Peru Cordillera Blanca Alpine Climbing - Private
We can tailor this private program specifically for you and your team. Whether you're looking to push your limits and climb steep, technical lines with our expert IFMGA Guides or build skills to further your own climbing objectives, the Cordillera Blanca is a perfect range.
Full trip Price: $4,250 / person
$500 deposit is required to book your spot. All deposits are nonrefundable. Payment in full of the remaining $3,750 balance is due 180 days before your trip starts.
Here's an possible schedule for your trip:
- Day 1 Depart USA in the Afternoon
- Arrive in Lima, Peru
- Day 3 Cherup Acclimatization
- Day 4-7 Yana Yanapaccha
- Day 8 Rest day in Huaraz
- Day 9-15 Ishinca, Urus Este, Tocllaraju
- Day 16 Return to Huaraz
- Day 17 Van back to Lima, evening flights to US
- Day 18 Arrive home
Here are the skills and fitness you'll need for your course:
- Advanced Mountaineering Skills - Including ice ax, crampon, advanced rope skills and comfort with belaying and rappelling.
- Strong Fitness - Able to spend a long, active day outside, moving uphill at 1,000’ per hour for durations of 1-1.5 hours between breaks. Participants should be able to hike 8-10 miles, climbing 2,500 - 3,500 vertical feet throughout the course of the day. People with strong fitness typically have a strenuous workout 3-4 days a week.
Here's what's included with your trip:
- Experienced IFMGA Trained Guide
- Camp Cook
- Mule transport of gear to basecamps
- Porters from base camps to High Camps
- In-Country Transport
- Hotels in Country for set dates (additional hotel stays are up to you)
- On-Mountain Food
- Group Gear (tents, ropes, pickets, ice screws, etc.)
- Flights
- Ice Axe, Crampons, Climbing Harness
- Guide Gratuities
Mountaineering Gear
- Ice Axe
- Crampons
- Climbing Harness
- Headlamp
- Sleeping Bag
- Sleeping Pad
Know Before you go
PRIVATE PROGRAMS
- Custom Scheduling: Choose your dates and plan around your availability.
- Tailored Experiences: Itineraries and objectives are adjusted to suit your goals, experience, and fitness.
- Cost-Effective for Most Large Groups: Private programs are typically more cost-effective for groups of 3 or more.
- Flexibility Comes at a Price: For groups of 1-2, private programs are generally more expensive.
- AIARE Courses: AIARE course pricing is based on a group of 6. Running these as a private program with fewer than 6 participants will increase the per-person cost.
SCHEDULED PROGRAMS
- Fixed Dates & Costs: Scheduled programs have set dates, itineraries, objectives, and pricing.
- Great for Solo or Small Groups: Ideal for individuals or small groups looking to share costs with others.
- Affordable for 1-2 People: Scheduled programs are typically less expensive for groups of 1-2.
- Less Flexibility: Dates fill quickly, and group programs require adapting to the skill level and pace of all participants
- Group Atmosphere: Meet others with similar interests and make some new backcountry buddies!
Note: Any scheduled program can also be run as a private program with customized dates and rates.
Both options offer exceptional guiding and experiences. Choose what works best for you!
Here's a possible schedule for your trip:
- Day 1 Depart USA in the Afternoon -
- Day 2 Lima US-Lima*, H Lima -
- Day 3 Cherup Acclimatization peak/hike Churup, H Huaraz
- Day 4 Yana Yanapaccha arrive (Yana Day 1) -
- Day 5 Yana Yanapaccha training/ice (Yana Day 2) -
- Day 6 Yana Yana summit climb (West Ridge or Right of Standard ) (Yana Day 3)
- Day 7 Yana Yana to Huaraz, H Huaraz (Yana Day 4) - We'll spend the day touring and skiing on Volcan Villarica.
- Day 8 Huaraz Rest day in Huaraz, H Huaraz Hotel Huaraz -
- Day 9 Ishinca Ishinca arrive (Ishinca Day 1) -
- Day 10 Ishinca Urus Este summit climb (Ishinca Day 2) -
- Day 11 Ishinca Ishinca high camp (Ishinca Day 3) -
- Day 12 Ishinca Ishinca summit climb, return to BC (Ishinca Day 4) -
- Day 13 Ishinca Toc high camp (Ishinca Day 5) -
- Day 14 Ishinca Toc summit climb (Ishinca Day 6) -
- Day 15 Ishinca Ishinca Valley Flex Day (Ishinca Day 7), H Huaraz Weather Day, may be in Huaraz -
- Day 16 Return to Huaraz -
- Day 17 Van back to Lima Huaraz to Lima, afternoon arrival in Lima, evening flights Lima to US -
- Day 18 Arrive home -
We can tailor this private program specifically for you and your team. Whether you're looking to push your limits and climb steep, technical lines with our expert IFMGA Guides or build skills to further your own climbing objectives, the Cordillera Blanca is a perfect range.
Full trip Price: $4,250 / person
$500 deposit is required to book your spot. All deposits are nonrefundable. Payment in full of the remaining $3,750 balance is due 180 days before your trip starts.
Here's an possible schedule for your trip:
- Day 1 Depart USA in the Afternoon
- Arrive in Lima, Peru
- Day 3 Cherup Acclimatization
- Day 4-7 Yana Yanapaccha
- Day 8 Rest day in Huaraz
- Day 9-15 Ishinca, Urus Este, Tocllaraju
- Day 16 Return to Huaraz
- Day 17 Van back to Lima, evening flights to US
- Day 18 Arrive home
Here are the skills and fitness you'll need for your course:
- Advanced Mountaineering Skills - Including ice ax, crampon, advanced rope skills and comfort with belaying and rappelling.
- Strong Fitness - Able to spend a long, active day outside, moving uphill at 1,000’ per hour for durations of 1-1.5 hours between breaks. Participants should be able to hike 8-10 miles, climbing 2,500 - 3,500 vertical feet throughout the course of the day. People with strong fitness typically have a strenuous workout 3-4 days a week.
Here's what's included with your trip:
- Experienced IFMGA Trained Guide
- Camp Cook
- Mule transport of gear to basecamps
- Porters from base camps to High Camps
- In-Country Transport
- Hotels in Country for set dates (additional hotel stays are up to you)
- On-Mountain Food
- Group Gear (tents, ropes, pickets, ice screws, etc.)
- Flights
- Ice Axe, Crampons, Climbing Harness
- Guide Gratuities
Mountaineering Gear
- Ice Axe
- Crampons
- Climbing Harness
- Headlamp
- Sleeping Bag
- Sleeping Pad
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