4Day-Nevado Chopicalqui Expedition 6,354 m Climbing Experience

Name: 4Day-Nevado Chopicalqui Expedition 6,354 m Climbing Experience
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5.0(1)4 daysEnglish, SpanishBook 2 days aheadHuaraz, Peru

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Highlights of the Cordillera Blanca. The highest tropical mountain range in the world, the Cordillera Blanca is part of the spectacular Andes that form the spine of South America. A mecca for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts, the region boasts over 50 peaks that exceed 15,000 feet, 700 glaciers and 300 lakes.

About Chopicalqui Peak: Chopicalqui is the third peak of the Huascarán Massif, also located in the Cordillera Blanca, between the two peaks of Huascarán and Contrahierbas. With an elevation of 6,345 meters, it is the fifth highest mountain in the department (administrative region) of Ancash, and the fourth highest in the Cordillera Blanca. It is a demanding mountain with some technical climbing and this requires previous climbing experience.

Ascent of Chopicalqui (20,847 ft.)/(6354 m) via the classic Southwest Ridge, On the summit of Chopicalqui many consider this to be the best view in the Cordillera Blanca.

Included

Lunch
Peruvian qualified and experienced local guide/s
Dinner
Breakfast
All meals during the tour
Transportation as tour schedule / Huaraz
Kitchen equipment
Camping tents (2 persons)
1 Cook and helper (from 6 pax )
Porters Chopicalqui (2 pax 1 porter)

Not included

Travel accident and health insurance
Meals in restaurants in Lima and Huaraz
Personal expenses
Entrance fees to the Huascaran National Park
Hotels in Huaraz
Personal equipment (such as boots, ice ax, crampons, harness, sleeping bag, mat, Goretex, etc.)
Tips for our local team

What you'll do

After breakfast we begin to prepare our mountaineering equipment; Huaraz (3100 m
) - Transfer via Quebrada Llanganuco - Trekking to Chopicalqui Base Camp (4350 m) - Continuing Ascend to Chopicalqui Moraine Camp (4900 m), with our private transport which will take 3-3.5 hours and the climb to Moraine Camp of Chopicalqui trekking up which will take 5 hours. Overnight Camp
8 hours

First we climb over the rocky moraine to the glacier
Then over the different slopes of the glacier, crossing various crevasses to camp on the glacier at High Camp. 5-6 hours. Overnight Camp
6 hours

Chopicalqui is a demanding mountain, and the culmination of our expedition
Climb to the summit. There are seracs and crevasses to cross and sections of technical walls to climb. On the final section we have some 8-10 meters of 75º -80º slope. Descend to High Camp or Moraine Camp and continue to Base Camp. 10-13 hours today. Overnight Camp
15 hours

Huaraz
Huaraz, Peru
Today we prepare to leave early, from Moraine Camp or Base Camp to the highway, where we find our private bus. Now is the time to say goodbye to the Llanganuo Valley. Lodging at the hotel in Huaraz. Overnight Hotel
5 hours