PERU TREKKING
CLIMBING CORDILLERA BLANCA
Climb to Alpamayo Mountain
Alpamayo Mountain is considered one of the most beautiful mountains in the world, this is very demanding and we recommend you to go with an experienced and accredited Mountain Guide. Alpamayo is 60-80 degrees steeper which makes it hard to climb in bad weather that's one reason that we could change the itinerary with an extra day.
Climbing Route:
Ferrari, French Route.
Difficulty:
Technical Mountain
Duration:
6 days / 5 nights
Best Season:
May – September
Location:
Cordillera Blanca.
Climb to Artesonraju Mountain
Artesonraju Mountain is a technical and demanding mountain that requires climbing experience, we always recommend you to take a certified mountain guide in order to reach the summit. it has a wall that is 50° to 70° degrees to climb. we can consider one extra day in the itinerary just in bad weather
Maximum altitude:
6,025 m. (Artesonraju Summit)
Difficulty:
Technical
Duration:
5 days / 4 nights
Best Season:
May – September
Location:
Cordillera Blanca.
CLIMB CHOPICALQUI MOUNTAIN
The Chopicalqui mountain is another beautiful mountain with a spectacular view that it offers from its summit because around it you have mountains that exceed more than 6 thousand meters such as the Huascaran peaks, Huandoys peaks, Contrayerbas, Copa, Hualcan, Chacraraju, and other mountains.
Maximum altitude:
6,354 m. (Chopicalqui Summit)
Difficulty:
Moderate / Difficult
Duration:
05 days - 04 nights
Best Season:
May – September
Location:
Cordillera Blanca.
Route:
Southeast Ridge Chopicalqui
Climb to Huascaran Mountain
Huascaran is the highest tropical mountain in the world and the south peak of 6,768 m. is the highest peak from Peru. Huascaran is at the Huascaran National Park; its summit offers us one of the most amazing views of the Cordillera Blanca. It has two climbing routes; El Escudo is a hard ice wall climb from 70°- 80° degrees, and the other commercial route one, we can choose according to your climbing experience.
Maximum altitude:
6,768 m. (Huascaran Summit)
Difficulty:
Moderate / Technical
Duration:
6 days / 5 nights
Best Season:
May – September
Location:
Cordillera Blanca.
Route: Classic Routei
Climb Tocllaraju Mountain
To climb Tocllaraju mountain is very important to be well trained on some technical peaks because it has some difficult steep about 50°- 60° degrees before the summit.
Maximum altitude:
6,034 m (Tocllaraju Summit)
Difficulty:
Moderate / Technical
Duration:
4 days / 3 nights
Best Season:
May – September
Location:
Cordillera Blanca.
Route:
Northwest Ridge (Classic Route)
Climb Ishinca Mountain
Ishinca is one moderate climbing peak of the Cordillera Blanca with an amazing view from the top, we usually climb it before attempting a peak over six thousand for instance Tocllaraju mountain
Maximum altitude:
5,530 m. (Ishinca Summit)
Difficulty:
Moderate
Duration:
3 days - 2 nights
Best Season:
May – September
Location:
Cordillera Blanca.
Climb Urus Mountain
Urus Mountain is in the Ishinca Valley in the Cordillera Blanca, a good mountain for getting acclimated it has a moderate difficulty to climb on the normal route, it doesn't require to be an experienced climber. Definitely, it has an amazing view of mountains such as Palcaraju, Tocllaraju, Ranrapalca, Ocshapalca, Copa, and Akilpo.
Maximum altitude:
5,495 m. (Urus Summit)
Difficulty:
Moderate
Duration:
3 days - 2 nights
Best Season:
May - October
Location:
Cordillera Blanca.
Climb Pisco Mountain
Pisco is one of the most popular mountains for climbing in the Cordillera Blanca mainly for two reasons, one is its location among some higher mountains like Huascaran, Chopicalqui, Huandoy peaks, and Chacraraju, and the second one because it has one of the most spectacular views that the Cordillera Blanca can offer us. Pisco is quite easy to climb and you do not need previous climbing experience when you attempt it with a certified guide.
Maximum altitude:
5,760 m. (Pisco Summit)
Difficulty:
Moderate
Duration:
4 days / 3 nights
Best Season:
May – September
Location:
Cordillera Blanca.
Route: Classic Route
Climb Vallunaraju Mountain
Vallunaraju is a mountain near Huaraz city it is a good option for those climbing beginners for taking a climbing course before climbing another peak in the Cordillera Blanca.
Maximum altitude:
5,686 m. (Vallunaraju Summit)
Difficulty:
Moderate
Duration:
3 days - 2 nights
Best Season:
May – September
Location:
Cordillera Blanca.
Climb Yanapaccha Mountain
Yanapaccha is a mountain located in the Llanganuco valley, it is easy and good for taking a technical climbing course before climbing another high mountain, a good one for beginners who want to improve their level on climbing mountains with moderate difficulty, its summit offers a spectacular view of mountains in the Cordillera Blanca.
Maximum altitude:
5,480 m. (Yanapaccha Summit)
Difficulty:
Moderate
Duration:
3 days - 2 nights
Best Season:
May – September
Location:
Cordillera Blanca.
Route: Classic Route
Climb Urus - Ishinca - Tocllaraju Mountains
To climb Tocllaraju mountain is very important to be well trained on some technical peaks because it has some difficult steep about 50°- 60° degrees before the summit.
Maximum altitude:
6,034 m (Tocllaraju Summit)
Difficulty:
Easy / Moderate / Technical
Duration:
6 days / 5 nights
Best Season:
May – September
Location:
Cordillera Blanca.
Route:
Northwest Ridge (Classic Route)
