Ascend Urus, Ishinca, Tocllaraju and Artesonraju

We meet at the airport and take a taxi to the hotel, in the Miraflores neighbourhood. It’s an ideal location to discover Lima. Dinner not included.

In the morning, transfer to the bus terminal. a 7-hour bus drive takes us to Huaraz, the capital of Ancash. Hotel in the city. Dinner not included.

We go to the Willcacocha lake (3725m) to acclimatize, in the Cordillera Negra. We appreciate the Cordillera Blanca facing us in all its splendour. We return to Huaraz in the afternoon. Dinner not included.

Transfer in private vehicle to Pashpa, meeting the mule carriers. From there, we follow a path until the Yanacocha lakes. We cross a magnificent quenoals forest (Polylepis sp.). Lunch by the lake. In the afternoon, descent to the camp, where we enjoy a magnificent sunset behind Huascaran, the highest tropical summit in the world.

We ascend slow and steady by a well-marked path until the end of the Ishinca valley. We set camp here.

Early departure for the first summit ascent, the Nevado Urus. It serves as a good acclimatization. Return to the base camp in the late morning.

Today, the second acclimatization summit: Nevado Ishinca. After reaching the top, we descend back to the base camp.

In the early afternoon we leave for the camp moraine. The path goes up in an unstable and slippery terrain. We set camp and rest.

Still at night, we start the trip to reach the Tocllaraju summit. It’s one of the main objectives of this program. Then, return to the camp moraine. Depending on your physical condition, we can descend down to the base camp.

Return to the base camp and/or extra day in case of bad weather.

In the early afternoon we return to Huaraz. Time for a well-deserved shower!

Rest day

Transfer by private vehicle to the Vaquería hamlet. We go first through the deep valley of Llanganuco, with its 2 superb lakes. Then the road goes up to the Portachuelo pass (4767m), where we discover a vast panorama over Huascarán, Huandoy, Pisco, Chopicalqui and even more summits. We go down to the valley and meet our mule carriers. The hike starts with a short descent, then a nice ascent in the long Huaripampa valley. Traversing hamlets and fields, we take the time to admire the Nevado Chacraraju (6001m). We set camp in Paria in the late afternoon.

After a calm departure the ascent becomes harder. We go by the small Morococha lakes before the Punta Unión pass (4760m). There are magnificent views over several giants of the Cordillera Blanca. Finally, descent on the west side.

Departure in the early afternoon to the camp moraine. We set camp and rest.

Still at night we depart to reach the Artesonraju summit. It’s another main objective of the tour. Return to the camp moraine. Depending on your physical shape, we can go down directly to the base camp.

We continue our descent until the Llamacorral camp. Today can also be an extra day in case of bad weather.

We leave the vast pastures to follow a river in a very narrow valley. The vegetation is dense and varied. We reach the Cashapampa village in the late morning. Our private vehicle will be waiting for us. Return to Huaraz.

Transfer by bus to Lima. Overnight at hotel. Dinner not included.

Day off in Lima. Lunch not included. In the afternoon, transfer to the airport.