Huayhuash Classic-08 Days

HUAYHUASH CLASSIC TREK 08 DÍAS

Altitud máxima: 5,000 mt. (Paso de Punta Cuyoc).
Dificultad: Moderada - Difícil.
Duración: 08 días / 07 noches.
Época preferida: abril - octubre.
Ubicación: Cordillera Huayhuash.
Temperatura promedio: Entre 13 ° C - 23 ° C durante el día / por la noche -03 ° C a - 10 ° C.
Distancia: km 110

Tamaño del grupo: 04 a 08 participantes

Precio: 700.00 USD Dolares por persona

Cordillera Huayhuash Ubicada 30 km de norte a sur e incluye siete picos de más de 6000 m, incluido  Yerupajá  que, a 6,617 metros (21,709 pies), es el segundo pico más alto del Perú. Otro pico notable,  Siula  (6.344 m) se hizo famoso por el montañista  Joe Simpson  en su libro  Touching the Void . A diferencia de la vecina  Cordillera Blanca , Waywash no posee amplios valles y los pasos de montaña son más altos. Hay muchos picos menores que rodean a los cubiertos de hielo y varios pasos que superan los 5.000 m. Es necesario viajar una distancia considerable desde la cordillera central para encontrar un terreno por debajo de los 3.000 m, incluso en los suelos de los valles, y a menudo se considera que la gama incluye esta área mucho más grande. Las áreas con vegetación de la cordillera son parte de la  ecorregión de puna húmeda de los Andes centrales 

El área está escasamente poblada, siendo los caseríos muy pequeños y generalmente solo se encuentran por debajo de los 4000 m (la línea de nieve se encuentra a aproximadamente 4.800 m) .Los pueblos más cercanos son  Chiquián  (3.400 m) y  Cajatambo  (3.375 m). Algunas actividades mineras se llevan a cabo en la zona, por lo que al norte de las montañas hay un camino sin asfaltar que llega hasta 4750 m. En 2002, el Ministerio de Agricultura peruano declaró la cordillera de Huayhuash como una "zona reservada" y prohibió ciertas actividades económicas. , incluida cualquier minería futura. Considere una de las caminatas más hermosas del mundo.

ITINERARY

Day 01: huaraz – cuartelhuain - cacanan punta - mitucocha (4,180 - 4,700 - 4,230 mt)

We will start the trip at 5:00am. Approximately to the south side for Huaraz. Passing for the different

district like; Recuay, Ticapampa, Catac and Conococha at 4100m. Then will travel to the east side and south East to Chiquian at 3400m. Where you can to buy something, the travel take 2 hours then we have to down for about 1 hour and the go up until passing Llamac and finally after 5 hours transport we will arrive to Cuartelhuain. we will start walking up toward Cacananpunta pass at 4700 m, when we just reach it we will be on the continental divide, as well as we will enjoy taken amazing pictures about deep valleys, hills and snowcapped peaks. Then we will descend to our first camp Janca with amazing view of mount Jirishanca and mount Ninashanca to background.

Overnight camp at Mitucocha. (05 - 06 hours walking)

Day 02: mitucocha - punta carhuac - carhuacocha (4,230 - 4,650 - 4,140 mt)

Today trek is on easy terrain until reach Punta Carhuac pass at (4650m), from this pass we will be

able to have breath- taking views of the highest peaks of Huayhuash such as: Yerupaja (6617m)

and the famous Siula Grande (6344m), Hirishanca, after that we will start walking down until lake

Carhuacocha, which is truly gorgeously place, scenic campsite with astonishing mountain view to the back ground. Overnight camp at Lake Carhuacocha (05 - 06 hours walking)

Day 3: carhuacocha - siula pass - huayhuash camp (4,140 - 4,830 - 4,350 mt)

As every day after breakfast we will start hiking and this day is one of the best in the Huayhuash

Circuit because will enjoy the spectacular sunrise, water lake is reflecting the mountain image after

we will keep walking up toward Siula view point from where we will enjoy the most fabulous breath

taking views behind of three glacier lakes as Siula, Quesilococha, Cangracocha then we will keep

walking up hill till the pass Siula. Again the post cards pictures views and the other cordillera Raura

amazing place to stay forever enjoying the view and finally downhill passing the lake Carnicero until

Huayhuash camping at 4330 m. (07 - 08 hours walking)

Day 04: huayhuash - trapecio pass - huanacpatay elfante camp (4,350 – 5,000 - 4,500 mt)

We start walking up toward spectacular pass of Trapecio, we will see on the way mount Puscanturpa

and mount Trapecio, over the pass we will enjoy the view of the Cordillera Raura, and then we will

descend towards the largest Lake Viconga until Vigonca camp site. In the afternoon we will be able

to enjoy taking shower and swimming in hot spring close our camp site. (06 - 07 hours walking)

Day 05: huanacpatay elefante - san antonio - huayllapa (4,500 - 5,000 – 3,600 mt)

After breakfast we will start walk Uphill to Santa Antonio 1.5 hours one of the best views of the

cordillera Huayhuash then we will descent by the same trail and just walk along Huanacpatay valley

until isolated Huayllapa village, where if you want you can buy some basic staff as drinking, batteries,

toilet paper etc. from this village we will walk up on by far narrow valley until reach grass valley of

Hepatica, where is located our camping spot.(08- 09 hours walking)

Day 6: huayllapa - tapush pass – gaspa pampa (4,300 - 4,750 - 4,450 mt)

This day after breakfast we start walking up from Huatiac, toward Tapush pass, enjoying on the way Mountain View as: mount Diablo Mudo, Lake Susucocha after days view of the cordillera Blanca

small mountains, while descending to our camp site, which is lies close Quenual forest with air smelling almost home. (06 - 07 hours walking)

Day 07: gaspa pampa - yaucha pass - jahuacocha (4,450 - 4,830 - 4,050 mt)

this is and other beautiful day considerate one of the best views in the trek, After breakfast we will

start walking up toward Punta Yaucha pass, from the pass we will enjoy the most spectacular

mountain views such as: the majestic mount Yerupaja, and even condor if we are lucky, then we

will continue walking down enjoying the spectacular view of Lake Jahuacocha and jirishanca mount

until Jahuacocha campsite. We will get at the camp around noon and enjoy the full afternoon of the

views and short hikes around the Lake Jahuacocha (06 hours walking)

Day 08: Jahuacocha - pampa llamac - llamac hhuaraz (4,050 - 4,300 - 3,300 mt)

Our last day we will start walking toward Pampa Llamac pass at 4300 m, where we will rest for

taking last pictures, and take a short break before start descending on slope trail until Llamac Village,

where our private transport is waiting us to drive Huaraz.(04 - 05 hours walking)( 04 hours driving)