Days: 5
Difficulty: Easy - Moderate
Closest airport to Pisco: Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima (LIM)
Activity: Climbing
Altitude: 18,872 feet (5,752 meters)
When to go: June to August

Pisco is an achievable climb for anyone who is well acclimatised and fit. It is a suitable climb for novice climbers and also is a demanding climb for experienced climbers. Most of the way is not steep and not technical.

Day 01: Acclimatization day visit churup lake 4,460m.
After the breakfast in the hotel we going to pick up after drive for 1 hour we will be place named Pitec after we going to start to hike up for 3 hours after to visit churup lake we going to return to pitec place where our minivan will be wating for us to return Huaraz approx. 6 to 7 hours.

Day 02: Drive from Huaraz to Cebollapampa 4000m (2½ hours)- Pisco base camp 4,600m
Passing by the famous twin lakes of Llanganuco. Then our gear is loaded onto the donkeys and we climb on a good path 2½ hours to Pisco Base Camp (4600m). There is a refugio there where you can buy beer, wine and hot food. If you are a novice climber, we can organize some basic instruction in the afternoon

Day 03: Pisco base camp – morena camp at 4,900m
Crossing over loose ground and large moraine rocks at times. The donkeys cannot come this way. You need to carry your personal gear, climbing gear, clothes and sleeping bag, and help to carry the tents and food would be appreciated. 3 hours

Day 04: Morena camp – pisco Summit 5,752m.- morena camp – pisco base camp
We leave early and climb about 40 minutes on moraine until we reach the glacier where we put on crampons and rope up. Most of the way is not very steep or technically difficult although the altitude does make it a challenge. There can sometimes be some short steeper sections which we would help you with. We try to arrive on the summit to see the sun rise. About 5 hours to the broad summit where there is plenty of room to walk around, appreciate the amazing surrounding mountains and take photos.

From the summit fantastic views of the close by peaks of Huascarán (6768m), Chopicalqui (6354m), Huandoy (6160m), Pirámide (5885m), Artesonraju (6025m). Descend to Moraine Camp, where we will prepare hot soup and have an hour rest, collect our gear and return to Base Camp. 9 to 12 hours for the day

Day 05: Walk down to Cebollapampa 1½ hours and return to Huaraz
After the breakfast we going to down to place named cebollapampa where our bus will be waiting for us passing the llanganuco lakes we going to check in Huascaran National Park afert Yungay and finally Huaraz approx. 2 or 3 p.m. we will be in Huaraz

- Mountain Certified Guide ( UIAGM )
- Cook
- Meal during the expeditions, breakfast, lunch ,tea, dinner and snack ( fruit ,chocolate, candy, cookie)
- porters for climbing
- Donkeys and donkey drivers
- Personal tent, kitchen tent with utensils
- dining room tent with table and chairs, toilet tent
- Private transfers for start and finish of expeditions
- First aid kit
- Taxi from station bus to hotel in huaraz
- Huascaran National Park entrance fees ( Huascaran )

- Sleeping bag and mattress
- Personal Climbing gears ( harness ,plastic boots, grampons, ice axes helmets, sunglasses, pants, jacket etc)
- Ticket bus from Lima – Huaraz – Lima
- Hotels in Huaraz – lima
- Tips
- Meal in town

HUARAZ : is located 408 km north of Lima, 8 to 9 hours by Bus. Cost of bus ticket from Lima to Huaraz aprox. US 25 to 30 per person . The good buses are ( cruz del sur – movil tours ).

- Sleeping bag( minimun -15C )
- Mattress
- Daypack (large): Mens Womens
- Water proof clothes (jacket and pants) Gore – tex
- Down jacket: Mens Womens
- Climbing pants
- Insulated gloves
- Waterproof Gaiters
- Ice climbing boots: Mens Womens
- Headlamp
- Locking carabiners (3)
- Helmet
- Harness: Mens Womens
- Ice tools
- Crampons
- Sunglasses: Mens Womens
- Camera
- Batteries
- Sunblock
- Water bottle, thermo
- Ropes, crews, stakes are provided.

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