OVERVIEW

MOUNT MATEO at 5,150 meters, (16,892 feet) is probably one of the easiest summit to climbing and one of the best preparation for climbing expeditions before attempting to climb higher summits in the Cordillera Blanca, this summit is a fairly straight forward climb, without exposing the climber to difficult and technical climbing, thus allowing beginners with the opportunity to be exposed to a great experience, ideal for acclimatization. To participate on this adventure you need to have good physical condition and need to be well acclimatized to the altitude, this spectacular peak provides awesome mountain views more than dozen peaks around it, where the enjoyment is unique view of main summits as: Huascaran, Chopicalqui, Chacraraju, Contrahiervas, Ulta, Hualcan, & the most famous summit in the world (mount alpamayo).

Maximum Altitude 5150m (16,892) feet
Difficulty (PD)
Lengths 01 day climb

Brief Itinerary climb program Huaraz – mateo – Huaraz

Huaraz – Punta Olimpica – Summit Mateo 5150m – Punta Olimpica – Huaraz

SUGGESTION: please understand before climbing mateo you should complete a good acclimatization process to avoid altitude sickness, let us know to give you a suitable advice or visit our web page about acclimatization hikes

Note: climbing mateo is advisable for beginners, who wants to attempt a great experience in mountain climbing, although it’s ideal summit for advanced level climbers who are looking for acclimatizing to attempt higher summit.

Note: If you have more time you can extend this climb program by ascending more challenging summits such as:

• Climbing mateo + climbing pisco 5,435m
• Climbing mateo + climbing vallunaraju 6,030m
• Climbing mateo + climbing ishinca 6,354m
• Climbing mateo + climbing yanapaccha 6,354m
• Climbing mateo + climbing urus 6,354m

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

July: 2018
Superb trips in cordillera Blanca
I made two trips with Andes Adventure Holidays. The first was rock climbing in Los Olivos, and the second one was mountaineering in Monte Mateo. Both were fantastic, as was the guide (also the owner), Freddy. I learned new skills and was able to challenge myself, while feeling safe and secure all the time. For both trips, the equipment was of high quality. I highly recommend this company.
REBECA- BOSTON. USA

ITINERARY

CLIMB PROGRAM HUARAZ – NEVADO MATEO – HUARAZ

Included meals: snack = S

Huaraz – Punta Olimpica – Summit Mateo 5150m – Punta Olimpica – Huaraz
We live very early from Huaraz around 3:00 am, as a usual we will pick up you at your hotel with our private transportation, and then we drive to the north along the Callejon de Huaylas until Carhuaz, then we deviate to the east side toward the mountains on the good paved way, driving along Ulta ravine until reach the parking site at height of 4800m,

from parking side we walk upon faint & rocky path until reach the beginning of glacier, as soon as we will reach the glacier we will dress up our climb gear as crampons, rope up and harness, then we begin climbing upon several slopes on north face, after exceeding small ice slope we will reach the summit, where the view is superb about summits over 6000m (mounts as: contraihierbas, ulta, hualcan, Huascaran, chopicalqui, yanapaccha, chacraraju, others), cascading glaciers, azure glacier lakes, alpine meadows, overwhelming beauty areas, fragile ecosystem, stunning view around you, where the enjoyment is unique & shooting innumerable pictures can be not enough .

Then we retrace on the same route ascent until parking site 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: S

Note: climbing mateo is advisable for beginners, who wants to attempt a great experience in mountain climbing, although it’s ideal summit for advanced level climbers who are looking for acclimatizing to attempt higher summit.

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:

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We organize this one day climbing expeditions to climbing mateo 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 $ 175 per each one
• 2 participants USD $ 100 per each one
• 3 participants USD $ 95 per each one
• 4 participants USD $ 82 per each one
• 5 participants (+) USD $ 75 per each one

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 6 participants

Trip program Lima – Huaraz – mountains – Huaraz – Lima all included just available on 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 climbing mateo
• Certified & qualified mountain guide.
• Assistant guide (aspirant) with more than 3 clients
• Mountain cook
• healthy & fresh meals (snack)
• Full First aid group kid
• Group climbing gear or protective hard ware as (rope, snow pickets, ice screw, and all supplies necessary to make a safe and strong bid for the summit )
• Full entrance fee ticket or climbing permits ($ 10) 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 mateo.
• Breakfast on 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.
• Sleeping-bag (-20 ºC)
• Travel insurance assistance
• Phone calls, access to internet cabins & others extra expenses
• Additional sleeping pad or thermal rest
• Laundry service
• Personal toiletries
• Personal first aid kid
• 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

• Down sleeping bag = USD $10 per day
• Hiking polls = USD $ 2 per day
• Single Supplement Tent Only = USD $ 12 per day

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.

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 Alpamayo” 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 most easy climbs up to over 5000 meters, a lightweight mountaineering boot (B2) is more than adequate.
• Hiking boots or hiking shoes: These are the boots you will wear to approach to base camp. For example a B0 is advisable.
• Gaiters: Short, ankle gaiters are normally enough for climbs up to about 5300 meters.
• 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: a single standard mountaineering axe is adequate for climbing mateo.
• 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 1 locking, 1 none locking should be plenty.
• Glacier glasses 100% UV (Julbo Explorer or Nomad)

CAMPING EQUIPMENT

• 2 liters water bottle. (Nalgene) no camelback because it will freezing during climbing day.
• 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
• Thermos (optional) 1 Liter capacity stainless steel vacuum bottle

SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT

• Hiking steaks or trekking poles are useful a compact 3 section (leki or black diamond they are lither and durable)
• 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


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.