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Huayhuash Alpine Circuit
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Program category: trekking
Difficulty of the program: high - some alpine climbing obstacles
Program format: serviced (guide, porters, cook)
Accommodation: tents only
Route length: 68 km
Route duration: 8 days
Maximum altitude: 5124 m
Total elevation gain along the route: 5429 m
Season: best - May - September
Program price: from 2600 USD - the final price depends on the season and group configuration
The Cordillera Huayhuash is a small mountain system in the central Peru, unique in the beauty of its landscapes and the amazing shapes of its ice peaks.
Multi-colored lakes on the trekking route in the Cordillera Huayhuash
Trekking "Alpine Circuit in Cordillera Huayhuash" is quite hard but exceptionally beautiful route in stunning mountains, which passes literally at the very foot of the world-famous and most beautiful peaks of the Cordillera Huayhuash
Siula, Yerupaja Chica and Grande - a group of highest peaks of the Cordillera Huayhuash
To see such beauty so close, to feel all the power and attraction of these colossal giants - this is indeed a very worthy goal, which can be achieved by completing the trekking route Cordillera Huayhuash Alpine Circuit.
The Cordillera Huayhuash Alpine Circuit not only gives you the opportunity to have a look at the fantastic peaks from the best view points, but also allows you to satisfy your sporting mountaineering ambitions.
The Cordillera Huayhuash Alpine Circuit runs along a line above which only the most difficult mountaineering routes begin
Climbing technically difficult passes along the trekking route can be an alternative to several alpine climbs of moderate difficulty.
And given the obvious shortage of the mountain routes available for climbing in this mountain location, a ring trek with elements of mountaineering can be considered as the best option for a close acquaintance with the fantastic summits of the Cordillera Huayhuash.
On the route of the Cordillera Huayhuash Alpine Circuit
The Cordillera Huayhuash Alpine Circuit trekking route goes via rather difficult mountain passes and involves overcoming technically complex forms of mountainous terrain - glaciers, steep rocky and grassy slopes.
Participants in this trekking program are required to be able to deal with climbing equipment - basically crampons and ice axe, be in good physical shape, be required to have mountaineering experience (in general, climbing Mont Blanc would be sufficient)
Cordillera Huayhuash Alpine Circuit trekking route 8 days, 68 km
Cordillera Huayhuash Alpine Circuit trekking route is the choice of true connoisseurs of serious mountain routes associated with the inevitable risks of mountaineering, overcoming obstacles, and high physical activity.
This program is suitable for participants with mountaineering experience.
Cordillera Huayhuash Alpine Circuit trekking route crosses crevassed glaciers and snow-covered passes
- Cordillera Huayhuash Alpine Circuit trekking route is available in the serviced format to reduce physical load and risk for participants
- The team is leaded by a professional English-speaking mountaineering guide and specially trained porters, each of them can take up to 15 kg of additional cargo
- On the Cordillera Huayhuash Alpine Circuit trekking route, three meals a day are provided - the food is prepared by a professional chef in accordance with the tastes and wishes of the participants
- The Cordillera Huayhuash Alpine Circuit trekking route is ideal as a stand-alone mountain climbing program or can be combined with various climbs in the Cordillera Huayhuash and Cordillera Blanca, including Alpamayo and Huascaran
- Safety - throughout the Cordillera Huayhuash Alpine Circuit trekking route there is the possibility of switching to the standard Valle Circuit route or completely evacuating from the route in case of health problems, bad weather or other difficulties.
