Itinerary
Day 1: Huaraz (3100m) – Pashpa (3800m) – Base Camp (4350m)
After breakfast at the selected hotel, we will transfer with our private transportation to the village of Pashpa, approximately 1 hour. Here the muleteer with the mules will be waiting for us to transfer us to the Base Camp, approximately 5 hours. (There is a Refuge at this location with all amenities if you wish to use it.)
Day 2: Base Camp – Ishinca Summit (5530m) – Base Camp
We wake up around 3 a.m. to start our ascent toward the summit of our second mountain. The first part of our ascent is on a well-marked path until reaching the glacier. Here we will put on all the necessary equipment to continue climbing until we reach the summit, which offers impressive views all around. After taking beautiful photos at the summit, we will descend back to Base Camp. Total time for this day, ascending and descending, is approximately 10 hours.
Day 3: Base Camp – Huaraz
Return to Huaraz.
Services
INCLUDES
- Transfer from the bus terminal to the selected Hotel in Huaraz
- Transfer from the Hotel to the terminal in Huaraz (on the last day)
- Private transportation to take and pick up the group to/from the village of Pashpa
- Official Mountain Guide IFMGA / UIAGM (English, Spanish)
- Mountain Cook
- Full meals in the field (B-L-D)
- Packers and pack animals (mules) to Base Camp
- Entrance to Huascarán National Park
- Two-person tents
- Kitchen tent (up to Base Camp)
- Dining tent (up to Base Camp)
- Tables, chairs (up to Base Camp)
- Bathroom tent (up to Base Camp)
- Utensils: plates, spoons, pots, etc.
- Boiled water for bottles (1 liter) every day
- Collective Mountain Equipment: 60m ropes, snow stakes, ice screws
NOT INCLUDED
- Air ticket to Lima and return
- Transfers from the Airport to the Hotel in Lima
- Bus ticket Lima – Huaraz – Lima
- Hotel in Lima and Huaraz
- Does not include the first breakfast
- Meals and drinks in the city
- Personal climbing equipment
- Cold-weather clothing such as hats, gloves, down jackets
- Emergency transportation in case of accidents
- International Medical Insurance
- Accident and Rescue Insurance
- Personal porters
- Personal tents (can be rented, cost is S/. 30 per day)
- Tips for the staff
NECESSARY EQUIPMENT TO BRING
- Duffle bag or Backpack: to carry your main equipment on mules
- Sun hat
- Cold-weather hat (fleece or wool)
- UV protection sunglasses
- 1-liter water bottle
- Sunscreen
- 40 or 50-liter backpack
- Gore-Tex windbreaker jacket
- Gore-Tex windbreaker pants
- Down jacket
- 1 pair of Gore-Tex gloves with 1 pair of inner wool gloves
- Socks (2 pairs for climbing)
- Personal first aid kit
- Sleeping bag -25 degrees
- Mat
Mountain Equipment
- Mountaineering boots
- Crampons (with anti-snow gaiters)
- Climbing helmet
- Headlamp with spare batteries
- Climbing harness
- 1 trekking ice axe and 1 technical ice axe
Optional
- 1-liter thermos
- Trekking poles
- Sandals
