Expedition Mountaineering in the Cordillera Blanca of Peru — This year’s Peruvian Expedition was a success in every sense. We planned to climb 3 mountains in the Cordillera Blanca and that’s exactly what we did.
The expedition took the team from Huaraz through the stunning Ishinca Valley, up to the peaks of Ishinca (5530m) and Tocllaraju (6032m), before relocating to attempt the jewel of the Andes — Alpamayo (5947m).
Alpamayo at Sunset
Alpamayo was nominated the most beautiful mountain in the world during a 1966 photographic exposition in Munich. Standing below its perfect triangular face of fluted ice at sunset, it’s impossible to argue with that assessment.
The French Direct route on the Southwest Face is approximately 275m of sustained climbing at 55-60 degrees, punctuated by a bergschrund crossing and several pitches of increasingly steep ice.
What Made This Expedition Special
Every expedition is unique because every client brings a different set of goals, fears, and strengths. This group brought extraordinary determination, fantastic humour under pressure, and a real willingness to push past comfort zones.
That combination — combined with good weather windows and solid acclimatisation — made for one of the most satisfying expeditions in recent memory.
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