Climbing Mountains with Guide

SOUTH AMERICA, ANDES. Peru. Guided ascents of Huascaran, Alpamayo, Tocllaraju, Urus, Ishinca

Season: May-September

	Santa Cruz Valley trekking. Beautiful walk in fairy mountains. Does not require any special skills, preparation or equipment. Ideal acclimatization before climbing mountains.
	Cordillera Huayhuash trekking. Cordillera Huayhuash – The Mountain Paradise, incomparable by the beauty of its landscapes and wonderful ice summit forms compact mountain system in the Central Peru, not far from the famous Cordillera Blanca..
	Climbing Ishinca, Urus, Tocllaraju. Basic mountain climbing program for beginners. Good acclimatization before more difficult climbs.
	Climbing Alpamayo and Qitaraju Serious technical climbs of the legendary and most beautiful summits, require experience and preparation.
	Climbing Huascaran - the highest mountain of Peru Serious technical climb of Huascaran (6746 м), requires experience and preparation.
	By the Inca Trail to the ruins of the ancient city Machu Picchu Interesting sightseeing trek to the ruins of famous monument of ancient times - forbidding Inca citadel - Machu Picchu.

Mountain range of Andes stretches along all the West coast of South America from Ecuador to most South extremity of Chile. If we talk of Peru – the piece of this mountain system called Cordillera Blanca is located on the territory of this country. These mountains are extremely interesting not only for the sportive mountain climbing but also for their cultural historical and ethnographical background. Due to its equatorial location and some specifics of geological evolution Peruvian Andes are exceptionally unlike the mountains of Europe and Asia. The peculiar glaciation of this mountains is strongly expressed on the background of multitude of coloured mountain lakes, very specific flora and fauna – in combination all this results as the bright originality and peculiarity for these magic tropical mountains!

Mountain climbing is highly developed in Peruvian Andes, there is quite reliable infrastructure, many of mountain climbing and trekking routes are marked and equipped with huts, shelters, toilets, etc. Every year thousands of amateurs and professional mountain climbers from many countries come for visiting the mountain peaks to Peru. These mountains are quite high (Huascaran Sur 6746 m the highest mountain in Peru) but the altitude here is more easy here because of the fact that the atmosphere is thicker here in the proximity of equator and the amount of oxygen is comparably higher than at the same altitude in Alps or Caucasus. It makes the Peruvian mountains more accessible for people who are not used to high altitude mountain climbing, for beginners.

Photos
Mountain climbing in Peru, climbing Ishinca, Urus, Tocllaraju, Rurec, Huascaran, sightseeing trip to Cuzco and Machu Picchu. Season 2008 (Photos)
Mountain climbing in Peru, climbing Alpamayo, Ishinca, Urus, Tocllaraju. Season 2007 (Photos)
Mountain climbing in Peru, Season 2006 (Photos)
Mountain climbing in Peru, climbing Ishinca, Urus, Tocllaraju. Season 2005 (Photos)

Route descriptions
Andes, Peru, technical description of the Tocllaraju route