Duration
4 days / 3 nights.
Altitude
Maximum altitude: 6354 m. (Chopicalqui summit).
Preferred time
May - September.
Difficulty
Difficult.
Precio: $900 por persona
Chopicalqui mountain is lies to the east of huge Huascaran mountain, it is one of the classic mountain to climb, the normal road spread on the south – west ridge with steep slope ice terraces, close the summit there is an impressive ice mushroom, from the summit we will see several peaks as: majestic Huascaran mountain, group Huandoy, Pisco, Chacraraju, Hualcan mountains, and colorful glacier lakes into deep valleys.
- Location: Cordillera Blanca - Perú
- Average temperature: Between 13° C – 23° C during the day
- At night -05°C to – 02°C on the top – 10°C.
Itinerary
Day 1: Huaraz at (3100m) – Yungay at (2500m) – Chopicalqui base camp at (4300m) – Moraine Camp (4850m). (Driving time: 3 hours) / trek time: 5 hours (walk up).
Departure from Huaraz at 6:00 am, we will drive toward north side along Callejon de huaylas until Yungay city then we will deviate toward Llanganuco valley passing on the way bay two beautiful glacier lakes in Llanganuco valley until Chopicalqui big switchback at 4200 m, from this point we will start walking up toward Moraine Camp at 4850m with porters support. Overnight at moraine camp.
Day 2: Chopicalqui moraine Camp at (4850m) – High Camp (5400m). (Climbing time: 4 hours (ascent).
After our breakfast we will follow walking up With Porters help, who are load our climbing stuffs, we will climb up on the rocky part until edge the ice, then we will continue climbing up by easy slopes route until reach the high camp on the southwest ridge. Overnight at high camp.
Day 3: Chopiclqui high camp at (5400m) - Chopicalqui summit (6354 m) – high camp at (5400m) - Moraine Camp at (4850m). (Climbing time: 4 hours (ascent & descent).
SUMMIT DAY, we will have breakfast very early at 1:00am then we will start climbing up on south west ridge with some steep snow and ice, after 6 hours climbing up we will reach the top, From the summit we are going to take the most magnificent pictures around us, several peaks as: Pisco at 5752 m, Huandoy 6395 m, Chacraraju 6112 m, Contrahierbas mountains 6036 m, and Peruvian highest peaks mount Huascaran 6768 m. Then we will start descending on the same route with rappels on difficult sites until high camp – moraine camp. Last night camp at moraine or base camp.
Day 4: Chopicalqui moraine camp/ base camp – Chopicalqui curve – Huaraz. (Climbing time: 4 hours (walk down)/ driving time: 3 hours).
After our breakfast we will pick up our climb gear and then we will walk down toward Chopicalqui curve, where our private transport is waiting us to drive Huaraz. End our expeditions.
Services
Our climb price includes:
- Qualified mountain guide.
- Porters, who are support loading our collective climbing gear from base camp to moraine camp.
- Cook specialized in normal and vegetarian dishes.
- Full first aid kid.
- Camping equipment (double sleeping tent, matrass, and etc.).
- Equipment and cook tools (cook tent, chairs, table and full utensil kitchen).
- Climbing gear (climbing boots, crampons, harness, ice axe rope, etc).
- Personalized service of "alpes andes".
- Private transportation at the beginning and end of the trek.
- Climbing meal (breakfast, picnic or lunch and dinner).
- The meal contain enough carbohydrate to recover the lost energy during the trek (omelet, soup, fresh fruit, meats, pasta, raze, hot drinks, coca tea, which is ideal for altitude sickness).
The price not includes:
- Entrance ticket to the Huascaran National Park S/. 60.00. (For Foreigners).
- Entrance ticket to the Huascaran National Park S/. 30.00. (For the Peruvian).
- Food in the city.
- Sleeping bag. (recommended -15 °C).
- Tips
Important Information for our Clients
- Dear clients, we recommend that you make a reservation in advance and in this way our company will give you a special discount for this early reservation.
- Advance reservation is made with 40% of the total price and the remaining balance to be paid will be made in the city of Huaraz. Peru South America.
- Our lodging services have hot water, private bathroom, cable TV, restaurant, cafeteria and are located in central locations in the city of Huaraz.
Recommended Personal Equipment for the Climbing Expedition
- Trekking boots.
- Polar or wool gloves.
- Sun hat.
- Cap for the cold (polar and/or wool).
- Gore tex windproof jacket.
- Gore tex windproof pants.
- Glasses with UV protection.
- 40-70 L backpack.
- Bottle for water.
- Sunblock cream.
- Headlamp with extra batteries.
- Personal first aid kit.
- Camera
- Sleeping bag -15 °C.
- Toiletries bag and towels.
- Sandals
- Trek poles.
