Ranrapalca Mountain 6,162 M

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Duration: 05 Days / 04 Nights

Impresionante coloso ubicado al Este de la Ciudad de Huaraz. La vía normal es la cara Este, un poco mixto que requiere mucha experiencia técnica. Desde la cumbre se observa gran parte de la Cordillera Blanca y Negra. Y las ciudades del Callejón de Huaylas.

• Altitud Máxima del Mountain Ranrapalca: 6.162 m. (Cumbre).
• Dificultad: Difícil.
• Duración: 5 días / 4 noches.
• Época Recomendada: Mayo – Setiembre.
• Ubicación: Cordillera Blanca – Perú.
• Temperatura en la Expedición: En el Día + 13 °C a + 23 °C.
  En la Noche CM –05 °C a -2 °C. – En y la Cumbre -10 °C.

This impressive colossus is located to the east of Huaraz, the normal rout is lies on the east face, to climb it require a wide climbing experience and technique because is a little bit mixt route. Offer gorgeous view from the summit, and also from it we will see major part of cordillera Blanca and Callejon of Huaylas valley. Maximum altitude: 6162 m. (Ranrapalca summit).

• Difficulty: Difficult.
• Duration: 5 days / 4 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) – high camp at (5200m). (Climbing time: 5 hours (climb up).
This day after our breakfast we will prepare our climb gear, then we will climb up about 4 hours until reach high camp at 5200m on the glacier, which is lies between Ranrapalca & Ishinca mountains. Overnight camp at high camp

Day 3: high camp at (5200m) – Ranrapalca summit at (6162m) - Ishinca base camp at (4350m). (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 on east face, after 7 hours ascending we will reach the summit of Ranrapalca mount at 6162 m, on the top we will enjoy astonishing mountains view about lower and or higher elevation that ranrapalca such as: Palcaraju, Tocllaraju, Ishinca, Vallunaraju, Pucaranra mountains, and majestic Huantzan summit, then we descent by rappels until end the icefall, then we will continue walking on glacier until high camp to rest and sleep. Overnight camp at high camp.

Day 4: high camp at (5200m) - Ishinca base camp at (4350m). (Retrace time: 5 hours (descent).
After our breakfast we will pick up our climbing gears, then we will descent until Ishinca base camp where we will rest and spend the last night enjoying the gorgeous sunset. Last night at Ishinca base camp.

Day 5: 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:

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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.
• Dear clients, we inform you that our company is at your service. For more information that you request about hiking and climbing programs, we have an expert guide at your disposal.

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.

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