SUMMARY
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3 days
Moderate
3,700m to 5,752m
Approximately 12km
OVERVIEW
The 3D2N climb to Mount Pisco (5,752m/18,871ft) is ideal for beginners with little or no prior climbing experience. Most sections consist of pleasant, flat snow without any technical navigation required. It is a great acclimatization climb and will give you the chance become well acquainted with essential mountaineering skills, especially if you are eventually headed for more technical climbs or higher mountains later on.
It is essential that all climbers are in good physical shape and well acclimatized given the high altitudes and long trekking distances involved (on day 2 in particular, we will spend approximately 12 to 14 hours in total trekking and climbing).
SERVICES
Include
- Professional, certified guide (English spoken guide)
- Emergency horse (one only, where suitable)
- Freshly prepared, cooked meals (treks/climbs only)
- Clean drinking water and other refreshments
- Sleeping tent
- Kitchen and dining tent (with dining table(s), chairs and utensils)
- Cooking equipment
- Private toilet tent
- Daily snack pack
- Storage crates for luggage, including duffel bags (for treks/climbs only)
- Washing bowls, towels, soap (for treks/climbs only)
- Hot water bottle (for treks/climbs only)
- Night lamp (for treks/climbs only)
- Pillow and blanket (for treks/climbs only)
- Basic first-aid kit
- Privately-arranged transport to/from trip
- Admission fees for communities within the trip
- Portable oxygen canisters
Not Include
- Accommodation in Huaraz
- Food and drinks in Huaraz, outside of the trip
- Transport into, out of and within Huaraz, outside of the trip
- Personal sleeping bag*
- Sleeping mattress*
- Hiking poles*
- Client’s personal equipment (as provided in the client equipment list)
- Discretionary tips for the crew
- Additional sight-seeing trips and/or acclimatization day hikes
- Personal expenditures
- Any emergency evacuation fees, medical expenses and additional accommodation expenses
- Insurance policy (travel, personal, medical, etc.)
* We are happy to assist to rent these items for you.
DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 1: Huaraz (3,090m/10,138ft) – Cebollapampa (3,900m/12,795ft) – Pisco Base Camp (4,650m/15,256ft)
- We begin by driving for approximately one hour north of Huaraz to Yungay, a town which was completely destroyed in a devastating earthquake in May 1970 that killed over 70,000 people
- We then drive eastwards through Llanganuco valley and past the twin lakes of Chinancocha and Orconcocha to Cebollapampa, the starting point of the trek
- We trek for approximately two to three hours to Pisco base camp, where we spend our first night
Day 2: Pisco Base Camp (4,650m/15,256ft) – Mount Pisco Summit (5,752m/18,871ft) – Pisco Base Camp (4,650m/15,256ft)
- Today is a long and challenging but rewarding day as we scale up and down the summit. We leave camp at around 1am together with our personal equipment and hike for four hours over rocky terrain to get to the glacier of the mountain
- With our climbing gear on, we proceed to climb over steeper terrain for another four hours to get to the summit of Mount Pisco. The path is interspersed with short sections of pronounced inclines, including a stretch with a gradient of about 50 to 60 degrees which would require some careful navigation with the guide’s assistance
- At the summit, be mesmerized by stunning views of Cordillera Blanca’s mountain range, including panoramic views of surrounding mountains such as Mount Chopicalqui (6,354m/20,846ft), Mount Chacraraju (6,108m/20,039ft) and Mount Huascaran (6,768m/22,205ft), the highest mountain in Peru, as well as sparkling crystal-blue waters of Lake 69 shimmering in the distance
- We then descend along the same route back to Pisco base camp
- Total hiking and climbing time is approximately 11 to 12 hours
Day 3: Pisco Base Camp (4,650m/15,256ft) – Cebollapampa (3,900m/12,795ft) – Huaraz (3,090m/10,138ft)
- We descend for approximately two hours back to Cebollapampa, where our private transport awaits for our return back to Huaraz. We will pass by the beautiful twin lakes of Chinancocha and Orconcocha once more on the journey back
MAPS
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