at the camping areas to don’t pollute the water resource.

Please become part of this practicing a responsible & sustainable travel your challenge is important

Ultimate Value
When you book one of our tours, acclimatization hikes, multi-day treks, & climbing expeditions, you will receive currently information, quality services at the best prices with plenty of inclusions & exclusion cost. This trip offers exceptional value money, ensuring your holiday with affordable rate and guaranteeing with centrally good quality hotels, private transportations, official bilingual guides with international certification (UIMLA), (UIAGM) both organizations are internationally recognized, good varied and fresh food for adventure expeditions, all your national park entrance fees and permits included, no hidden cost, no surprises and no staff exploit.

Pricing
As a 100% local qualified guides & tour operators our trip prices are based directly on Peruvian economy rates our cost structure is built up cost on cost because we directly manage and run all of our trips, beside promoting the local employ, personal qualified people, providing a job opportunity with that improving their economy and their quality of life and even we encourage hardly the fair wage, because we work very transparent & the most honest possible

Custom Made Itineraries
You should absolutely feel free to build your own trip program according your preference & necessity just only let us know to help with our experience to make an itinerary day a day just for you, giving you complete freedom to choose what you want to see, where you want to go, when you want to do it, How you can enjoy it with better health. Adjust an existing itinerary & ensuring that you develop a responsible and sustainable tourism.

Small Group is good
We are focused organizing for small groups to provide topnotch service in: tours, hikes, multi-day treks & climbing expeditions to live a life time experience for adventure lovers, while your guide & support crew are attentive to ensuring your travels are supportive and full safety.

No Single Supplements
If you are joining in one of our adventure expeditions as a single person, we’ll match you with another traveler of the same gender and you won’t be charged anything extra for the vast majority of our trips. If you however want a guaranteed single occupancy or tent, we can also arrange that for at a small extra charge.

Exploring cordillera blanca
Indubitably cordillera Blanca provides some of the most astonishing landscape in the world, varied tours, acclimatization hikes, multi-day treks & climbing expeditions. This is Peru’s best-known mountain region, only 100km from the Pacific Ocean, we find within this 185 km long from south to north the greatest concentration of tropical zone glaciers on earth and it has 722 glaciers for survival 30 peaks of them are over the 6000m high, crowned by Peru’s highest peak Huascaran (6768m), and the most beautiful peak in the world "Mount Huascaran" is lies hire as well.

Cordillera Blanca provides gorgeous views of sparkling glaciers, multicolored glacier lakes; turquoise and pristine lagoons & vertical granite rock walls rise thousands of meters into the sky, water falls, and cascades with incredible view, (a number of high passes), green lush valleys, magnificent vistas of summits over 6,000 m, cascading glaciers, wondrous alpine meadows, fragile ecosystems, going explore is really good chance to Enjoy the sptacles of the nature to Click stunning photos.

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WHAT TO BRING

WHAT TO BRING FOR CLIMBING

CLOTHING

• Climbing Boots: need to be crampon-compatible. For summits up to about 6000 meters, a B3 boot is required, mostly for the additional warmth it provides. Well-insulated single leather or synthetic mountaineering boots, or lighter plastic boots, are appropriate.
• Hiking boots or hiking shoes: These are the boots you will wear to approach to base camp. For example a B0 is advisable.
• Gaiters: Bring a pair of regular knee high gaiters for bigger routes as 6000 meters mount.
• Socks: We recommend you bring 2 changes of socks for your hiking shoes and 2 changes for your climbing boots. Many people like to wear a thin liner sock. This can reduce abrasion and blisters
• Lightweight Synthetic gloves a pair of polar - tec
• Shell gloves a pair for colder conditions
• Sun hat: Or baseball cap with bandanna safety pinned to it to keep the sun off your face and neck
• Warm synthetic or wool hat or otherwise: synthetic is essential
• Balaclava or Neck gaiters: Wool or synthetic, mid-weight, the neck gaiter is more versatile, and can serve as the ear band.
• Bandanas or headscarf (optional)
• Light weight cotton or synthetic pants / trouser: for hiking in the mountains For hiking around camp Shorts are Ok
• A couple of fast drying base-layer tops (whatever material can be long sleeve is advisable)
• Wear light/medium - weight trousers that allow the free movement and will dry quickly
• Fleece jacket & pants or trouser (polar Tec):
• Climbing pants shell proof with zipper (gore – tex). it’s worth having some kind of light synthetic climbing pant with a hard finish. The slightly stretchy "Schoeller" type fabric is ideal. Patagonia, Mammut, Eider, Millet, Marmot
• Climbing jackets shell proof ( gore - tex)
• Dawn jackets is nice or a micro –down jacket are suitable for climbing high summits.
• Wind proof jacket (optional)


