Alpamayo Circuit & Climbing Ishinca
Alpamayo Circuit & Climbing Ishinca
Best time: May to October
Timing: For 16 days
Grade: moderate / difficult
The Cordillera Blanca provides one of the most varied landscapes for trekking and climbing in the world.
There are more than 50 peaks of 5700m of higher, including Huascarán at 6768m - the highest mountain in Peru and also the beautiful pyramid mountain peak of Alpamayo. There are blue lakes, high passes, glaciers, awesome vertical walls and spectacular campsites.
The Alpamayo circuit 13 days trek is followed by our moderate climbing Ishinca mountain 5530, The trek will provide you a good acclimatisation and fitness for your climbing to the beautiful Ishinca Peak
ITINERARY:
Day A: Arrive Huaraz
Day B & C: Huaraz / Acclimatisation walks.
Day 1: Drive 5 hours to Hualcayan 2900m. Visits to Yungay & Caraz market
Day 2: Hualcayan to Wishcash 4300m.4 to 5 hours hiking
Day 3: Hike up to Laguna Cullicocha 4650m, cross pass Paso Cullicocha4950 then Paso Osoruri 4750m. Camp at Ruinapampa 3800m. 8 hours.
Day 4: Ruinapampa to Cruze Alpamayo 4150m. 3 to 4 hours.
Day 5: Extra night at Cruze Alpamayo Camp. Visit Laguna Jancarurish or Alpamayo Base Camp (4500m).
Day 6: Climb to pass Cara Cara 4830m then traverse to pass Mesapata 4500m and camp at Safuna. 4200m 7 hours
Day 7: Safuna to Paso Pucajirca 4600m and camp at Jancapampa 3600m 7 hours
Day 8: Pass Tupatupa 4400m and camp beside Laguna Huecrococha(3950m. 7 hours
Day 9: Pass Alto de Pacaraju 4650m to camp in at Tuctubamba(3950m 7 hours
Day 10: An extra night at Tuctubamba. Day trip to the pass Punta Union 4750m Or rest day
Day 11: To the village of Colcabamba then to camp at Molino Pampa in Quebrada Keshu 3600m. 7 hours
Day 12: A steady climb to a high campsite called Avalanche Campsite at 4650m. 4 hours
Day 13: Pass Punta Yanayacu 4850m, then descend to Quebrada Ulta. Return to Huaraz
Day 14: Transfer to collon at 3500 in private bus, where we will meet the donkey drivers, then we hike all along the Ishinca Valley in the trees, and then in a lovely open mountain area fro about 5 hours. The elevation at base camp is (4350m).
Day 15: Base Camp - Summit Ishinca(5530m) - Base Camp
Start hiking at around 2 am up to the glacier for about 3 hours and a half , then we put on our climbing gear to climb on the glacier for about 3 hours to get to the summit (5530m).After enjoying the mountains such as Tocllaraju, Urus, Ranrapalca and other peaks we will return to Base Camp.
Day 16: Base Camp - Huaraz,
Start walking down on the Ishinca valley at 9:00am up to Collon and then we drive to Huaraz.
Day 17: Return to Lima
Contact: info@peruviantreks.com for more information and pricing on these Peru treks and climbing
