Classic Huayhuash trek with a guide
Join Quique, a Peruvian IFMGA mountain guide, on this amazing 11-day hiking adventure. The classic Huayhuash trek will lead you through the most amazing landscapes of the Andes.
Details
Trip Duration
11 days
Mountain Range
Andes
People per Guide
8 people
Trip Level
Intermediate
Offer Period
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Type of Trip
Group
Highlights
- Discover the mountains, lakes and glaciers in the Peruvian Andes.
- Visit local villages and learn about the culture.
- Explore the best spots in the Cordillera Blanca.
Price per person
Price includes
- Guiding fee
- Transport during the trip
- Permit and entrance fees
- Group porters (transport of tents, cooking equipment, etc. for the group)
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Itinerary
- Day 1: Huaraz - Cualterhuain (4200 m)
- Day 2: Cuartelhuain- Col Cacampunta (4690 m) - Mitucocha (4230 m)
- Day 3: Mitucocha - Col Yana (4600 m) - Carhuacocha (4140 m)
- Day 4: Carhuacocha (4140 m) - Col Siula (4830 m) - Huayhuash (4330 m)
- Day 5: Huayhuash - Col Trapecio (5000 m) - Cuyocpampa (4550 m)
- Day 6: Yanapampa - Yarush (4400 m)
- Day 7: Yarush - Huayllapa (3500 m)
- Day 8: Huayllapa - Col Tapush (4750 m) -Gashpapampa (4600 m)
- Day 9: Gashpapampa - Col Yaucha (4845 m) -Jahuacocha (4060 m)
- Day 10: Jahuacocha Lake
- Day 11: Jahuacocha - Pampa Llamac (4300 m) - Llamac village (3300 m) - Huaraz
Other details
Intermediate
Fit
Huaraz
About the Guide
IFMGA/UIAGM - AGMP Mountain Guide from Perú.
I began my mountain work when I was 18 years old as cook and carrier (porter) and I am now a Mountain Guide UIAGM – AGMP.
1998: I studied French at the Alliance Française in Cusco.
2000: I was accepted at the Don Bosco School for Guides of the Andes through the intermediary of the Italian volunteers of the Operazione Matto Grosso, technical support of the Association of the Mountain Guides of Peru.
2005: I passed my diploma as Mountain Guide UIAGM-AGMP. Climbing in Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
2008-2011: Extra training as a Guide in Italy.
Since 2011, I have been Secretary of the of Peruvian Mountain Guides Association.
2013: Guiding in Ecuador, Cotopaxi, Chimborazo, Illinizas.
2014: Climbing to Utah, Usa.
2015: Exploring trip in Cordillera Central, close to Lima, Perú.
I speak French, Italian and English fluently. For more than 12 years I have been organizing and managing trekking, mountaineering in Peru and expeditions to the Aconcagua since 2007.
Contact me if you are interested in doing a mountain trip to Peru!
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