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Ishinca Mountain Peak Trek From Huaraz In 3 Days

  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Mountaineering, Trekking, Camping

  • Duration

    3 Days

  • Activity Level

    Medium

  • Language

    English, Spanish

Description

Embark on a hiking expedition to Ishinca, situated in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. View stunning snow-capped peaks including Chinchey, Palcaraju, Tocllaraju, Ranrapalca and Huantzan along the way!

Highlights
  • Go to Callejon de Huaylas valley, an inter-Andean valley
  • Hike through Ishinca Mountain, located in the Cordillera Blanca
  • Day 1- Huaraz at (3100 m) – Pashpa village at (3600m) – Ishinca base camp at (4350 m). expand_more

    • Departure from Huaraz at 8:00 am and head towards the north side of Callejon de Huaylas until Paltay town. 

    • Turn to the east until Pashpa village at 3600 m. On the dirt road, meet with the donkey driver, who is going to load the climbing gear until base camp at 4350m, where the camping spot is located. 

    Overnight camp at Ishinca base camp.

  • Day 2- Ishinca base camp at (4350 m) – Ishinca summit at (5530m) – Ishinca base camp at (4350 m) expand_more

    • Prepare the climbing gears and tools very early at around 2:00 am. 

    • Have breakfast and then begin walking up toward Ishinca mountain at 5530 m. 

    • Walk upon switchbacks until Moraine, which is about 3 hours long trail. Climb up for around 2 hours from the glacier edge until the summit. 

    • Enjoy spectacular sunrise and splendid mountain view. See more than 10 summits over 6,000 meters around, including Ranrapalca Mountain. 

    • Descend on the same route until base camp. Enjoy the last night, camping at Ishinca base camp.

  • Day 3- Ishinca base camp at (4350 m) – Pashpa village at (3600 m) – Huaraz expand_more

    • Pick up the climbing gear, after breakfast.

    • Walk down along the Ishinca valley until Cochapampa, where the private transport is waiting to head back to Huaraz. 

    End of the expedition.

What's Included

  • Qualified mountain Peruvian guide

  • Cook specialized in normal and vegetarian dishes

  • Full first aid kit

  • Camping equipment (double sleeping tent, mattress, and etc.)

  • Equipment and cook tools (cook tent, chairs, table and full utensil kitchen)

  • Climbing gear (climbing boots, crampons, harness, ice axe rope etc)

  • Personalized service of “K2 Peru Adventures

  • donkey driver, who is allowed to drive 5 donkeys

  • Donkeys service to transport our climbing logistic 

  • Porters, who are support loading our collective climbing gear from base camp to moraine camp

  • Private transport from Huaraz – Musho /  Musho – Huaraz

  • Climbing meal (breakfast, picnic or lunch and dinner)

  • The meal contains enough carbohydrate to recover the lost energy during the trek (omelette, soup, fresh fruit, meats, pasta, raze, hot drinks, coca tea, which is ideal for altitude sickness)

What's Excluded

  • Climbing permits to Huascarán National Park  65.00 soles

  • Alimentation in Huaraz city

  • Sleeping bag (adequate -15° C) 

  • Tips

What to bring

PERSONAL CLIMBING GEAR

  • Climbing boots.

  • Polar Tec or wool gloves.

  • Sun hat.

  • Polar Tec or wool cap.

  • Sunglasses UV protection.

  • A backpack between 40 l to 70 l.

  • Lightweight Waterproof jacket Gore-Tex. 

  • Lightweight Waterproof pants Gore-Tex.

  • Water bottle.

  • Sun scream.

  • Headlamp.

  • Personal first aid kit.

  • Hiking poles.

  • Overcoat clothes.  

  • A camera. 

  • Sleeping bag -15° C.

  • Personal toilets and small synthetic towel.

  • Sandals.

Know before you go
  • This summit is perfect for acclimatization with the easy difficulty of climbing up. The normal route is on the west ridge, between the col of Ranrapalca & Ishinca mountain. Offer a breathtaking mountain view from the summit, where we will be surrounded by over 6000m and snowcapped peaks as Chinchey mountain, Palcaraju mountain, Tocllaraju mountain and  Ranrapalca mountain, including impressive Huantzan mountain.

  • Maximum altitude: 5530 m. (Ishinca summit).

  • Difficulty: Moderate.

  • Duration: 3 days / 2 nights.

  • Preferred time: May – September.

  • Average temperature: Between 13° C – 23° C during the day/ at night -05°C to – 02°C.


Important Advice:

  • Do an early book to get special discounts. 

  • For booking validation, deposit 40% of the total price, and pay the rest 60% upon arrival in Peru or Huaraz.

  • Our accommodation service has hot water, a private bathroom, a TV with cable connection, a restaurant, a cafe shop, which is located downtown.

  • Bus service from Lima – Huaraz – Lima with “Cruz del Sur or Movil tours” with Wi-Fi connection. 

  • Dear visitors, know that our company service is available to provide information regarding our trip. For detailed information, you should request us and we will reply as soon as possible because we have an expert guide available.

  • Our trek rates can change according to the book time and the number of participants. Please contact us for more information.

Meeting Point

Cordillera Blanca, Lima District, Peru

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
The group size and price
1 To 2USD 800 Per Group
3 To 0USD 1050 Per Group

This is a group tour

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USD 800 / group