Nevado Ishinca

Climbing Details:
Route: Southwest
Duration: 3 Days / 2 Nights
Difficulty: Medium Demanding
Activity: Nature / Adventure
Season: March / October
Altitude Between: 3,100 / 5,530 m.
Starting Point: Pashpa Cochapampa
Program:
Day 1 Huaraz (3,100 m) / Pashpa / Base Camp (4,350 m)
Departure by private minibus, north of the city of Huaraz towards Cochapampa Pashpa (40 min approx.) height of 3,600 m then we will walk to the Ishinca base camp, luggage and food will be transported by donkeys, this day we will appreciate a very impressive panorama of the white and black mountain range. (L, D)
Elevation: + 750 m (duration approx. 4/5 hours)
Day 2 Base Camp / Ishinca Summit (5,530 m) / Base Camp
We get up very early in the morning, after breakfast we will start walking along a very clear path passing by the Ishinca lagoon and the moraine until reaching the glacier and the summit. Then we return to base camp. (B, L, D)
Elevation: + 1,180 m / – 1,180 m (duration approx. 7/8 hours up and down)
Day 3 Base Camp / Pashpa / Huaraz
This day we will return to the town of Pashpa, where the minivan will be waiting for us to take us to Huaraz. (B, L)

What’s Included?
# Mountain Guide (UIAGM)
# Cook (1), Porters (2), Muleteers (2)
# Private tourist transportation to the starting point for walking
# Food during the expedition (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
Breakfast: Tea, coffee, milk, snacks, bread, cheese, butter, jam, pancake, fruit salad, etc.
Snack: Fresh fruit, chocolate, cookies, fruit and candy.
Lunch: Vegetable salad, pasta, tuna, papa a la huancaína, ají de gallina, chicken salpicón, 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 every day
# Boiled water for your bottle every day
# Donkeys to transport luggage and food (10 kilos per person for the donkey)
# 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 soles 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 of (10 kilos per person) for the donkeys.