Course & Climbing Yanapaccha Mountain(5686 m) 3 Days / 2 Nights
Yanapaccha mountain lies in Cordillera Blanca in Huascaran national park. It can be climbed almost all year round and its difficulty is moderate. The inclination of the final part reaches 65° before reaching the summit. Yanapaccha is a perfect mountain to practice ice climbing and rescue courses because it offers many crevices and ice walls. Its name comes from words Yana = black and Paccha = waterfall, meaning waterfall in the black mountain.
Itinerary:
Day 1: Huaraz (3100 m) - Camp Morrena(5000 m)
We leave from Huaraz, driving through Yungay and up into the Llanganuco valley where we pass two beautiful lakes Chinancocha and Orconcocha. We continue driving up to Km 42, where we start our hike.
We ascend to Camp Morrena where we set up our camp. In the afternoon we get to know the essential knots and practice anchoring and other important techniques. 3,5 hours driving. 4 hours walking.
Day 2: Equipment & technique course
We walk only 20 minutes this day to reach the Yanapaccha glacier where we have a basic ice climbing course:
Equipment and how to use it
Essential knots you need to know
Using of the crampons
Rope up
Anchoring in ice
Ice climbing techniques
Day 3: Rescue and self-rescue course
We pass various moraines to reach the glacier. We put on our equipment, rope up and start climbing up an ice wall. After 1,5 hours, we reach a crevice where we continue with the course:
Refreshing the knowledge about the equipment and techniques
Repeating the knots
Climbing in the glacier
Security and self-security techniques in ice climbing
Anchoring in ice and snow
Rescue and self-rescue course
Services included in the prices:
- Mountain Guide (UIAGM - AGMP)
- Specialised cook
- Porter
- Entrance to the Huascaran national park.
- First-Aid kit
- Private transport
- Complete meals during the trekking program
- Camping equipment
- Kitchen / dinning tent.
- Collective technical equipment
- Tent for 2 Person
Not included:
- Travel accident and health insurance
- Pick-up from the station and transfer to the Hotel reserved for you in Huaraz.
- Transfers from the airport / hotel / airport - Lima
- Hotel accommodation in Lima.
- Donkey driver
- Donkeys
- Tour of the city
- Toilette tent
- Collective technical equipment
- Transfer from the station to the hotel / station / hotel - Lima
- Bus ticket Huaraz / Lima,
- Hotel accommodation in accordance with tour program.
- Food and drink in Lima and Huaraz
- Travel luggage and Travel cancellation insurance
- Not mentioned food and beverages
- Personal Spending
- Personal equipment (tent, sleeping bag, backpack, harness, hiking pants, mountain jacket (goretex), hiking shoes, matraz, suitable clothing, personal medicine, crampons, ice axe, sunglasses, etc.)
- Tips
Personal equipment:
- Helmet
- Sunglasses for snow (100 % UV protection)
- Crampons
- Harness
- Mountain boots
- Gloves
- Headlamp
- 2 ice axes (per person)
- 4 locking carabiners (per person)
- 1 snow stake
- 1 locking carabiner (pear shape)
- 2 quickdraws
- 1 daisy chain
- 3 aro slings
- 2 ice screws
- 1 rappel device or 8-descender
- 3 strings for Prusik knot
- Water bottle
- Polainas
- Sleeping bag
- Waterproof jacket Gore-tex
- Waterproof trousers Gore-tex
- Thermal underwear
- Warm cap
- Small backpack
Note: If you don’t have any of the above mentioned equipment, it is possible to rent it here in Huaraz.
Tour Information:
Season: All year
Difficulty: Moderate
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