Climbing Chopicalqui (6345m) & Tocllaraju (6034m) is a great experience, with spectacular sights of grand peaks all around.  Our expeditions to the Cordillera Blanca are based in the town of Huaraz situated at the foot of the mountains. We will acclimatise by hiking in the lower valleys of the Cordillera Blanca before making two separate mountaineering treks to the two mountains. There will be opportunities to do some trekking and/or to climb one or two lower or less technical peaks during the acclimatisation period of the expedition.

 

Outline Itinerary

Day 0 Arrive in Lima.

Day 1  Arrive in Huaraz (3090m).  Transfer from the bus station to your hotel.

Day 2   Huaraz.  Acclimatise to the altitude at first whilst taking it easy in the town.  Hotel

Day 3   We drive from Huaraz through Puente Paltay and then to Collón (3200m).  Trek to Ishinca base camp (4400m) or camp lower if necessary.

Day 4   Acclimatisation trek.  Ishinca base camp or camp lower if necessary.

Day 5  Acclimatisation trek.  Ishinca base camp or camp lower if necessary.

Day 6 From Ishinca base camp we trek to Tocllaraju camp 1. Camp.

Day 7  Tocllaraju camp 1 to the summit by the steep NW ridge. Back to base camp.

Day 8   We leave base camp and return to Huaraz.  Hotel.

Day 9   From Huaraz we drive to the spectacular valley of Quebrada Llanganuco.  We trek to Chopicalqui moraine camp.

Day 10   Moraine Camp to Camp 1 (5600m). It is spectacular here with Huascaran, Huandoy and Chacraraju providing the backdrop.

Day 11   From Camp 1 we climb the SW ridge over steep snow to the summit (6345m).  We will abseil back down the same route.  Then triumphantly back to the moraine camp.

Day 12   Moraine camp to Huaraz.

Day 13   Depart for Lima.

Price Indication Per Person:

2 people in the group USD1990
3 or 4 in the group USD1720

5 or 6 in the group USD1645 

7 or 8 in the group USD1525          Email for availability

What is Included
Transfers in Huaraz - bus station/hotel/bus station – Huaraz. Good quality hotel for 3 nights, sharing a double room, including breakfast. UIAGM guide, porter, cook, donkey driver, donkeys, round trip private transportation Huarás/Collón/Huarás.  All meals while trekking and climbing. All  camping and group climbing equipment.

What is Not Included

Meals in Huarás, except breakfast. Personal camping and climbing equipment (sleeping bag, mattress, mountain boots, crampons, ice axes, harness, appropriate clothes, personal medicine,  etc.).  Entrance fees to the National Park Huascarán (US$18.50 per person). Personal insurances, visa fees (if any), vaccination costs, personal clothing and equipment, all items of a personal nature and all drinks.  Climbing helmet.

Lima Hotels
We have not included any hotel accommodation in Lima for flexibility reasons, but we are able to arrange this for you once we know your requirements.  Please ask for details.

Airfare (from the UK)
As a guide, the international airfare should be about GBP650 - GBP780 for economy class.

Visas
A visa is not currently required for UK / USA passport holders.

Travel Insurance

Comprehensive personal insurance, including search and rescue is required on this trip. For UK clients we recommend the policies of the British Mountaineering Council, for their expertise in evacuation from remote areas worldwide. Details at www.thebmc.co.uk  As Insurance is always provided by a company based in your home country, we are unable to suggest suitable insurance companies unless you reside in the UK.