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Climbing Pisco Mountain

  1. Altitude: 5.750 m.
  2. Duration: 03 days.
  3. Difficulty: Low difficult
  4. Climbing season: May to September

This is the most common climb in Cordillera Blanca. Generally, trekkers complete their trip with a climb of the SW route of Pisco, after the required acclimatization. The view from the summit of Pisco is probably one of the most impressive in the whole Cordillera Blanca, offering a 360° panorama over snow capped mountains.

Itinerary:
Day 1: we leave from Huaraz to Huaylas Valley in bus, towards the town of Yungay (2500m). We continue ondirt road on the upper Llanganuco Valley passing the Lakes Chinancocha y Orconcocha to the point called Cebollapampa, located in Llanganuco Valley.. This is the starting point for the approach trek for climbing Pisco (5,762m), Huandoy (6,395m) and Chacraraju (6,112m). The base camp is reached in approximately 4 hours.

 Day 2: Early start (2-3 am) for the summit climb. We cross a moraine and climb to the glacier tongue, and then to the col, which offers excellent views of summits of Cordillera Blanca. The route to the summit crosses a crevasse to reach the summit, where a 360º view around makes us forget the fatigue. Descent to base camp.

 Day 3: Descent from base camp to Cebollapampa where transportation will take us back to the hotel in Huaraz.

INCLUDED

  • When you arrive to huaraz we pick up you to the hotel by taxi.
  • 2 nights lodging in Huaraz (double bed, breakfast included)
  • Bus transportation Huaraz and private local transportation Huaraz
  • Cebollapampa- 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 Huascaran.

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.

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