Peru: Mountaineering Course expedition Cordillera Blanca

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Mountaineering Course, climb 2 summits over 5000m and a 6000m Summit

Snow-covered ice giants, blue skies, good accessibility – that’s expedition mountaineering in Peru. This training expedition with three attractive peaks of varying difficulty is a mixture of a training course and a real expedition. “Learning by doing” is the motto here. You will learn important theoretical and practical content for mountaineering at high altitudes, such as B. walking on fixed ropes and the right acclimatization technique. You practice familiar things intensively, such as the correct handling of ice axes and crampons as well as crevasse rescue. You will then have ample opportunity to apply the whole thing to a real expedition. The aim of the event is to systematically prepare the experienced mountaineer to take part in a larger expedition.

Highlights

  • Training expedition, easy, 15 days
  • Learn compact expedition mountaineering
  • Three targets of different difficulty:
    Nevado Urus 5495 m, Nevado Ishinca 5530 m, and on the
    Andean 6000m Nevado Tocllaraju, 6034 m
  • Tips and tricks from an experienced expedition leader
  • Experienced in expeditions, English speaking loca guide state-certified mountain and ski guide
Difficulty  Condition

Travel Program

If you have booked your flight and transfer through the Peru Expeditions Tours, an employee of our local partner will be waiting for you at Lima Airport for the transfer to the centrally located hotel. Otherwise please take a taxi. Depending on the arrival time, there is time for initial explorations on your own.

Overnight 
Hotel
Flight
Arrival to Bolivia.
Drive
8 Hours approx
Hiking/Tour
 1 Hour approx.
Meals
-/-/-

All participants and your mountain guide will meet at the latest at breakfast. We leave the capital on the Panamericana, first always along the coast, heading north. Stop in Barranca for a small snack. Then we leave the coast and quickly gain altitude. After about 8 hours drive we reach Huaraz (410 km/ 8 hours). The “Chamonix of the Andes” lies spectacularly between the peaks of the Cordillara Negra and the ice peaks of the Cordillera Blanca.

Overnight 
Hotel
Drive
8 Hours approx
Hiking/Tour
1 Hour approx.
Meals
B/-/-

Free day set aside for altitude adjustment. Located in the Santa Valley at an altitude of around 3000 m, the area is ideal for acclimatization hikes. Overnight at hotel.

Overnight 
Hotel
Drive
4 Hours approx
Hiking/Tour
 5 Hour approx.
Meals
B/L/-

Bus ride through the Rio Santa into the Ishinca Valley past the Hacienda Collon, 3350 m, to Pashpa, 3600 m, where the road ends. We spend the night here for better acclimatization.

Overnight 
Camping
Drive
2 Hours approx
Hiking/Tour
 5 Hour approx.
Meals
B/L/D

The luggage is loaded onto the mules. Along the creek you approach steep granite walls. Then through light forest and finally over alpine meadows you reach the end of the valley, where the base camp is set up at 4350. For the next few days, your home will be framed by the ice walls of the Tocllaraju and Palcaraju.

Overnight 
Camping
Hiking/Tour
 5 Hour approx.
Meals
B/L/D

Acclimatization and preparation are the order of the day. You will be systematically prepared for the upcoming tours in theory and practice. Fixed rope training, high camp construction, high-altitude tactics, material science are just a few of the many interesting topics. A short acclimatization hike rounds off the day.

