CLIMB MOUNT TOCLLARAJU

HUARAZ – PUEBLO DE COLLÓN – CAMPO BASE IHSINCA (4350m)

Our expedition starts in the city of Huaraz. The team designated by Andean Raju Expeditions for your expedition will go to your respective hotel to pick you up with private transportation. After the pick up we head north through the Callejón de Huaylas to the town of Paltay, from this point we turn off to the east side by an affirmed road towards the village of Collón. Our muleteer and donkeys will be waiting for us, who are responsible for the transfer of the logistic equipment to the camp. The entrance to Ishinca base camp runs through a plain along the entire Quebrada, the vegetation and the glacier river will be part of our approach. After 3 hours of walking the Palcaraju massif will welcome us and then the imposing Tocllaraju.

Finally, after 4 hours we will arrive to our camp.

• Lodging: Mountain tents
• Meals: Box lunch, lunch and dinner
• Transfer by car: 2 hours approximately
• Hiking time: 4 hours approximately
• Difference in altitude: from 3100 masl to 4350 masl (+1250)

CAMPO BASE – CAMPO ALTO TOCLLARAJU

On our second day of Expedition, we will start the day early in the morning. This day is important to get closer to our objective. The ascent to high camp is an uphill slope in the form of zigzag until you reach a rocky area, sometimes you can find accumulated snow, caution should be taken to overcome this short stretch. Finally we arrive at our campsite.

We will enjoy a delicious lunch and in the afternoon you can appreciate a show on the wall of Tocllaraju, the sunset is a staging that will motivate us to achieve our goal.

Finally, when our dinner time arrives, we will eat and rest to continue with the next day’s journey.

• Lodging: Mountain tents
• Meals: Breakfast, box lunch, lunch and dinner.
• Duration of the day: 2 to 3 hours approximately.
• Elevation gain: from 4350 masl to 5300 masl (+950)

CAMPO ALTO – CUMBRE TOCLLARAJU – CAMPO BASE ISHINCA

The most awaited day has arrived, our ascent to the summit. We start the day very early, after our breakfast the guide will rope us and make an inspection of everything necessary for the ascent, then we start the departure, we make a traverse through the set overcoming cracks, snow bridges and slopes (30º) to the shoulder of the NW ridge. We continue along the ridge by climbing sections (45º), overcoming crevasses in the direction of the mushroom and rimaya somital. We climb 70 meters in two pitches (70º) setting up an intermediate meeting. We overcome this key section and reach the summit slopes that lead directly to the summit. The summit has an impressive panoramic view, we can appreciate the Cordillera Blanca mountain range, the most emblematic mountains of Peru: Palcaraju, Ranrapalca, Ishinca, Urus, Akillpo, Copa, Huantsán, Ocshapalca, Vallunaraju.

We remain at the summit for a prudent time to rest, hydrate and take pictures. Finally we make the descent rappels to get out of the slope and the rimaya, we arrive to our camp, we feed ourselves and continue our descent to the base camp.

• Lodging: Mountain tents
• Meals: Breakfast, box lunch, lunch and dinner.
• Duration of the day: 10 to 12 hours approximately.
• Elevation gain: from 5300 masl to 6032 masl (+732)

CAMPO BASE – PUEBLO DE COLLÓN – HUARAZ

The end of our expedition has arrived. After breakfast we dismantle the camp for the descent, the muleteer and the donkeys are ready to carry all the logistic equipment. We head downhill through the Quebrada until we reach the village of Collón. The transport is waiting for us at this point to take us to the city of Huaraz.

• Type of lodging: Mountain tents
• Meals: Breakfast
• Hiking time: 4 hours approximately
• Transfer by car: 2 hours approximately