Climbing Huascaran Sur in 7 Days
Ancash Province – Peru
Elevation:
(22,205ft/6.768m)
Difficulty
Advanced
Duration
7 days
Itinerary
We will leave base camp around 8 am after a good breakfast. We will hike up for 3 to 4 hours on a rocky, relatively steep section, but not too difficult, until we get to the moraine (15,748ft/4.800m). We will have a chance to get closer and better views of both Huascarans, the North and the South one, and the Huandoy peak. We will rope up by the glacier (16,404ft/5.000m) and continue up for about 3 hour more on the glacier to get to the Camp I (17,389ft/5.300m). The whole ascent to this camp will take us 6 to 7 hours. We will set up our tents on the glacier. We will relax, take pictures and admire the unique landscape for the rest of the afternoon. Dinner will be served around 6 pm. Overnight in tents (B/-/D)
We will have breakfast, pack our climbing equipment and begin our ascent to Camp II (19,520ft/5.950m) around 7 am. The first hour will be not too steep, but we will soon be at quite a wide runnel, where we have to climb several sections of short distances between 10m to 15m across many crevasses. When we get to the relatively flat section on the upper part of the runnel, we will traverse and round the northern side of Huascaran Sur. The whole hike will take us 5 to 6 hours. Once here, we will set up our tents on the glacier, have lunch, relax, take pictures and admire the landscape for the rest of the afternoon. Dinner will be served earlier, around 5 pm. Overnight in tents (B/-/D)
We will wake up very early in the morning, around 1 am, eat a light breakfast and prepare/wear all of our climbing equipment. We will leave the camp by 2 am. The climb will be mainly an easier hike on the glacier slopes. Although, there will be some places where we need to pass crevasse and climb short ice sections. Once on the summit (22,205ft/6.768m), we can enjoy the wonderful surrounding peaks like Huascaran Norte, Chopicalqui, Huandoy, Pisco and several others from the Cordillera Blanca. We will spend some time taking pictures, recovering, eating, and start with our descent to camp 2. It will take us 8 to 9 hours to the summit and 3 to 4 hours to descent to camp 2. Once back, we will have something to eat and rest in the tents (B/-/D)
We will eat breakfast later, around 8 am. Then we pack all our equipment and start our descent to base camp (14,272ft/4.350m) around 9:30 am. It will take us 6 to 7 hours. Dinner will be served by late afternoon. Overnight in tents (B/-/D)
We will have breakfast around 8 am and pack all of our equipment and belongings, ready to be carried on the burros (donkeys). We will start the way back to Musho (10,171ft/3.100m), where our transportation will be waiting to take us to the hotel in Huaraz town (10,138ft/3.090m). Overnight in Hotel (B/-/-)
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