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Andean Raju Expeditions

Our expedition starts in Huaraz, we will pick you up at your hotel with private transportation. After the pick up we will head east to the Quebrada de Llaca which is our starting point of approach to the moraine camp. We will walk on a steep trail for about 3 hours, and at the camp we will enjoy the landscapes with the mountains: Ranrapalca, Ocshapalca, Leon Dormido and Rima Rima.

Lodging: Mountain tents.
Meals: Box lunch, lunch and dinner
Transportation by car: 2 hours
Estimated hiking time: 2 to 3 hours 
Elevation: +1900 (3100 masl to 5000 masl)

Day 1: Huaraz (3,100 m) - Quebrada de Llaca (4,200 m) - Moraine Camp (4,950 m)

After breakfast we start our journey approaching the glacier by rock slabs, it will take us 30 minutes to reach the glacier, at this point our guide will make an inspection of our climbing equipment and rope us to continue with the climbing day.

In recent years the glacier has retreated, for this reason the entrance is through hard ice slopes, we will continue crossing over crevasses and bridges until we reach the pass that joins both summits (Vallunaraju south and north), from here begins a slow but steady climb along the sharp edge that leads to the summit.  Finally, after about 8 hours of climbing we will reach the summit to enjoy a splendid view of the mountains of the Cordillera Blanca: Ocshapalca, Ranrapalca, Palcaraju, Tocllaraju, Huantsán, Huamashraj, Huascarán, Hualcán and more.

Day 2: Moraine Camp (4,950 m) - Vallunaraju Summit (5,686 m) - Moraine Camp - Huaraz

Huascarán

Climb Vallunaraju: The “snowy Mountain Of Dreams”

This adventure will start in Huaraz, we will pick you up at your hotel with private transportation. After the pick up we will head north through the Huaylas valley to Carhuaz town, then we will turn to the east side to the Punta Olimpica tunnel located in Ulta canyon, the estimated time of arrival is at 6:00 am. At this point we will start our climb to Mateo peak, we will carry our backpack with the mountain equipment and after 1 hour approach through the moraine we will reach the glacier, at this point we will equip ourselves, our guide will make an inspection of the climbing equipment and finally we will rope us to continue to the summit. 

After 1 hour and half minutes of climbing in snow we will reach the summit to enjoy a splendid view of the mountains of the Cordillera Blanca: Huascaran, Chopicalqui, Ulta, Contrahierbas and Chacraraju.

Day 1: Huaraz - Carhuaz - Punta Olimpica Tunnel (4.736 m) – Mateo Summit (5.150 m) - Huaraz

Mateo Peak: Your First Climb In A 5 Thousands

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