3 Summits Expedition in Huaraz, Peru

This 3 Summits Expedition is the perfect opportunity to get to know the Cordillera Blanca while climbing along magical mountains!

During the 17-day trip I will take you to three amazing peaks:

• Yanapaccha (5450 m), Moderate difficulty.

• Pisco (5752 m), Moderate difficulty.

• Chopicalqui (6354 m), Demanding difficulty.

Along the journey I will show you the ancient surrounds, marvellous lagoons and magnificent valleys. Also we'll do lots of acclimatization hikes to stay in shape for the summits ascents. Besides that I include one instruction day to show you how to move along the glacier before ascending to the first peak.

Let me tell you a little bit more about the 3 Summits Expedition journey:

After landing in Lima, you'll have a day to explore the city if you wish. The next day we'll travel through the Pacific coastal desert and the Cordillera Negra to the city of Huaraz.

Here we'll spend two days doing acclimatization hikes to Laguna Wilcacoha and Laguna Churup. Because of their locations, both lagoons have exceptional viewpoints of the Cordillera Blanca. Therefore we'll be able to identify our aimed summits.

Now the real expedition begins. We'll take a minibus to the north village of Yungay. From here we'll do a 6 hour hike up to Laguna 69 and down to our first camp in Cebollapampa. The day after we'll climb up to Moraine Camp, in a 3-3.5 hour walk. Here we'll spend a day acclimatizing and preparing to cross glaciers and ice climbing.

On day 8 I'll take you to Yanapaccha summit, ascending through the west wall. Then we'll go down again to Cebollapampa Camp, which requires 3-4 rappels.

Next morning we'll hike for 2.5 hours to Pisco Base Camp, and spend the night on Peru Refuge. The equipment will be transported by donkeys so we travel light.

Day 10 is the Pisco summit! Therefore we'll have a 6-7 hours climb through the glacier, with magnificent views of numerous peaks. Then back down to the Base Camp again.

After so much effort we'll have an easy day descending to Cebollapampa and doing a short climb up to Chopicalqui Base Camp. The next day at midday, after breakfast and lunch, I'll guide you through a 4-5 hours climb to Moraine Camp. Then, the next morning we'll go up again through the glacier, crossing a number of crevasses, to the Chopicalqui High Camp, located in the glacier.

Day 14 is the real deal! The culmination of the expedition is a demanding 10-13 hours technical climbing day. On the way up we'll encounter seracs and crevasses, as well as technical walls to climb. The final section includes 8-10 meters of 75-80º slope. After conquering Chopicalqui summit, we'll go down to the Base Camp.

After having succeeded the 3 Summits Expedition, we'll hike down. We'll get to our private bus which will take us to through the Llanganuo Valley back to the Hotel in Huaraz. Next morning you can choose between going back to Lima by plane or bus. And then return back home!

This inspiring 3 Summits Expedition is waiting for you! Contact me to talk about details and plan what will be a life changing adventure! Or we can also chat about other summits expeditions in Peru, such as Nevado Alpamayo or Nevado Vallunaraju.