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1 Day:
Huaraz – Cashapampa – Llamacorral
We will leave Huaraz around 7 am, so breakfast
will be at 6am, passengers will be transferred
to the trail head Cashapampa 2900masl, where
we will meet our donkey drivers, then we will
start hiking by narrow valley, we will go up
for about 2 hours, then we will have lunch down
the tree’s shadow, then we will start
going up moderate almost flat area to the first
camp Place Llamacorral at 3800masl. Overnight
camping
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2
Day. Llamacorral – Base Camp Arhuey Cocha
Today we will hike along the valley moderate
enjoying the beautiful lakes called Ichicocha
and Jatuncocha, turquoise lakes, then we will
arrive to nice spot where will have lunch at
the place called Quisuar, then after it we will
go up to the Alpamayo south base camp, we will
get here early and prepare and check our climbing
gears for the next day, overnight at 4300masl.
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3 Day.
Base Camp – Camp 1
After breakfast, We will climb the moraine rocky
trail to get the glacier, We will walk the rocky
area for about 3 hours, then we will get the
glacier at 5000masl, then we will start using
our climbing gear, and start climbing for about
2 hours and half, to get the col, at 5600 masl,
then for a half hour we have to go down to the
high camp 1 at 5400 masl, camp in the glacier.
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4
Day. Camp 1 – Summit – Camp 1
Today the breakfast will be at 2 or 3 am in
the morning, and we will start climbing using
head lamps, and after 1 hour aprox walking in
the snow we will get the base of the wall of
Quitaraju the inclination is aprox 75º,
then we will start climbing the wall, and after
2 or 3 hours climbing we will succeed the summit
at 6036masl, where we will have impressionist
white mountain peaks in he east side Alpamayo
Mountain will be in its pyramid shape. And after
to enjoy for a few minutes we will come dawn
rappelling with the help of our guide, arriving
to the camp place at 11 or 12 am and just for
lunch, and rest in the afternoon, overnight
in the glacier at 5400masl |
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5 Day.
Camp 1 – Base Camp
After the breakfas in the glacier, we will take
the same route to go back to the Base Camp,
Arriving at 3pm aprox. And camp at 4300 in the
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6
Day. Base Camp – Cashapampa – Huancarhuaz
Hot Springs
Today we will come back walking down hill along
the Santa Cruz valley, until Cashapampa, then
after hard days climbing we will need relax,
so we will go to Huancarhuaz Hot Springs, then
in the afternoon we will come back to camp in
Cashapampa and overnight at 2950masl.
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7 Day.
Cashapampa – Huaraz
After the last breakfast in the camp we will
aboard the bus to go direct to Huaraz arriving
at 1pm aprox for Lunch and overnight at Hotel
Huaraz. |
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Day: Free day or Reserve day
one day climbers will spect as reserve day in
case of bad weather or helt problems |
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