Overnight 
Camping
Hiking/Tour
 1 Hour approx.
Meals
B/L/D

First you set your sights on the Nevado Urus, 5420 m. Over moraines, boulders and glacial striations you come to the glacier tongue in a long traverse. Over sloping firn slopes and past large rock gendarmes you climb the tiny point to the top in 5.5 hours. The next destination is the Nevado Ishinca, 5530 m. If the conditions are favourable, the worthwhile crossing of the mountain can be tackled from the north-east, a dream tour. First it goes through a well-developed climbing system and then over scree to the glacier. In a left-hand loop through large fracture zones you reach the summit structure after around 6.5 hours, finally over a steep summit flank (approx. 50 degrees). The descent is via the tamer south-west side, which takes you back to the camp in 3 hours. “King” of the round is the Nevado Tocllaraju, a veritable six-thousander, for the ascent of which a high camp can be set up at 5050 m or 5200 m, walking time 4 to 5 hours. The next day you have to set off very early to climb the Tocllarajus, because there are a few hurdles to overcome. The route leads through heavily split glaciers and over several steep steps to the base of the summit flank and the ridge shoulder. Finally, the solitary summit is reached via an exposed ridge after 7.5 hours of ascent. Via the high camp you descend back to the base camp, 4.5 hours, where you can end the train expedition with some “Cervezas”. For all mountain destinations, the steepest sections must be secured with fixed ropes. Two days are available between the mountain climbs for further training and regeneration.
Urus Hm ↑↓1070 Gz ↑5.5 h ↓2.5 h,
Ishinca Hm ↑↓1250 Gz ↑6.5 h ↓3 h,
Tocllaraju Hm ↑750+900 Gz ↑4+7.5 h Hm ↓1650 Gz ↓4.5h
Overnight 
Camping
Hiking/Tour
 5 Hour approx.
Climbing
12 Hours approx.
Meals
B/L/D

Descent and return to Huaraz, afternoon stroll through the city before the farewell dinner and a revival of the summit celebrations.
Hm ↓850 Gz ↓3 h

Hm ↑↓ approx. 850 Gz approx. 3 h
Overnight 
Hotel
Drive
2 Hours approx
Hiking/Tour
 5 Hour approx.
Meals
B/L/-

We return to the capital on the same route as on the outward journey.

Driving time: 410 km / 8 hours

Overnight 
Hotel
Flight
Go back home by plane.
Drive
8 Hours approx
Hiking/Tour
 1 Hour approx.
Meals
B/-/-

If you have booked the long-haul flight through the Peru Expeditions Tours, you will be transferred to Lima Airport today. Depending on the departure, there may still be time to explore the capital of Peru on your own. Start at the Plaza de Armas and stroll to the bishop’s palace with its famous wooden balconies, visit the cathedral and come across evidence of Peru’s colonial past at every turn.
Arrival in Germany the following day.

Overnight 
Hotel
Flight
Arrival to Lima.
Drive
1 Hours approx
Hiking/Tour
 0 Hour approx.
Meals
B/-/-

Included meals: B=breakfast; L=lunch; D=dinner

What's Included

Services included in the prices:

  • Complete organization of the expedition
  • English speaking from USA Certified professional guide by: IVBV – UIAGM – IFMGA
  • 2 additional, English-speaking, local guides for up to 8 participants, from 8 participants 3 local guides
  • Pick up at the airport in Lima to the Hotel
  • Transfers according to the program
  • 2 x Hotel*** in Lima, each in a double room
  • 3 x Hotel*** in Huaraz, each in a double room
  • 9 x tents in base (SR) and high camps (DZ)
  • 13 x full board incl. base and high camp meals
  • Donkey driver and donkeys
  • Entrance fees to the Huascaran National Park
  • Kitchen equipment
  • Transfer from the Hotel to the airport and bus station
  • Complete base camp and high camp equipment
  • All communal fixing and securing material

Not included:

  • Transfer from the airport for bookings of individual flights with different times of arrival / departure
  • Exit tax at the airport in Lima
  • Travel accident and health insurance
  • Luggage insurance and trip cancellation
  • Meals in restaurants in Lima and Huaraz
  • Personal expenses
  • Personal equipment (such as boots, ice ax, crampons, harness, sleeping bag, mat, Goretex, etc.)
  • Tips for local team

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What to Bring

What to Bring or take fo Day Hiking and Technical Equipment for Climbing Expedition

This equipment list is compiled to provide you with adequate help when choosing your equipment for a climb. Most items are required. Please consider each of them and make sure you understand the function and exclusive use for mountaineering, before substituting or removing items from this list. Please note that this list has been carefully annotated by the organizer. Remember that mountaineering, climbing or mountain expeditions tours is an extreme, risky sport, therefore everything related to it is of great attention.

