ISHINCA – TOCLLARAJU

DAY 1: HUARAZ AT (3100M) – PASHPA VILLAGE AT (3600M) – ISHINCA BASE CAMP AT (4350M). (DRIVING TIME: 2 HOURS / WALK TIME: 4 HOURS (WALK UP).

Departure from Huaraz at 8:00 am toward north side of Callejon de Huaylas until Paltay town, from this place we will turn to the east until Pashpa village at 3600m on dirt road, where we will meet with our donkey driver, who is going to load our climbing gear until base camp at 4350m, where is located our camping spot. Overnight camp at Ishinca base camp.

DAY 2:_ ISHINCA BASE CAMP AT (4350M) – ISHINCA SUMMIT AT (5530M) – ISHINCA BASE CAMP AT (4350M) CLIMBING TIME: 09 HOURS (ASCENT & DESCENT)

Summit day we will prepare our climbing gears and tools very early at 2:00 am, after that we will have breakfast then we will begin walking up toward mount Ishinca at 5530m, we walk up on switchbacks until reach moraine about 3 hours, we will climb up around 2 hours from the glacier edge until the summit, from the summit we will enjoy spectacular sunrise and splendid mountain view, we will see more than 10 summits over 6 thousand meters around us including mount Ranrapalca, then we will descent on the same route up until base camp. Overnight camp at Ishinca base camp.

DAY03: REST DAY

DAY4: ISHINCA BASE CAMP AT (4350M) – TOCLLARAJU MORAINE CAMP AT (4900M). (CLIMBING TIME: 03 HOURS (CLIMB UP)

This day after our breakfast we will prepare our climb gear, and then we will climb up 4 hours until reach our next camp site at moraine. In the afternoon we will enjoy amazing sunset and organize our mountain gear for the most important day. Overnight camp at moraine camp.

DAY 5: TOCLLARAJU MORAINE CAMP AT (4900M) – TOCLLARAJU SUMMIT AT (6034M) - (ISHINCA BASE CAMP AT (4350M). (CLIMBING TIME: 12-14 HOURS (ASCENT & DESCENT).

This day very early at 1:00 am we will have breakfast, then we will start climbing up toward the summit, after 6 hours ascending we will reach the summit of mount Tocllaraju at 6034m,  the first hours it’s easy only Hiking on the glacier then it’s turning my step 40° to  45° grades inclination then before to get the top we will find 2 short peace to climbing top rope approximately  60° to 65° inclination  and finally we reach the summit  from where  we will enjoy amazing sunrise and astonishing mountain view as: Palcaraju, Ranrapalca, Ocshapalca, Akilpo mountains and other peaks, then we descent on the same ascent route until moraine, finally we will descent until base camp. Last night camp at ishinca base camp.

DAY 6: ISHINCA BASE CAMP AT (4350M) – PASHPA VILLAGE AT (3600M) – HUARAZ. (DRIVING TIME: 2 HOURS / WALK TIME: 4 HOURS (WALK DOWN).

After our breakfast we will pick up our climbing and camping gear, after that we will walk down along Ishinca valley until Cochapampa, where our private transport is waiting us to back Huaraz we will take you to your hotel then we will meet in the evening for dinner at our family house and it’s the End of our expedition.