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Climbing Huascaran the Higuest Peruvian Mountain

 

01st day: Huaraz - Musho - Base Camp of Huascaran

After breakfast in the hotel we will start at 7:00am approximately, along the Callejon de Huaylas to Mancos, from here we will travel to the East side to Musho, arriving to Musho after 1 hour trip, the Donkey Driver will be waiting for us in Musho to transport our climbing equipments to Base Camp of Huascaran (3800m/12464ft), after hiking up for about 4 or 5 hours we will arriving to the Base Camp and overnight Camping.
02nd day: Base Camp - Camp 1 of Huascaran

After the breakfast in the Base Camp we will start hiking up to the moraine camp, sometimes rock climbing for about 3 hours to get the glacier, from here we will start climbing the glacier for about 1 hour to the Camp 1 at (5000m/16400ft), from here we will have a splendid views to see different mountains ours around, overnight Camping over the glacier.

03rd day: Camp 1 - climb Camp 2 of Huascaran

Today, we will start at 4:00am to climb to the Camp 2, for about 5 hours approximately, in case there are other climbers, we will have to pass a little fast the part of the Channel, this part is avalanche zone, arriving to Camp 2 around 9:00am, overnight camping over the glacier at (5950m/19516ft).

04th day: Camp 2 - Summit Huascaran (6768 m.) - camp 2

After the breakfast in the Camp 2 we will start climbing at 3:00am, along the this route we will enjoy the nice views of different mountains ours around and will enjoy the sunrise in the Cordillera Blanca, arriving to the Summit (6768m/22199ft) around 10:00am, in the summit we will enjoy the white Mountain Range and take pictures, after stay few minutes we will start go down to the Camp 2 for about 4 hours approximately, arriving to the Camp 2 around 3 or 4:00pm, overnight camping at (5950m/19516ft).

05th day: Camp 2 - Climb down to Base Camp

Early in the morning we will start go down to the Base Camp, after go down 2 hours will be arriving to the Moraine Camp, where we will have lunch, after lunch we will continue go down to the Base Camp for about 2 hours more, arriving around 3:00pm,  overnight in the Base Camp at (3800m/12464ft).

06th day: Base Camp - back to Huaraz

After the last breakfast in the campsite of Huascaran we will go downhill to Musho for about 3 hours half approximately. Where our private transport will be waiting for us to transport to Huaraz; arriving to Huaraz and transfer to the hotel, overnight in the Hotel in Huaraz.

 
 

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