Duration
7 days / 6 nights.
Elevation
Maximum altitude: 5752 m. Pisco summit).
Preferred time
May – September.
Difficulty
Moderate – hard.
Price : $00 per person
This couple peak are located to the north side of Huaraz in Llanganuco valley, both summit are perfect for acclimatization first Pisco and the Chopicalqui. Offer a breathtaking mountain view from the summit, where we will be surrounded by huge snowcapped peaks, clearly visible about glacier lakes into deep valleys.
- Maximum altitude: 56345 m. Cchopicalqui summit).
- Location: Cordillera Blanca - Perú
- Average temperature: Between 13° C – 23° C during the day
- At night -05°C to – 02°C.
Itinerary
Day 1: Huaraz at (3100m) – Yungay town at (2500m) – Cebollapampa camp at (3900m) –Pisco base camp. at (4665m). (Driving time: 3 hours / walk time: 3 hours (walk up).
Departure from Huaraz at 6:00 am toward north side along Callejon de Huaylas valley until Yungay town, from this place we will turn to the east to continue driving up toward Llanganuco valley passing on the way by beautiful couple glacier lakes until Cebollapampa where we will take donkey and donkey driver service, who is going to load our climbing gear until base camp at 46650m. Overnight camp at base camp.
Day 2: Pisco base camp. at (4665m) – Pisco summit at (5752m) – Pisco base camp at (4665m). (Climbing time: 10 hours (ascent & descent).
After our breakfast at 1:00 we will start walking up toward Pisco summit at 5752m, after 3 hours we will pass the rocky moraine side, we will be at glacier edge, after 4 hours climbing up we will reach the top, on the summit we will see more than 10 summits, which are over 6 thousand meters high including giant mount Huascaran. Then we come back until our camping spot. Overnight camp at base camp.
Day 3: Pisco base camp at (4665m) – Cebollapampa at (3900m) – Chopicalqui base camp at (4350m). (Trek time: 5 hours (walk down & walk up)/ driving time 20 minutes).
After our hearty breakfast at 7:00am we will pick up our climb gear to walk down until Cebollapampa, from this point we will take a transport service together with our porters then we move until big switchback of Chopicalqui, from this point we will walk up until Chopicalqui base camp at 4350m. Overnight camp at base camp.
Day 4: Chopicalqui base camp. at (4350m) – Moraine Camp (4850m). (Trek time: 5 hours (walk up).
This day after our breakfast at 8:00am we will start walking up toward Moraine Camp at 4850m with porters support, after 4 hours walking up we will reach moraine camp site at 4850m. in the afternoon we will enjoy lovely sunset. Overnight at moraine camp.
Day 5: 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 6: Chopicalqui 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 5752m, Huandoy 6395m, Chacraraju 6112 m, Contrahierbas mountains 6036m, and peruvian highest peaks Huascaran 6768m. 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 7: Chopicalqui moraine camp/ base camp – Chopicalqui curve – Huaraz. (Climbing time: 4 hours (walk down)/ driving time: 3 hours).
After our breakfast at 8:00am 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.
- Cook specialized in normal and vegetarian dishes.
- Porters, who are support loading our collective climbing gear from base camp to moraine camp.
- Full first aid kid.
- Donkey driver, who is allowed to drive 5 donkeys.
- Donkeys service to transport our climbing logistic.
- 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).
Not included in the price
- Entrance ticket to the Huascaran National Park S/. 150.00. (For Foreigners).
- Entrance ticket to the Huascaran National Park S/. 75.00. (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.
