Duration
6 days /5 nights.
Altitude
Maximum altitude: 6040 m. (Quitaraju summit).
Preferred time
May – September.
Difficulty
Very hard
Price: $00 per person
One of the very classic mountains between 6000 meters. Due to its location next to Alpamayo, it is very hilly. Its access is through the Santa Cruz ravine. The normal route is located on the North wall, West ridge, and is currently the access route to climb this colossus. Which requires a lot of physical and technical experience. From the summit you can see a large part of the Cordillera Blanca and the colorful lagoons.
- 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) – Caraz at (2200m) - Cashapampa at (2970m) – Llamacoral at (3760m). (Driving time: 3 hours / trek time: 4 hours (walk up).
Departure from Huaraz at 7:00am along Callejón de Huaylas until Caraz then we will continue driving on dirt road until Cashapampa village at 2900m, where we are going to meet with our donkey drivers; From this village our climb gears will be transported by donkeys until Llamacoral campsite. Overnight camp at Llamacoral.
Day 2: Llamacoral at (3760m) - Base Camp mount Alpamayo at (4330m).
(Trek time: 5 hours (walk up)
After our breakfast at 8:00e will walk up along Quebrada Santa Cruz on the way passing by two beautiful glacier lakes until Quisuar then we will walk up on several switchbacks to Base Camp at 4300m on Arhuaycocha gorge. Overnight at alpamayo base camp.
Day 3: Base Camp at (4300m) - Moraine Camp at (4900m) - Alpamayo high Camp I at (5400m). (Climbing time: 8 hours (ascent).
This day after our breakfast at 6:00m we usually start walking up the steep path with Porters help until reach moraine camp at 4900m, from this place we will put on our every climb gear and tools, then we will start climbing up toward high camp over the glacier with porters help, It’s a big day; the high camp is usually located on the high pass between Alpamayo and Quitaraju. In the afternoon we will enjoy gorgeous west wall of mount Alpamayo with spectacular sunset. Overnight at Alpamayo high camp.
Day 4: High Camp at (5400m) – Intent Summit Quitaraju (6040m) – high camp at (5400m).
Summit day, Rising early at 1:00am, we cross the glacier between camp and the bergschrund at the base of the northeast Face, where we will start climbing the huge ice wall, After many hours climbing, we reach at the top at 6040m, where we will see: many glacier lakes, several peaks as: Huandoy, Pisco, Santa Cruz, Artesonraju, Pirámide Garcilazo, Pucajircas, Taulliraju, Alpamayo and mount Huascaran mountains. Then we usually Descent on the same route up with rappels until High Camp. Overnight at high camp Alpamayo.
Day 5: high Camp at (5400m) – Alpamayo Base Camp (4300m). (Climbing time: 6 hours (descent).
After our breakfast we will start descending with two rappels at the first time then we retrace toward Base Camp. Overnight at base camp Alpamayo.
Day 6: Alpamayo base camp. at (4300m) – Cashapampa at (2970m) – Huaraz. (Trek time: 7 hours (walk down).
We walk down on the Santa Cruz valley until Cashapampa village at 2970m, where will be waiting us our private transport 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).
The price not includes:
- 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.