Hiking backpack for hiking 50 to 60 liters 

Light gloves for hiking or (Optional Mittens waterproof)

Medium weight socks

Sleeping bag (-15º to 20ºC)

Small daypack for one day hiking 30 liters

Weather-appropriate clothing (think moisture-wicking and layers)

Hiking boots or shoes

Medium weight parka with fibber fill or down

Rain poncho (or rain gear)

Long-sleeved shirts

Fleece or Wool sweater and/or trousers

Lightweight pants

Cotton short-sleeved shirts or t-shirts

Water bottle for hiking or trekking

Strong waterproof duffel bag

Flashlight with spare batteries and bulb

Towel for personal hygiene each participantFirst-aid kit

Regular and long underwear

Knife or multi-tool

Light cap and wool hat

Sunglasses with UV certification, Sun block, lips

The rest of the list Essentials as appropriate for your hike

Grooming and personal hygiene kit

One Hiking Buff per person

3 Locking carabiners, we recommended per person

We recommend 2 ice screws for each client

1 Daisy Chain (Life Line) per each person

2 Ice axes (per person) technical, we recommended GRIVEL company

1 ATC descender (Rappel), this is very necessary for technical mountains

2 Cords for prusik, very important (Size Cord 6 mm x 10 m. long)

Gloves(Good gloves) for expeditions over 6000meters

Harness for climbing

Sleeping pad / Mattress, we recommend with air or inflatable mattress

Crampons, we recommended GRIVEL company

Walking sticks – Trekking Poles (optional), a pair per person, we recommended GRIVEL company

Down Jacket for expedition

Very important to have personal clothing such as pants and jacket with GOROTEX certification

First aid kit, for high mountains, because we as guides cannot medicate clients

Backpack Capacity 60 liters, it is better to have a bigger backpack to go comfortably to the high camps, because here you have to carry all your personal things

Gaiters or Leggings, now modern boots already have built-in (Incorporated), but better to have an extra pair

Dressing appropriately for the mountains can make the difference between a pleasant trip and a really uncomfortable one. Clothing must provide the right degree of temperature, perspiration and be well ventilated. Preferably cotton clothing should be avoided, as in humid conditions they absorb body heat.

In general, the weather conditions in in the Andes of South America can vary from day to day and even throughout the day. Therefore, clothing must be versatile.

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have regarding the necessary equipment.

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Duration: 14 days
Participants: Minimal: 2 Maximal: 15
Members: We do not have confirmed groups for these dates – We can open a new group – Contact us!
Country / Location: Peru
Mountain Guide: Eric Raul Albino Lliuya
Other dates / additional info: Contact us!

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For a trip with a Professional Certified Mountain Guide from abroad with your own language that you speak, please request us to get in touch. We have guides working for our company from all over the world who are members of IVBV/UIAGM/IFMGA Certified Guides.

We are a Private Company with a Specialized Peruvian Andean Rescue Team “Socorro Andino Peruano”, offering expert High Mountain Rescue Services. Additionally, we provide satellite internet access during treks or expeditions, ensuring the safety and connectivity of our clients at all times. For more information, feel free to contact us via email or phone

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Frequently Asked Questions

What our travelers or clients always ask questions before joining our trips, tours & expeditions, read all the information provided here.

Suggested FAQs

Every day we have active walks around approximately 4, to 5 sometimes 6 hours of walking, everything is according to your pace and physical condition of each person, in each of our travel programs you will find more detailed information, and if If you need more information about each day of the travel program, we can schedule a call via WhatsApp to clarify your doubts or questions, for this please contact us. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

For our mountain climbing trips: If they are easily accessible mountains: For easy-climb mountains, well, you don’t need much experience, but if you already want to climb mountains above 6,000 meters and the conditions become more difficult, we recommend if you already want to go through mountains above 6,000 meters, have a basic or intermediate course for a good preparation. It is very important to be physically, technically and psychologically prepared.

