We begin with Vallunaraju where you will learn the skills needed to successfully climb to beautiful mountain Alpamayo (5947mt)

Program:

Day 1: Travel to Huaraz. Hotel night
Day 2: Huaraz: An acclimatization and organization day in Huaraz.
Day 3: Huaraz _ Llaca at (4350mt)
Depart Huaraz and drive to valley of llaca and camp

Day 4: Llaca _ Moraine Camp at (4890mt)
 Continue up to Moraine Camp, 3 or 4 hours

Day 5: Moraine Camp _ Summit Vallunaraju (5686m) _ Return to Huaraz
Summit day! Again you'll start early, leaving camp around 3:00am for the summit ascent, and retour to Huaraz

Day 6: Huaraz _Cashapampa _Llamacorral Camp at (3750mt)
Drive to our trailhead in the village of Cashapampa (9,000 feet). This 3 hour drive takes us through beautiful farming communities as we head between the spines of the Cordillera Negra and the Cordillera Blanca. After organizing our burros, we hike with day packs to Llama Corral (3750mt), where we camp for the night.

Day 7: Llamacorral _Base Camp Alpamayo at (4200mt)
A fairly short day, about 2 at 3 hours with day packs. Basecamp is made at (4200mt) in a valley at the base of Alpamayo on the opposite side of the route. Basecamp is scenic, with greenery, running water and outhouses.

Day 8: Base Camp _Moraine Camp at (4600mt)
From base camp, the route takes a moraine ridge and crosses rock slabs across the edge of the glacier to reach an area of tent platforms (3 hours).

Day 9: Moraine Camp _ Camp 1 Alpamayo at (5300mt)
The route above moraine camp continues over ice and moraine before a 300-metre snow couloirs leads to the Col between Alpamayo and nearby Quitaraju (6,040m). This section can sometimes be the most technical and difficult part of the route. After gaining the col, there is a short descent to reach high camp.

Day 10: Camp 1 _ Summit Alpamayo (5947mt) _ Camp at (5300mt)
Alpamayo Summit Day Depart from camp at 2:00am and head to the steep summit wall, which offers 360 meters of fun technical climbing to the summit.

Day 11: Camp 1_ Base Camp Alpamayo at (4200mt)
We may have descended the day before, if the ascents are made at the earliest opportunities. Otherwise, we will descend today, to base camp (6 hours), ready for the walk and return drive to Huaraz tomorrow.

Day 12: Base Camp _ Cashapampa Return to Huaraz
We trek out to Cashapampa and then return to Huaraz.Time to relax after the climbing and celebrate.