Climbing Huascarán Mountain

Altitude: Huascaran, 6.768 m( South Summit )

Duration: 06 days.

Difficulty: Low Difficult

Climbing season: May to September

The southern summit of Huascaran is targeted by climbers all over the world. Due to its massive summits, the normal route on Huascaran is not very difficult, but requires however a considerable effort, good acclimatization and good physical condition. Our agency proposes a complete schedule for the climb of Huascaran, including a few acclimatization days in Huaraz.

Itinerary:

Day 1.- Huaraz base camp to Huascaran base camp (4.100 m): we reach the village of Mancos ( 2.530 m) by car and then ascend 20 kilómetros by road to the village of Musho, located NE of Huaraz, at the base camp of Huascarán (4,100m).

Day 2.- from base camp, on the upper part of the moraine, we reach the edge of the glacier and continue towards the serracs, setting up camp 1 at 5,200m.

Day 3.- climb to camp 2 (6,000m), through the section called the channel, where we cross a few crevasses, and reach the “bottleneck”.

Day 4.- climb a couloir (65-70º) that reaches the upper part of the “bottleneck” (6,010m), and then traversing a few gentle slopes, and reach the summit at 6,768m. Return to camp 2 or camp 1.

Day 5.- base camp Musho.

Day 6.- Musho to Huaraz with private transportation.

EXPEDITION COSTS INCLUDE:

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

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

- Private local transportation Huaraz - Cebollapampa - musho - Huaraz.

- 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.

* 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)

- 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.