Regarding the preparation of children: Everything will depend on which mountain you want to climb with your children, once you are clear on which of our tours or mountains you want to go with your children, we can give you some advice or see how to prepare them before going with they.

Regarding older people: It all depends on the condition of experience and how well the person is in health, on many occasions older people are the best to walk in the mountains because they have more experience, so it is always good to ask and find out about their experience of older participant. If you have any other questions, please contact us. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

To do long-distance hiking you need to at least train or do some tours such as visiting lagoons to get the experience and feel comfortable with what you do, it is always good before doing a long-distance hiking tour to test yourself so as not to be with the problems of altitude sickness during the trekking, and if you travel with children it is good to first train them before taking them, if they are accompanied by an adult of legal age, they must do a good acclimatization before going on the long-distance tour or with high altitude camps If you want to know or learn more advice, we can schedule a call via WhatsApp to clarify your doubts. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

The preparation is according to what type and what technical level you want to go and climb a trek or mountain, the preparation will always gain experience little by little.

For this type of demanding or technical climbing sports, it is recommended to do some summits above 5 thousand meters beforehand and have good knowledge of high mountain technical equipment such as the use of technical ice axes, ice screws, correct use of crampons, and of course all the technical material. For more information, we can schedule an appointment to be able to explain in more detail everything about the mountain equipment and the preparations prior to joining our outings. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

For the pick-ups of each trip, depending on the place or the trip that you are going to make with us, the meeting point is always at our office, in one of our trips we pick you up where you are staying or staying, or in some cases a A representative of our company will pick you up and then ship you to your transport to continue with your destination of the tour or trip you have booked with us. If you wish to request more information, do not hesitate to contact us. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

In all our trekking or mountaineering trips we do not include personal equipment in our prices, so you have to have your own equipment: Personal equipment (such as boots, ice ax, crampons, harness, sleeping bag, mat, Goretex, etc. ) and also within each page of the trips that we sell is a small list so you can see it on our website.

Our company can also rent the materials that you would need for your trip, see the list here on our website: https://peru-expeditions.org/equipment-rental/ . For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

In our trips, either hiking or mountaineering: Depending on the type or destination of the trip that you are going to book, in some parts of the treks you go with mules or donkeys or sometimes with horses, and within the mountain trips, the approach camps are also They go with mules or donkeys, but there are some stretches where pack animals can no longer reach. In this part, our logistics is fully supported by the porters.

Who are the porters? They are people from the area who were born and live in the heights of the towns, they are very strong and are very acclimatized, the reason is that after the tourist season ends they dedicate themselves to agriculture and livestock for that reason they are people They are used to the altitude and have lived in nature all their lives and they are happy to be in the mountains together with our expeditions. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066 

About accommodation or meals during the tour: Well, depending on the type of tour, when the tour is a classic cultural tour or a city tour, we eat during the route in tourist restaurants and sleep in category hotels that the client has requested.

If the tour is with camps and trekking: During the activity, logistics we include the service of Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner with traditional and typical meals of the region where you are going to travel with us, during the night we stay in tents, and we have a special tent for the kitchen and another for the dining room.

If the trip is at altitude or in the mountains: We bring special high mountain food, It are quicker meals to cook and we provide complete logistics such as Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, and we sleep in special 4-season high mountain tents, with the best tents. If you have any questions or concerns, we can schedule an appointment via Whatsapp to clarify all your doubts and give you better information so that your trip is an unforgettable tour.

