Cordillera Blanca 6-day trek: Olleros to Chavin

Romer, a certified local guide, wants you to join him for an unforgettable 6-day hiking program from Olleros to Chavin, in the amazing Cordillera Blanca!

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Cordillera Blanca

6 Days

May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

Fit

Intermediate

Description

The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for “white range”) is a Peruvian sub-range of the Andes. This 6-day trip is your chance to explore this amazing area as we hike from Olleros to Chavin, one of the most popular routes in the region!

The Cordillera Blanca is almost entirely located within the Huascarán National Park. It includes several peaks over 6,000m and more than 500 glaciers. This hiking program will take us into a remote and unspoiled area with fantastic views!

We will follow an ancient pre Inca path crossing amazing spots such as the valleys of Uquian, Shoncopampa, Warmirumi and Carhuascancha, and the Mesapata viewpoint. Additionally, sleeping in mountain camps surrounded by snow capped peaks, glaciers and mountain lakes will make this a complete alpine adventure.

Furthermore, we will visit the archaeological complex of Chavin de Huantar, a pre-Inca temple that contains ruins and artifacts that date back to 1200 BC. You will be amazed by the impressive carved stonework, anthropomorphic figures and underground passages.

So, if you are up for this unbelievable 6-day hiking trip in the Cordillera Blanca, please contact me! I am sure this will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for you! You can take a look at the complete itinerary below!

I also offer other hiking trips in the same area. For example, check out this Santa Cruz 4-day tour.

Price includes

- Guiding fee

- Permit and entrance fees

Price details

Not included: transports during trip, transport to and from the Lima airport, bus tickets between Lima and Huaraz, accommodation in Lima and Huaraz, international flights to/from Lima and applicable airport taxes, personal clothing and equipment, food and drink during in-town days with the exception of the Celebration Banquet, insurances.

Itinerary

Day 1: Huaraz - Canrey Chico - Sacracancha

First, we will set off from Huaraz and head toward Chico Village (3350m). Then, some easy trekking following an ancient pre-Inca trail up the wide Uquian Valley. During this trek, you will have great views of the snow capped peaks of Shaqsha and Cashan. Finally, we’ll set-up our first camp in Sacracancha (4,120m).

Duration: 1 hour (by car) 4 – 5 hours (hiking)

Day 2: Sacracancha - Yanashallash Pass - Shongopampa

First, we will start the day by going up to Yanashallash Pass (4,700 m). Close views of the glacier coming from Uruashraju and some small lakes on the valley below. After, we will descend to Shoncopampa Valley (3,850m), where we will set our camp.

Duration: 5 – 6 hours aprox

Day 3: Shongopampa – Jato (3,700 m) – Castilla Camp

Hike along the mountain valley with stunning views of Uruashraju and Rurec glaciers. Finally, we will spend the night in Castilla Camp (4,350 m).

Duration: 5 -6 hours aprox

Day 4: Castilla Camp – San Juan pass (4,850m) – Rimarima camp

Early walk to the Santa Rosa Pass (4,830m). Fabulous views of Uruashraju, Rurec, San Juan and Cayesh Peaks. Easy descent to Hitacok camp, in the Rima Rima Valley.

Duration: 6 -7 hours

Day 5: Rima rima – Mesapata (4,600m) – Carhuascancha

We leave our camp site ascending to Mesapata viewpoint (4,620m). Then, from there we will descend into the Carhuascancha Valley where we will find our camp site.

Duration: 6 hours aprox

Day 6: Carhuascancha – San Marcos – Chavin de Huantar – Huaraz

First, we will start the day by going down easily through the Carhuascancha Valley and Puente Dos amores. Our bus will be waiting for us to go back to Huaraz. On the way we will visit the archeological complex of Chavin de Huantar.

Duration: 3 hours (hiking) 3.5 hours (by car)

Details

More info

All you need is appropriate clothing and a good pair of walking shoes or hiking boots.

Meeting point

Huaraz

About the guide

Romer

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Mountain Leader

I like mountains and I love nature, I practice cycling and hiking, I know very well the hiking trails of Cordillera Blanca and Huayhuash.
The passion for nature was my inspiration to study Official Tourist Guide. I am experienced in travel organisation and logistics, especially adventure travel.
At present I’m a logistics manager at a travel agency with German clients, and I also have my own agency where I take care of the organisation of the adventure trips (trekking, mountaineering, mountain bike and day hikes).

Languages

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What people are saying about Romer Yauri Camones

Veronica Williams

5.00

October, 2022

Communication was great. Tour and guide was an awesome experience! Will be recommending to anyone we know going up that way for hiking! Cheers!

Dave Kennedy

5.00

August, 2022

Romer was amazing. He was very responsive and helpful. He always replied within a few hours (at the most), and was very accommodating when we needed to change things. He even went and paid a deposit at a local hotel to hold our reservation for us. I can't say enough good about Romer. The itinerary of the trip was a bit difficult. It started at a camp that was 13,700 above sea level, and the first day of trekking was 8 hours of hard terrain. Other treks I've done start lower and have a pace of 5-6 hours per day. Also, our guide Fredy was a bit inexperienced. He was a very kind person, but didn't provide much service to our small team.

Alex Hunter

5.00

June, 2022

We had an incredible experience with Marco! Loved getting to know him - he’s not just a guide… he’s an amazing chef, friend, and he is incredibly knowledgeable on everything Peru! Thank you so much!!

Seth Krasnow

1.00

May, 2022

Trip was good. Romer was not the guide. He just runs/owns a company. Explore-share offers nothing. Could have booked the exact same trip for half as much in Huaraz.

Paal Igesund Kyrkjeboe

5.00

January, 2022

Amazing trek with an amazing company. Our guide, David, was incredible and the assistants Teo and Alejandro were always incredibly positive. I would recommend this trek to anyone and it was the best cost per person I saw out of any company, by a mile.

Andrew Rimanic

1.00

October, 2021

Our guide communicated poorly. He requested to meet the day before the trek and then gave us no information and did not respond to our messages for the entire day (12 hours). When he finally responded late the night before the trek we were told to meet with another random person in a public square. The next morning we learned that we had a different guide and that we were on an 8 person tour, not the 2 person tour we had booked and paid extra for. The tour did not have enough food to feed all 8 of us. Our tents leaked in the rain. There were countless other issues. We contacted explore share with our complaints and received no response. This was easily the worst organized tour I have been on in my entire life.

Alex Nelson

5.00

September, 2021

We had Darwin as a guide and Hilario as a chef and it was absolutely amazing! Darwin knew everything possible about hiking and the local mountains and Hilario was always cooking up something amazing, great guys and hosts!

Hector Gonzalez

5.00

September, 2021

Como clientes siempre deseamos que todo este de lo mejor, la estrategia y planificación de un viaje de montaña no es nada fácil y las condiciones y condicionantes son variadas y muchas!! Me encantan los treks de montaña, esta fue la primera vez en la cordillera Andina Peruana Huayhuash y todo salió fenomenal!! 100 pts. Nuestro guía de campo Marcos y nuestro arriero Yosimel estuvieron siempre muy atentos y serviciales; todos los insumos fueron bien planificados. Perú es un gran destino, seguro que volveremos!