Perú Mountain Alpamayo Climbing (5.947m)

DURATION: 12 DAYS

DIFFICULTY: DIFFICULT

CLIMBING SEASON:  May to August

Alpamayo and the imposing Huascaran are two of the most famous mountains of the Cordillera Blanca range, and sincethey always attracted mountaineers from all over the world, they constitute important points in the climbing history. To climb Alpamayo, the world's beautiful mountain, we propose a full schedule that starts with an acclimatization trek to Laguna Churup (4,485 m), and continues with the approach trek to Alpamayo.

Day 1.- Country of origin to  Lima, stay at hotel.

Day 2.- Lima to Huaraz, stay at hotel

Day 3.- One-day acclimatization trek to Lake Churup (4,485m). We leave Huaraz at 7 a.m. for the village of Pitec. From the village, we ascend for about 3 hours, including some rock scrambling at the top, to reach Churup Lake, a beautiful turquoise lake at the base of Nevado Churup.

Day 4.- Logistics and preparing the technical gear for the expedition.

Day 5.- Bus ride from Huaraz to the village of Cashapampa (2,900m) at the entrance of Santa Cruz Valley. Here we meet the arriero and donkeys who will help transport the gear from Cashapampa to Ichiccocha Lake.

Day 6.- From the lake, we climb on a zigzag trail to reach the base camp of Alpamayo.

Day 7.- Climb to the col of Alpamayo and establish high camp (5,300 m).

Day 8.- We start before dawn from camp 1 to the base of Rimaya and after passing it, we enter the ice flutes on the Ferrari route, which leads to the ridge and finally the summit (5,947m).

Day 10.- Descend from base camp to Cashapampa, where we a bus will wait and take us back to Huaraz.

Day 9.- Descend to base camp.

Day 11.- Huaraz to Lima, stay at hotel.

Day 12.-Lima, transfer from hotel to airport. Return to country of origin.

EXPEDITION COSTS INCLUDE:

- 2 nights lodging in Lima (double bed, breakfast included)

- When you arrive to huaraz we pick up you to the hotel by taxi.

- 3 nights lodging in Huaraz (double bed, breakfast included)

- Bus transportation Lima - Huaraz and private local transportation Huaraz - Cashapampa - Huaraz.

- Mountain guide, porters and cook.

- Donkeys to carry the common gear (tents, food and fuel) as well as  donkeys to carry personal gear (up to 20 kg per person)

- Kitchen gear and cooking facilities at base camp (including dining tent, chairs, cooking tent).

- Food for the whole duration of the climb (breakfast, lunch and dinner) is included.

 * The meals include: omelets, sups, fresh fruits, ahuacate, spaghettis meats, rice all them rich in carbohydrates, excellent to recover all the energy you lose during the trek and climbing, also include drinks as: tea, coffee, milk breads, popcorn  and coco tea good for altitude sickness.

- Climbing gear: rope, plastic boots, harness, ice axes

- Camping gear: 4 season tent

- First aid kit

- Check-up for oxygen to assess acclimatization level of each client.

- Entry to National Park Huascarán.

Not included:

- Food costs outside the climb (Lima and Huaraz)

- Flight from country of origin to Lima

- Extra days of lodging due to delays of the trip

- Personal trekking and climbing gear (sleeping bag, sleeping mattress etc..)

- Personal expenses.