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We also recommend having accident insurance, we always recommend. We are Partners –Global Rescue. If you have any other questions about the trip we can schedule a date for a calling via WhatsApp. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

For all the trips that we offer within our main tourist destinations such as South America and Central America, also including the ascent of the 7 continents and the 7 highest peaks of each continent, on each page of our website for each trip we indicate that month or what season to travel, then please read the information you find in our travel offers for each tour. If you have any other questions you can contact us by WhatsApp with one of our travel experts. Thank you so much. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

In mountains above 5000 meters: A local guide takes a maximum of 3 clients = Ratio 3pax = 1 local guide

In technical mountains: In large-big mountains we manage the travel policy, a guide and a maximum of 2 clients = Ratio 3pax = 1 local guide. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

For all the trips that we offer within our main tourist destinations such as South America and Central America, also including the ascent of the 7 continents and the 7 highest peaks of each continent, on each page of our website for each trip we indicate that month or what season to travel, then please read the information you find in our travel offers for each tour. If you have any other questions you can contact us by WhatsApp with one of our travel experts. Thank you so much. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

We as a local company and connoisseurs of tours have departures on different dates. The best thing to do is to join a travel group to take care of your budget, and of course you can join our groups, but on trips like mountaineering we recommend going in small groups. To join a group, ask us for the dates and we will send you the necessary information to be able to join any of our trips.

Why go in a private trip: For trips whether trekking or high mountains, going privately is the most recommended option, but the costs are more expensive. So, if one joins a group, the prices will be more reasonable. In the mountains, the only disadvantage is if you are in a wall with another partner and if one of the participants gets tired or gets sick. In this case, you have to abort or cancel the summit and return together. For more information, contact us. We can schedule a call via WhatsApp to clarify all your questions.

In a mountain, for example, if 3 people go and one of the participants falls ill on the route, for security reasons they have to cancel or abort the summit or return all together. The same in a technical mountain if the climbing partner gets sick they all have to return, for these reasons sometimes it is better to go private only because for a single person the costs are more expensive for the same reason that the trip would already be private .

For more information please contact us. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

About the meteorological conditions of the climate, we try to organize the trips of each tour in the best season to have the best views and enjoy the selected trip but sometimes even is good season we can have bad weather, in this case on hiking or treks trips The complications are minimal, but when this happens during high-altitude climbing expeditions, the complications can become very difficult, that is why the bosses or leaders of the local guides must always make the most correct decision for the safety of our passengers, so we always recommend listening to the best advice from the local guide assigned for each tour. If you have any other questions please contact us. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

Additional information

We help in the purchase of air tickets: we set up convenient flight options with each participant of the trip and book tickets such as international flights and domestic flights in each destination city of the countries that we offer our trips. We recommend you booking international flights tickets well in advance so we can find current flights offer prices from the airlines. In order for us to search for and book your flight, please contact us and we will be happy to help you!. → More information click here
About a Satellite Phone or inReach® Messenger - GARMIN: On each trip we recommend having a satellite phone at your disposal. The possibility of quick contact from anywhere on the mountain will guarantee your safety on the road. In case of need (for example, contact with the family or the travel company), for this service the participants have to request to rent a satellite phone, of course this service has an additional cost, contact us or ask our office for more information. A practical device is to have an inReach® Messenger - GARMIN also helps for any emergency. → More information click here
Many of the participants or clients of our adventures, hikes and expeditions in the mountains are people who sign up alone, but in some of our trips you will be able to find a travel partner companion to join a group. We have many options for you from day tours, short treks, long duration tours, and even the most extreme climbing high mountains on each country or South American continent and other destinations, as like the destinations you can see on our website. The mountains are a great place for rapid integration and a very healthy sport. → More information click here
Our mountain guides or tour leaders: All of our Tour Leaders are multiple conquerors of the peaks they lead the expeditions to. Each of our cultural guides, high mountain guides, mountainbike guides, among others are internationally recognized and certified guides, such as the certifications of (UIMLA) Union of International Mountain Leader Associations & (IFMGA) International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations. The mountaineering experience, skills and knowledge of your guides are a priority for us. → More information click here

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