Nevado Chopicalqui

Climbing Details:
Route: Southwest Ridge
Duration: 6 Days / 5 Nights
Difficulty: Medium / Difficult
Activity: Nature / Adventure
Season: May / September
Altitude Between: 3,100 / 6,354 m.
Starting point: Chopicalqui Curve
Program:
Day 1 Huaraz (3,090 m) / Base Camp (4,300 m)
We will leave with our transport, heading north of the city of Huaraz towards Yungay, then we will ascend to the Llanganuco ravine (3 hours by transport) then we will organize with the porters for the transfer of our equipment and food to the base camp (duration 1 hour) (L, D)
Day 2 Base Camp / Morena Camp (4,900 m)
We will ascend to the moraine camp, by a very marked path with milestones and steep to the camp. (B, L, D)
Elevation: + 600 m (duration approx. 4 hours)
Day 3 Campo Morena / Camp 1 (5,600 m)
After breakfast we will ascend a first part of moraine and then over glacier to Camp 1, the porters will help us carry the equipment and food
Elevation: + 700 m (duration approx. 4 hours) (B, L, D)
Day 4 Camp 1 / Summit (6,354 m) / Campo Morena
Very early in the morning we will begin to ascend to the Summit and take advantage of the good snow conditions, the temperature reaches -15º C to -20º C and a very cold air, with a difficulty of 65º to 70º along the southwest ridge to the summit, after taking some photos we will descend with rappels following our same tracks to Camp 1 and then to Campo Morrena.
Elevation: + 754 m (duration approx. 7/8 hours) (B, L, D)
Day 5 Morena Camp / Base Camp
We will return by the same ascent route to base camp. (B, L, D)
Day 6 Base Camp / Yungay / Huaraz
Return to Cebollapampa where the minivan awaits us for our transfer to Yungay and then to Huaraz. In the evening we will celebrate our success in the mountains. (B, L)

What is included?
• Mountain Guide (UIAGM)
• Cook (1), Porters (2)
• Private tourist transport to the starting point for walking
• Food during the expedition (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
Breakfast: Tea, coffee, milk, snacks, bread, cheese, butter, jam, bread cake, fruit salad, etc.
Snack: Fresh fruit, chocolate, cookies, fruit and candy.
Lunch: Vegetable salad, pasta, tuna, huancaína potatoes, chicken chili, chicken salad, ham.
Tea Time: Coffee, infusions, cookies, fried huantan, popcorn, etc.
Dinner: variety of soups, quinoa, fried rice, rolled chicken, fried trout, pasta, lomo saltado.
• Optional vegetarian meal
• Last day (typical Andean food Pachamanca)
• Camping equipment (sleeping tent for 2 people, dining tent, kitchen tent and bathroom)
• Kitchen logistics equipment (kitchen utensils, pots, plates, cutlery, chairs, tables, gas)
• Hot water in the mornings to wash your hands and face
• Boiled water for your bottle every day
• Donkeys to transport luggage and food (5 kilos per person for porters)
• Emergency horse (1) in case of evacuation
• First aid kit
• Communication radio
• Personalized assistance
What is not included?
• Personal clothing for high mountains
• Personal technical equipment for high mountains (boots, ice axes, crampons, harness, helmet, etc.)
• Extra food and drinks in the cities
• Entrance tickets (Huascaran National Park S/ 150.00 per person)
• Travel/Accident Insurance
• Sleeping bag
• Tips (driver, guide, cook, porter, muleteer)
What do I need to bring?
• Bring appropriate clothing for the day (hot) and for the night (cold), sunscreen, sunglasses, repellent, swimwear, personal hygiene kit, hiking boots, camera, waterproof jacket, water bottle, sleeping bag, small backpack, headlamp (flashlight)
• Luggage (5 kilos per person) for the porters