PERU TREKKING
Crossing Cedros Alpamayo
Duration: 9 days / 8 nights
Location: Cordillera Blanca.
Crossing Route: Southwest face, (French Route.)
Difficulty: Moderate / Technical
Best Season: May – September
The Alpamayo mountain is considered one of the most beautiful mountains in the world, it is a technical and demanding mountain, for that reason we recommend have experience in mountaineering go with an experienced and accredited Mountain Guide. Alpamayo the incline is about 60 to 80 degrees, which makes it difficult to climb.
DAY 01 HUARAZ 3,100 M. – HUALCAYAN 3,650 M. – CALAMINA 3,650 M.
We leave in private transport from Huaraz around 6 am. passing through several towns such as Tarica, Anta, Carhuaz, Yungay, Caraz, then we will arrive at the town to Hualcayan 2900 m. where our muleteers waiting for us with their donkeys to carry our equipment, there we will start our walk, going up the zigzag with a view to the Cordillera Negra until we reach our camp, we walk approximately 4 to 5 hours.
DAY 02: CALAMINA 3,650 M. – CULLICOCHA PASS 4,900 M. OSORURI 4,530 M.
After breakfast in the camp, we will start our trek heading east, to one of the beautiful lakes of the Cordillera Blanca, Cullicocha 4630 m. behind the lake we observe the Santa Cruz Mountain 6259 m. where we have lunch next to the lake and with a spectacular view to the mountains, then we continue ascending to the Cullicocha pass 4850 m. then we descend to the Osoruri camp 4530 m. where we spend the night.
DAY 03: OSORURI 4,530 M. JATUNVIENTUNA PASS 4,750 M. RUINAPAMPA 4,025 M. JANCARURISH 4200 M.
After breakfast in the camp, we begin to ascend to the Jatunvientunan pass 4750 m., then we begin to descend to the Alpamayo valley until we reach our Jancarurish camp 4200 m., where we appreciate the perfect panoramic and pyramidal view of the northeast face of Apamayo. called “The most beautiful mountain in the world” and other mountains such as Tayapampa and Quitaraju.
DAY 04: JANCARURISH 4,200 M. ALPAMAYO BASE CAMP / DAY FREE
This day is a rest day to replenish energy and take a short walk to the Jancarurish lake for approximately 1 hour and a half. We can also go up to the Alpamayo viewpoint along the path that goes up to the Cara Cara pass from where we can enjoy a spectacular view of the mountains such as: Tayapampa, Alpamayo, Quitaraju, Santa Cruz and among others, then we return to the camp to spend the night.
DAY 05: JANCARURISH 4200 M. ALPAMAYO BASE CAMP – ALPAMAYO MORRENE CAMP 4850 M.
After breakfast in the camp, we begin to ascend to Alpamayo Morrene Camp 4850 m. approximately 4 hours, from our camp we will enjoy sunset and beautiful views of mountains such as Santa Cruz, Habas Raju, Quitaraju.
DAY 06: ALPAMAYO MORRENE – ALPAMAYO HIGH CAMP 5,500 M.
This day we begin our ascent to the Alpamayo glacier along a marked zigzag path for approximately 1 hour, where we begin to use our climbing gear such as crampons, helmet, harness, among others, then we continue the ascent to Alpamayo High camp where we camp. From there we have the imposing view to the Santa Cruz Mountain, Quitaraju and the most beautiful mountain in the world, Alpamayo mountain.
DAY 07: ALPAMAYO HIGH CAMP 5,500 M. – ALPAMAYO SUMMIT (5,947 M.) – BASE CAMP (4,300 M.)
This day we will get up very early at 1:00 am. After breakfast, we start to walk on the glacier for about 1 hour, then we reach the base of the wall (French route) of 480 meters of wall and the incline is about 60 70 80 degrees, then we start to climb the wall using two technical ice axes, in this wall you will enjoy the adrenaline, after 5 to 6 hours of climbing we will reach the summit of the Alpamayo Mountain 5947m, where we have the beautiful view of the impressive mountains such as: Santa Cruz, Quitaraju, Artesonraju, Garcilaso , Paria, Chacraraju, Taulliraju, Jancarurish, and other mountains. After enjoying the beautiful views, we begin to descend rappelling, arriving at the camp at 11 am. Approximately, where our cook will be waiting for us with a hot lunch, after lunch and a little rest we begin to descend to the base camp of Alpamayo approximately 3 to 4 hours.
DAY 08: BASE CAMP (4300 M.) – LLAMACORAL (3760 M.)
After breakfast in the base camp of Alpamayo, we begin to walk the entire Santa Cruz gorge enjoying the beautiful view, passing through the Jatuncocha lake and during our walk we have lunch next to the lake, then we arrive our last LLamacoral camp where we spend the night.
DAY 09: LLAMACORAL 3,760 M. – CASHAPAMPA 2,900 M. – HUARAZ 3,100 M.
After breakfast we begin to descend approximately 3 to 4 hours to the town of Cashapampa, where our private transport awaits us to return to the city of Huaraz approximately 3 hours in the transport from Cashapampa to Huaraz.