CLIMBING TOOLS

• Climbing helmet recommended for every climbing peaks for our safety.
• Harness Adjustable leg loops are recommended, big enough to fit over all your layers of clothing. Bring one with a belay loop
• Ice axe: for Huascaran you must bring a couple of technical ice axe climbing tools
• Crampons antibottes: These are rubber or plastic plates that fit under you crampons to prevent balling up in soft snow. Alpine crampon
• Carabineers If you are taking a guide then 3 locking, 2 none locking should be plenty.
• Rappel & belay device ATC: such as the Black Diamond "ATC" or a Petzl "Verso" or "Reverso 3" are recommended.
• Glacier glasses 100% UV (Julbo Explorer or Nomad) spectrum 4 for alpinism
• Prussick or slings: it’s necessary for rappel
• Ascender/Tibloc. One right or one left (Black Diamond) or a Petzl
• Ice Screws (two) (Black Diamond) If you take a guide.


CAMPING EQUIPMENT

• Sleeping bag for high camps on climbs up to about 5200 meters, you'll want a bag rated to about -20°C or so for high camps over 6000 meters -25°C . For higher camps you'll want to go warmer yet.
• Foam sleeping pad or a therm- a – rest (prolite or Neo Air for a better night sleep), which is the best for more comfort at high camp
• 2 liters water bottle. (Nalgene) no camelback because it will freezing during climbing day.
• Water treatment (chlorine dioxide tablets)(micro pure) (optional)
• Headlamp or head torch with extra batteries (we recommended all use LED technology) Petzl's or black diamond.
• Good quality sun cream (Sunscreen) for using around the camp
• Lip balm
• I nsect repellent
• Pocket knife (optional)
• Pee Bottle (2) 1 Liter wide mouth bottles (Nalgene)(optional)
• Thermos (optional) 1 Liter capacity stainless steel vacuum bottle
• Trash bags (4) To line stuff sacks and one large to line pack


SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT

• Hiking steaks or trekking poles are useful a compact 3 section (leki or black diamond they are lither and durable)
• Duffel bag or ruck sack (around 70 liters) with padlock. These duffels will be tied onto the backs of burros on the way up to Base Camp, so make sure they’re tough.
• A 40 - 45 liters day packs to carry spare clothing, snack, camera and water to drink during the day walk or climbing day.


ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT

• MP3 players, paperbacks, journal, games or cards, tablets or electronic book
• Camera
• Mobile phones
• Solar charging panels


PERSONAL MEDICAL KID

• Should include: plasters, antiseptic, cream, sterile gauze and bandage, rehydration sachets, zinc oxide tape and anti-inflammatory painkillers such as ibuprofen or aspirin.
  Bring paracetamol, and acetazolamide or Diamox for treating mild symptoms of (AMS).
  Have loperamide is a good idea in case you get the runs
• Antibiotic such as: ciprofloxacin or Bactrim for bacterial stomach bugs.
A small roll of adhesive tape, cough drops.

PERSONAL TOILETS

• Toilets such us: Toothbrush, small amount of toothpaste, dental floss, contact lens fluids, a small bar of soap, and small hand towel or wash clothes.
• On most expeditions in base camps we can supply you with a small bowl of warm washing water in the morning and afternoon.
• A small synthetic hand towel (wash clothes) is useful for taking a sponge bath, toilet paper.