This 8-day program "Cordillera Huayhuash Alpine Circuit trekking route" is designed for people who have prior experience in mountain hiking and basic level mountaineering
The trekking route "Cordillera Huayhuash Alpine Circuit" involves overcoming sections of moderate technical difficulty - crossing crevassed glaciers, scrambling rocky or grass slopes. The trekking route "Cordillera Huayhuash Alpine Circuit" requires the absence of medical contraindications to physical activity at the altitudes above 4000 m, the adequate physical fitness and basic mountaineering skills
Main Principle of MCS AlexClimb
- Safety is the First Rule that guides us when developing a climbing or trekking route
- The group leaders always are professional mountain guides
- Only high-quality certified equipment and the most modern navigation devices are used on the route
- We are constantly working to ensure the highest possible level of safety in the mountains
Program Schedule
Mountain program: "Andes, Peru, Cordillera Huayhuash Alpine Circuit"
Mountaineering, trekking, Advanced level
Day 1: Huaraz 3100 m – Llamac 3300 m – Cuarteluain clearing 4100 m
» Travel time: approximately 3-4 hours (minibus)
Day 2: Cuarteluain 4100 m – Rondoy Pass 4730 m – Camping Solteracocha 4200 m
» Distance: 8 km
Day 3: Camping Solteracocha 4200 m – Rasak Pass 5108 m – Camping Caramarca 4600 m
» Distance: 8 km
Day 4: Camping Caramarka 4600 m - Pass Seriya 5033 m - Camping Juraucocha 4360 m
» Distance: 9 km
Day 5: Camping Juraucocha 4360 m - Jurau Pass 5100 m - Trapecio Pass 5005 m - Camping Huayhuash 4340 m
» Distance: 13 km
Day 6: Huayhuash Camping 4340 m - Siula Pass 4800 m - Caruacocha Camping 4200 m
» Distance: 14 km
Day 7: Camping Caruacocha 4200 m - Paria Pass 4800 m - Camping Mitucocha 4200 m
» Distance: 8 km
Day 8: Camping Mitucocha 4200 m - Caracocha Pass 4900 - Cuarteluain 4100 m - Huaraz
» Distance: 8 km
Prices and conditions
Prices and conditions for the 2024 season for the Cordillera Huayhuash Alpine Circuit trekking route
2600 USD * - standard group 5-10 participants
4000 USD * - mini group 3-4 participants
6500 USD - individual program for 1-2 participants
* Price per participant
You need to be prepared for:
- 7 nights in tents in conditions of limited comfort;
- carrying a 12-15 kg backpack;
- air temperature at an altitude of more than 4000 m can drop to -5°C;
Conditions:
- no medical contraindications to physical activity
- hiking experience and mountaineering
Included in the price:
- English - Spanish speaking guide
- cook
- porters for transporting cargo 1x15 kg
- alpine trekking insurance
- registration and local permits for the route
- use of a basic set of medications
- public equipment (tents, kitchen and navigation devices)
- all transportation along with the Program
- 3 meals a day during the route - the menu can be agreed upon with the participants
- accommodation in hotels and campsites in accordance with the program
- emergency satellite communication
Not included in the price:
- transportation to the starting point of the program (Huaraz) and back
- rent of personal equipment, clothing and footwear
- additional restaurant meals and drinks in Huaraz
- using a satellite phone for personal purposes
Maximum number of participants: 8
Guides: 2
Our Principles
AlexClimb Rule #1 - Safety First
From the very beginning of our activity, here nearly 16 years, the first Principle of work of School of mountaineering and rock-climbing of MCS AlexClimb is the Safety Priority. On the basis of this Principle all process of training is based, all programs and rounds are developed and carried out only within this main principle. We consider that at professional approach to development of programs, at personal discipline and correctly put motivation - occupations by mountaineering and rock-climbing are COMPLETELY safe. And from the return - all troubles and accidents in our sport come from nonprofessionalism, from ignorance or neglect by elementary standards of safety, from irrational motivation, from revaluation of own forces and opportunities. All these prerequisites we COMPLETELY EXCLUDE in our work - ours Rock-climbing, Ice climbing and Mountaineering are based on one Principle - the Safety Priority. In rock-climbing, mountaineering and ice climbing, the Priority of Safety of MCS AlexClimb-is your personal security and comfort irrespective of, than we are engaged - we train muscles and we work technology of the movement in the sports hall and on the rock climbing wall, we make the way through snowstorm to top or we relax on golden sand of the Caribbean beach after hot day of trainings on rocks. The Safety priority - the main credo of School of mountaineering and rock-climbing of MCS AlexClimb.
AlexClimb Rule #2 - Leave No Trace
Closely interacting with Nature, working with the active programs in mountains, woods, lakes and rivers, we perfectly understand the importance of carefull and respectfull bahavior towards the Nature, for its resources. From the very beginning of our outdoor-activity we adopted rules of Leave No Trace technique - the standard of behavior of the person accepted in all the civilized world in relation to environment and especially - to the wild nature. After all on the relation of people to the nature near which they exist, itself can draw dalekoidushchy conclusions on the relation of these people to... Where and as we didn't travel - we don't reserve any garbage, we try to reduce whenever possible our influence on environment to a minimum. We clear earlier zagryazyonny tourist parking of the left garbage, we take out and we take out to utilization places that to us other people left there. We consider that only thus, at personal individual consciousness of each citizen, each tourist, climber or autotraveller, we will be able to keep the nature surrounding us in its state, natural, suitable for life, - in it pledge of the healthy future for ourselves and our children.
