5Day/4Night-Climb Nevado Artesonraju Summit of Paramount Picture

Name: 5Day/4Night-Climb Nevado Artesonraju Summit of Paramount Picture
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About Artesonraju Peak: Artesonraju (6,025 m) is one of the approximately 50 peaks of the Cordillera Blanca known especially for its exceptional settings for mountaineering. Pyramidal and completely covered in ice and snow all year, this mountain of unequalled beauty is situated between the two gorges of the Santa Cruz Massif to the north and the Parón to the south. It’s frequently considered the iconic mountain in the Paramount pictures introduction.

From its high plateau alongside the Paron Gorge, it is 1,025 meters to the peak. It can usually be climbed in 8-12 hours round-trip. According to the International French Adjectival System (IFAS), it’s categorized as TD+: very difficult +, on the route of the South Ridge, and D: Difficult, via the “normal” route.

Artesonraju offers two primary ascent routes: The first runs through the North Edge, born in the Santa Cruz Gorge, while the second rises via the southeast face from Parón Lake, at the end of the gorge of the same name.

Included

Porters Nevado Artesonraju (2 pax 1 porter)
Kitchen equipment & Cook
Donkey driver and donkeys
Entrance fees to the Huascaran National Park
Lunch
Peruvian qualified and experienced local guide/s
Dinner
Breakfast
All meals during the tour
Transportation as tour schedule / Huaraz
Camping tents (2 persons)

Not included

Personal expenses
Acclimatization Tour
Hotel 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

Cordillera Blanca Summit
Av. Luzuriaga 574 Huaraz, Peru
After a good breakfast, we’ll take our minibus to the Santa Valley, north of the small village of Yungay via Santa river, we continue our private car to Portachuelo Pass (4650 m) on the east side of the Cordillera Blanca. We arrive in the village of Vaqueria (3,750 m). In this small village our pack animals are waiting. We take a short hike to our camp at Huaripampa (3,550 m). And continue our route takes us farther up the Huaripampa valley, past Paria (3,800 m). Continue to trekking to Amapampa our camp (4250 m) Overnight Camp
10 hoursAdmission included

Today we cross Punta Union Pass
From the pass we can see all of the Santa Cruz valley and the trail that we will follow. After stopping for a while on the pass for photos, we descend to Taullipampa camp (4,250 m) here Will be our Base Camp. From this point we can already see Nevado Artesonraju, the goal of our expedition. Camp at Quebrada Taullipampa (4,250 m). Overnight Camp
9 hours

From here we again use the help of our high altitude porters as we move to Artesonraju Moraine Camp
Trekkers need to help carry their personal expedition equipment because the hilly nature of the moraine makes the climb more demanding. We rise through the shrubs and trees for 4-5 hours along the moraine crest, which is sometimes slippery and steep. Artesonraju Moraine Camp.
8 hours

Summit day!
The route we are climbing today is the North Ridge via the northeast spur. We climb steep slopes to the left of the ridge, avoiding the crevasses and seracs. The slope of the wall is from 40-60 degrees; the conditions can vary a lot from one year to the next. The ascent is approximately 8-9 hours. At the summit you will be rewarded with a magnificent view of the Cordillera Blanca! The neighboring peaks of Huascaran North and South, Huandoys, Santa Cruz, Caraz, and many more. After a brief rest and picture-taking at the summit, we return to Moraine Camp with some sections done via rappel. The descent will take about 3-4 hours. If participants are tired, we can stay another night at Moraine Camp. If everyone feels fine, we usually drop down to Artesonraju Base Camp.
17 hours

Huaraz
Huaraz, Peru
Today we rise early to begin our hike down through the Santa Cruz Valley to Cashapampa (about 6 hours.) In Cashapampa our minibus awaits to take us and our local expedition team to Huaraz. Overnight in the hotel.
8 hours