Ascent of Alpamayo (5,947 m) in Peru, July 2026

– Marcarà (2,760 m) – arrival – breakfast and first day of acclimatisation – dinner
and night at Lodge Casarotto

– Marcarà (2,760 m) – breakfast; day for acclimatisation. Organisation
Transport to Pisco – dinner and overnight stay at Lodge Casarotto.

– Marcará (2,750 m) – bus to Cebollapampa (3,900 m) – trek to the Perú refuge
Bus journey to Cebollapampa, passing through the town of Carhuaz and Yungay, an ancient
a town buried by the flood caused by the 1970 earthquake. The road continues towards
We are approaching the fork in the Llanganuco Valley, passing by the lakes of
Chinancocha and Orconcocha, with their turquoise waters. Once you’ve passed the second lake, you arrive at
to Yurac Corral, where the walk begins. After a three-hour walk, you reach the Perú refuge.

– Perú Hut – Campo Morrena (4,900 m) – Pisco Peak – Perú Hut
From the refuge, the path continues up a flight of steps to a moraine ridge
then a short descent. The route continues over chaotic boulders towards Huandoy,
Following the left-hand shore of the small lake at the foot of Pisco, you come to a
moraine gap, reaching Campo Morrena (4,900 m). The ascent continues towards the
to the right of a moraine ridge, using the milestones as a guide.
Here, granite slabs meet the start of a glacier. The glacier begins
reaching the Huandoy Pisco pass (5,300 m); then turn right onto the path that leads
to the summit via the south-east ridge, over gentle slopes of 30–40 degrees, with the presence of
a few crevices. A magnificent 360° view from the summit. Return to the mountain hut.

– Base Camp – Cebollapampa – Marcará
We head down to Cebollapampa, where the vehicle is waiting to take us back to Marcará (if you like)
You go around the Laguna 69.

– Marcará (2,760 m) – Cashapampa village (2,900 m) – Llamacorral (3,750 m)
Tented camp. Transfer by pick-up to the village of Cashapampa. Here, our staff
will arrange for all the equipment to be loaded onto the porters and mules; at this point, he will have
We begin the approach to Alpamayo Base Camp. First stop: Llamacorral
(3750), an idyllic spot where our staff will set up the tented camp.
Full board, overnight stay in a tent.

– Llamacorral – Alpamayo Base Camp (4,380 m)
After breakfast, we set off on this second day of trekking, heading up the valley towards
an easy, gently ascending path; we’ll follow the course of the river, passing a beautiful
lake, at the end of which we’ll stop for a snack before starting the climb
which, winding its way through a series of hairpin bends, will take us up to the plateau at the foot of the moraine, here in a wood
The base camp is located in Rado. Here, the staff will set up the base camp (kitchen tent, tents
(for mountaineers) at Base Camp, the service provided includes full board.

– Alpamayo Base Camp (4,380 m) High Camp (5,100 m)
From Base Camp, a steep path leads to some rock slabs in about 5 hours
of rock and ice; we will set up camp on these terraces. The trail starts from here
on the glacier leading to the camp. Full board.

– High Camp (5,100 m) – Alpamayo Summit (5,947 m) – Base Camp
Departure at 2.00 am from the camp at the terminal crevasse on the snow slopes
increasingly steep. From here, you cross the terminal crevasse and begin the climb
navigating, pitch by pitch (roughly 8/10), snow and ice slopes of increasing gradient
from 50° to 80° depending on the season. Gounti at the end of the route on the ridge; from here you
It takes about six abseils to get down.
Back at Camp 1 after a hearty lunch and a rest, we set off again to head down
straight to base camp, where our cook will prepare a meal for us to recharge our batteries
the hardships of the summit.

– Base Camp (4,380 m) – Cashapampa – Marcará – Lima
We’ll retrace our steps along the trail back to Cashapampa, a journey of about 6 hours.
Enjoying the magical colours of these places once again – arrival in Cashapampa
Taxi transfer to Marcarà – Accommodation – followed by an overnight bus journey –
cama (Huaraz – Lima)

– Lima – arrival and transfer by taxi to the airport for the flight