15 DAYS ALPAMAYO ICE MOUNTAIN - H15ALP-SK

Tour Highlights

 

DAY: ACTIVITY:

1 Private pick-up at the Lima Airport. Transfer to hotel in Lima for a nice meal & a good night's sleep.

2 Private transfer in the morning to the bus station. Take a comfortable first class ride to Huaraz (approximately 8 hour journey). Move into your hotel and relax... the adventure is all around you!

3 Meet at the Skyline office to review your itinerary, answer questions, finalize trip. Spend the rest of the day visiting nearby ruins and touring the city (acclimatize!). Spend the night in your Huaraz hotel.

4 Day hike to the turquoise waters of Laguna Churup (4500 meters). Approximately 6 hours round trip. Return to Huaraz.

5 Ice climbing at a nearby glacier to test out your equipment & review some basic climbing techniques and glacier travel skills.

6 Pack your bags! Head out to the town of Cashapampa where you'll load the donkeys with gear & supplies. Hike up the beautiful Santa Cruz valley camping near a big alpine lake en-route to Base Camp.

7 Continue the approach, arriving to the Base camp mid-afternoon.

8 Ascend the steep moraine to the Moraine Camp (4900 meters).

9 Ascend up to the High Camp, perched on the snowy col between Alpamayo and Quitaraju. (5200 meters)

10 Alpamayo Summit Day!!! Depart from camp at 3:00am and head to the steep summit wall, which offers 360 meters of fun technical climbing to the summit.

11 Rest Day

12 Summit day on nearby Quitaraju (6100m), which offers the same steep technical terrain as Alpamayo with a bit more elevation taboot!

13 Descend back to the Base Camp.

14 Hike back out to Cashapampa, returning to Huaraz around 4:00pm. Check into your Hotel for hot and well-deserved shower. Meet again for a Celebration Feast that evening.

15 Last minute shopping for family and friends before departing for Lima at 10:00am, arriving at the airport or your hotel by 7:00pm.

 

SERVICES INCLUDED / NOT INCLUDED

Trip Includes:

 

   *    All in-country transport during trip, including transport to and from the Lima airport

   *    First class bus tickets between Lima and Huaraz

   *    Hotel accommodations for specified time in Lima and Huaraz

   *    Professional, English speaking guide for acclimatization activities and climbs/treks

   *    Professional outdoor cook, 3 healthy meals a day plus snacks during the wilderness components of the trip

   *    Technical mountaineering equipment

   *    All park entrance fees

   *    All camping & cooking equipment which is not included in the gear list

   *    Donkeys or llamas and porters where applicable

   *    Sleeping tents, sleeping mats (foam)

   *    Cook tent, eating tent, tables, chairs, and bathroom tent (where applicable)

   *    First aid kit stocked for wilderness expeditions

   *    Celebration banquet at the end of trip

 

Not Included:

 

   *    International flights to/from Lima and applicable airport taxes

   *    Personal clothing and equipment (see gear list)

   *    All food during in-town days with the exception of the Celebration Banquet

   *    Incidental personal expenditures, including emergency evacuations and medical expenditures

   *    Travel, Personal, and/or medical insurance