Alpamayo Peak
Embark on a true mountaineering adventure to Alpamayo Mountain (5,947 m / 19,511 ft), one of the world’s most beautiful peaks, located in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca near Huaraz. This technical alpine climb features steep ice faces, pristine glaciers, and classic high-altitude routes, making it an iconic challenge for experienced mountaineers seeking a premier glacier ascent in the Andes.
Climbing Details
- Altitude Range: 2,900 / 5,947 m
- Duration: 6 Days / 5 Nights
- Route: Francesa / West Face
Difficulty: Medium / Difficult - Season: May / September
- Start: Conay Cashapampa
Itinerary
Day 1 Huaraz (3,100 m) / Cashapampa / Ichiccocha (3,900 m)
Departure: 7:00 AM. We will head north of Huaraz City with our transportation to Caraz, visiting the typical villages of the Callejón de Huaylas. Then we will arrive at the town of Cashapampa (2,900 m), where the muleteers and donkeys will be waiting for us to transfer our food and supplies to Ichiccocha. (L, D)
- Altitude gain: +1,000 m (duration: approximately 3-4 hours)
Day 2 Ichicocha / Arhuaycoha Base Camp (4,350 m)
This day we will continue our trek to base camp, passing by the beautiful Ichiccocha and Atuncocha lagoons, appreciating some of the surrounding peaks such as Artezonraju, Taulliraju, and Quitaraju, before arriving at base camp. (B, L, D)
- Altitude gain: +450 m (duration: approximately 4-5 hours)
Day 3 Base Camp / Camp 1 (5,450 m)
We will begin our ascent to high camp along a well-marked path with milestones within a forest of quenuales and ichu trees. We will cross a very loose moraine to reach the glacier. We will pass through a gully and then descend to high camp. (B, L, D)
- Altitude gain: +1,100 m (duration approximately 5/6 hours)
Day 4 Camp 1 / Summit (5,947 m) / Camp 1
We’ll return along the same ascent route to Base Camp, negotiating several crevasses and crossing the moraine to Base Camp. (B, L, D)
- Elevation: +497 m / -497 m (ascent and descent time: approximately 8/10 hours).
Day 5 Camp 1 / Base Camp
We’ll return along the same ascent route to Base Camp, negotiating several crevasses and crossing the moraine to Base Camp. (B, L, D)
Day 6 Base Camp / Cashapampa / Huaraz Hotel
After breakfast, we’ll begin packing up camp and return by donkey to Cashapampa, where our transport will be waiting for our transfer to Huaraz. (B, L)
Services
Include
- Mountain Guide (UIAGM) (1)
- Cook (1), Porters (2), Muleteers (1)
- Private tourist transportation to the starting point
- Meals during the expedition (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)
- Breakfast: Tea, coffee, milk, snacks, bread, cheese, butter, jam, pancakes, fruit salad, etc.
- Snack: Fresh fruit, chocolate, cookies, berries, and candy.
- Lunch: Vegetable salad, pasta, tuna, Huancaína potatoes, ají de gallina, chicken salpicón, ham.
- Tea Time: Coffee, herbal teas, cookies, fried guacamole, popcorn, etc.
- Dinner: A variety of soups, quinoa, chaufa rice, rolled chicken, fried trout, pasta, and lomo saltado.
- Optional vegetarian meal
- Camping equipment (2-person sleeping tent, dining tent, kitchen and bathroom tent)
- Kitchen logistics equipment (cooking utensils, pots, plates, cutlery, chairs, tables, gas)
- Hot water in the mornings for washing hands and face every day
- Boiled water for your bottle every day
- Donkeys for transporting luggage and food (10 kilos per person for the donkey)
- Emergency horse (1) in case of evacuation
- First aid kit
- Communication radio (satellite phone)
- Personalized assistance
Not include
- Personal clothing for high mountains
- Personal technical equipment for high mountains (boots, ice axes, crampons, harness, helmet, etc.)
- Extra food and drinks in cities
- Entrance tickets (Huascarán National Park S/. 150.00 per person)
- Travel/Accident Insurance
- Sleeping bag (0°C – 20°C)
- Tips
FAQ
What to bring
- Bring appropriate clothing for day (hot weather) and night (cold weather)
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses
- Insect repellent
- Swimwear
- Personal hygiene kit
- Hiking boots
- Camera
- Rain jacket
- Water bottle
- Sleeping bag
- Small backpack
- Headlamp (flashlight)
- 10 kilos of luggage per person for the donkeys
