Climbing Urus - Ishinca Mountain - Peruvian

Altitude of Urus : 5.495 m.

Altitude of Ishinca : 5530 m.

Duration: 04 days.

Difficulty: PD

Climbing Season: May to September

Itinerary:

Day 1.- leave Huaraz on private transportation to the village of Collón or Pashpa, where we meet the donkeys and arrieros that will help carry the climbing gear. Here is the starting point of the trek to base camp, which takes about 4-5 hours depending on the trekking pace. The base camp is found at 4200m.

Day 2.- early start from base camp (3-4 am) to climb  URUS (5 495m). From base camp we traverse rock bands and then enter the glacier, reaching the col and then the summit. Return to base camp.

Day 3.- early start from base camp to Ishinca Lake(4 900), at the end of Yanarajupampa valley. We climb a few ramps to a vast col between the two summits of Ishinca. Continuing the ascent, we reach the final slope that leads to the summit (5,530m).

Day 4.- return to the village of Collón o Pashpa where we meet the private transportation to take us back to Huaraz.

EXPEDITION COSTS INCLUDE:

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

- Mountain guide, porters and cook.

- Donkeys to carry the common gear (tents, food and fuel) as well as  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.

-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:

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

- Personal expenses.

Recommended gear:
Lightweight walking shoes/sandals/socks/pants/short pants/T-shirts (long sleeve and short sleeve)/sunglasses/sunscreen/plastic bags/warm sleeping bag /light weight trekking boots/wool socks/light weight treeking pants/waterproof pants and jacket/fleece/Goretex/hat/mits or warm gloves/thermal liners/camera/bandana or hat against sun/headlamp with extra batteries.
Safety Individual gear:
Glacier glasses 100% UV with rigid case (2 pair recommended)/ goggles/ sunscreen with maximum protection/lipbalm/4 season sleeping bag/ sleeping pad or thermarest/hat/thermal underwear/fleece jacket/fleece pants/down jacket/Goretex jacket or similar material/2 pairs of gloves or mittens/ pair of thermal glove liners/2 pairs of thermal sock liners/plastic boots/gaiters.