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It’s one of the most frequented peak over 6000m by every mountaineers, which is located the north – east of Huaraz on Ishinca valley, the normal route go up on the south ridge until the summit, when you reach the summit you will have an amazing mountain view, and deep valleys of Callejon de Huaylas and Conchucos.
- Maximum altitude: 6034 m. (Tocllaraju summit).
- Difficulty: Hard or difficult.
- Duration: 4 days / 3 nights.
- Preferred time: May – September.
- Location: Cordillera Blanca.
- Average temperature: Between 13° C – 23° C during the day/ at night -05°C to – 02°C on the top – 10°C
Program
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 3600 m, on dirt road, where we will meet with our donkey driver, who is going to load our climbing gear until base camp at 4350 m, where is located our camping spot. Overnight camp at Ishinca base camp.
Day 2: Ishinca base camp at (4350m) – Tocllaraju moraine camp at (4900m). Climbing time: 4 hours (climb up).
This day after our breakfast we will prepare our climb gear, then we will climb up 4 hours until reach our next camp site at moraine. In the afternoon we will enjoy amazing sunset. Overnight camp at moraine camp.
Day 3: Tocllaraju moraine camp at (4900m) – Tocllaraju summit at (6034m) Ishinca base camp at (430m). Climbing time: 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 6034 m, on the top we will enjoy amazing sunrise and astonishing mountains view as: Palcaraju mountain, Ranrapalca mountain, Ocshapalca mountain, Akilpo mountain 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 4: 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 gear, after that we will walk down along Ishinca valley until Cochapampa, where our private transport is waiting us to back Huaraz. End our expedition.
Price: US$900 per person in a group
Our climb price includes:
- Qualified mountain guide.
- Cook specialized in normal and vegetarian dishes.
- Full first aid kid.
- Camping equipment (double sleeping tent, matrass, and etc.).
- Equipment and cook tools (cook tent, chairs, table and full utensil kitchen).
- Climbing gear (climbing boots, crampons, harness, ice axe rope, etc).
- Personalized service of Cordillera Blanca Summit
- Donkey driver, who is allowed to drive 5 donkeys.
- Donkeys service to transport our climbing logistic.
- Porters, who are support loading our collective climbing gear from base camp to moraine camp.
- Private transport from Huaraz – Pashpa / Pashpa – Huaraz.
- Climbing meal (breakfast, picnic or lunch and dinner).
- The meal contain enough carbohydrate to recover the lost energy during the trek (omelet, soup, fresh fruit, meats, pasta, raze, hot drinks, coca tea, which is ideal for altitude sickness).
The price not includes:
- Entrance ticket to the Huascaran National Park S/. 60.00. (For Foreigners).
- Entrance ticket to the Huascaran National Park S/. 30.00. (For the Peruvian).
- Food in the city.
- Sleeping bag. (recommended -15 °C).
- Tips.
Important Information for our Clients
- Dear clients, we recommend that you make a reservation in advance and in this way our company will give you a special discount for this early reservation.
- Advance reservation is made with 40% of the total price and the remaining balance to be paid will be made in the city of Huaraz. Peru South America.
- Our lodging services have hot water, private bathroom, cable TV, restaurant, cafeteria and are located in central locations in the city of Huaraz.
Recommended Personal Equipment for the Climbing Expedition
- Trekking boots.
- Polar or wool gloves.
- Sun hat.
- Cap for the cold (polar and/or wool).
- Gore tex windproof jacket.
- Gore tex windproof pants.
- Glasses with UV protection.
- 40-70 L backpack.
- Bottle for water.
- Sunblock cream.
- Headlamp with extra batteries.
- Personal first aid kit.
- Camera.
- Sleeping bag -15 °C.
- Toiletries bag and towels.
- Sandals.
- Trek poles.