5752m | Three Peaks Expedition | Peru
⏱ 16 Days 📅 May – September 💰 $13,690 USD
Urus Este, Ishinca & Pisco Oeste — Non-Technical High Altitude Mountaineering
If you are relatively new to mountaineering and want an introduction to climbing relatively straightforward peaks at altitude then this is the trip for you. This itinerary will afford you ample time to acclimatise with two lightweight, non-technical day walks to altitude, and two exciting preparatory climbs, culminating in the picturesque Pisco Oeste (5752m).
If your tramping and bushwalking trips are no longer quite challenging enough and you shiver at the thought of sharing the Inca trail or the Everest trek with hundreds of others, then come and have a thrilling experience in relative solitude. This region is often overlooked, so it remains somewhat of an unspoiled secret.
Itinerary (16 Days)
1
Meet in Huaraz — Trip briefing and gear check. Dinner and overnight in Huaraz (3090m).
2
Acclimatisation — Trip to approx 3,600m. Overnight in Huaraz.
3
Laguna Churup (4450m) — Shuttle to Pitec, views of Churup (5493m). Overnight in Huaraz.
4
Ishinca Base Camp (4,350m) — Depart for Pashpa, load burros, trek to Base Camp.
5
Urus Este Summit (5350m) — Granite rock slabs and snow slopes to the summit (PD- or NZ 1+). First push beyond 5000m. 6–9 hours return.
6
Ishinca Moraine Camp (4,800m) — Move up the valley to glacier's edge to position for Ishinca summit.
7
Rest / Contingency Day — Rest, recharge, and enjoy the views.
8
Ishinca Summit (5,530m) — Easy angled glaciated terrain (PD- or NZ 1+). Return to Base Camp.
9
Rest / Contingency Day — Rest at Base Camp, or optional trek to Tocllaraju Glacier Camp for views.
10
Return to Huaraz — Descend through native forest to Pashpa, private transfer to Huaraz.
11
Rest Day in Huaraz — Eat, shop, rest, spa. Overnight in Huaraz.
12
Pisco Moraine Camp (4900m) — Shuttle via Llanganuco Valley. Trek through Meadow Camp to Moraine Camp. 5–7 hours.
13
Rest / Ice Practice Day — Day trip for ice skills or acclimatisation. Option to summit Pisco Oeste via standard route (PD or NZ 2-).
14
Pisco Oeste Summit (5752m) — Via the standard SW Ridge (PD or NZ 2-). 6–8 hours return from moraine camp.
15
Return to Huaraz — Transfer Llanganuco–Huaraz. Celebratory dinner. Overnight in Huaraz.
16
Departure — Mountain Sized Breakfast, debrief and departure.
What's Included
Included
- Guide fees, Burro and Arriero fees
- All personal technical equipment
- All return private transfers
- Accommodation in Huaraz (6 nights)
- All meals for the full itinerary
- Group camping & cooking equipment
- National Park fees
- First Aid Kit, Altitude Medicines, InReach Satellite, PLB
Not Included
- International air fares
- Hotel in Lima or bus transfers to Huaraz
- Hotel in Huaraz pre/post itinerary
- Personal porter fees
- Early departure / evacuation costs
- Mountaineering / travel insurance (compulsory)
- Tips or unspecified expenses
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