Ancash: Adventure and Climbing to Mountain Alpamayo |6D-5N|
ID: GYG533504-925853
Category:
Country: Peru
Duration:
6 days
Description
Alpamayo, a mountain located in the northern part of the Cordillera Blanca, climbing this mountain is considered to be of a fairly high technical level.
Day 1: Huaraz - Cashapampa - Llamacorral
Pick up in your hotel and transfer from Huaraz to Cashapampa. Here the muleteers are waiting for us.
First camp in Llamacorral.
Day 2: Llamacorral - Jatuncocha Lagoon - Arhuaycocha Gorge - Alpamayo Base Camp
Very early you´ll have a delicious breakfast and walk through of the Santa Cruz ravine, we´ll pass next to the Icchicocha and Jatuncocha until we reach the Arhuaycocha.
We reach the Alpamayo base camp
Day 3: Alpamayo base camp - Morrena - Alpamayo high camp
On our third day the path is through the moraine with polished granite rocks and after overcoming them we will enter the glacier.
Day 4: Alpamayo high camp - Alpamayo summit - Base camp
Duration: 10 – 12 hours approx.
Day 5: Alpamayo base camp - Santa Cruz valley - Llamacorral
This day our muleteers and their donkeys will transport our luggage through the Santa Cruz Valley until we reach the Llamacorral camp.
Day 6: Llamacorral - Cashapampa - Huaraz
Return from the Llamacorral camp to Cashapampa, where the transportation awaits us to return to the city of Huaraz.
Highlights
- Alpamayo is considered one of the most beautiful mountains in the world
- This mountain should only be practiced by those who are well acclimatized
- The ascent towards Alpamayo Mountain is very steep and risky.
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
