Nevado Tocllaraju

Climbing Details:
Route: Northwest Ridge
Duration: 4 Days / 3 Nights
Difficulty: Medium / Hard
Activity: Nature / Adventure
Season: May / September
Altitude Between: 3,100 / 6,034 m.
Starting Point: Pashpa Cochapampa
Program:
Day 1 Huaraz (3,100 m) / Pashpa / Base Camp (4,350 m)
Departure by private minibus, heading north of the city of Huaraz towards Cochapampa Pashpa (40 min approx.) altitude of 3,600 m then we will walk to the Ishinca base camp at 4,350 m, luggage and food will be transported on donkeys, this day we will appreciate a very impressive panorama of the white and black mountain range. (A, D)
Elevation: + 750 m (duration approx. 4/5 hours)
Day 2 Base Camp / Morena Camp (4,950 m)
We will begin our ascent to the moraine camp, along a very marked path with milestones and rocks from the melting ice and reach the glacier. (B, L, D)
Elevation: + 650 m (duration approx. 4 hours)
Day 3 Moraine Camp / Tocllaraju Summit (6,034 m) / Base Camp
We get up very early in the morning, after a hot tea we will begin to walk on the glacier avoiding crevasses, small ice walls and reaching the north ridge that will take us to the summit, after some photos we will return to the moraine camp. (B, L, D)
Elevation: + 1,084 m / – 1,084 m (duration approx. 7/8 hours to go up and down)
Day 4 Base Camp / Pashpa / Huaraz
On 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)
Elevation: – 750 m (duration approx. 4 hours)

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