Peru - Climbing Alpamayo Mountain

Altitude: 5.947m.
Duration: 12 Days
Difficulty : Difficult
Climbing Season: May to Septembe

Alpamayo and the imposing Huascaran are two of the most famous mountains of the Cordillera Blanca range, and since they 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.

Itinerario:

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

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

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

EXPEDITION COSTS INCLUDE:

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

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

- 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).

* 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

- 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:

- 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.

- The prices can change according to the date and number of persons, please catch up us on the web for more information.

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.