Alpamayo, cataloged as the most beautiful mountain in the world due to its peculiar pyramidal appearance, won a photography contest in the world survey of scenic beauty carried out in München – Germany, in 1966.
The Nevado Alpamayo with a height of 5,947 meters above sea level belongs to the beautiful Cordillera Blanca of the Peruvian Andes and is part of the Nevado Santa Cruz massif, consequently it is the most attractive for professional climbers who want to climb it year after year.
We will follow the route north of the Callejón de Huaylas until we reach Caraz, which is 2,200 m high.
We will begin a 5-hour trek through the ravine, visiting the Jatuncocha Lagoon.
From there we will go to the Alpamayo Base Camp, at 4300 m high. Dinner and rest.
Then, we will walk to Camp Morrena, at 4900 m high. From this place we will enter the glacier, where we will have to use climbing tools to reach Camp One of Alpamayo.
We will begin the climb, approaching the wall and crossing the rimaya.
70 and 80° near the top until we reach the pyramidal summit of Alpamayo, at 5947 m high. From there we will have spectacular views of lagoons and snow-capped mountains.
Dinner and rest after the 14 hours of activity of the day.
We will continue the descent with rappelling and walking for 6 hours to the Alpamayo Base Camp. Here we can rest and have dinner.
We will walk through the Arhuaycocha Valley, descending through the Santa Cruz ravine to Cashapampa for 7 hours. From here the trip will be by bus to Huaraz.
Few days before departure, we will send you information on the excursion's organization by WhatsApp and email.
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