Peru Trekking and Climbing Expedition 2007
Huascarán Climb
All content copyright © Ashley Burke 2007. Not to be copied, duplicated or used for any purpose without permission.
Peru Trekking and Climbing Expedition 2007 Huascarán Climb
All content copyright © Ashley Burke 2007. Not to be copied, duplicated or used for any purpose without permission. |
Huascarán (6768m) as seen from the rooftop of Olaza's Guesthouse, Huaraz, Peru
Introduction
Huascarán, at 6768m (22 205 feet) is the highest mountain in Peru and the highest tropical mountain in the world. In late July 2007 I joined a Peruvian Andes Adventures expedition to climb this mountain. The trip took 6 days, and involved some challenging snow and ice climbing. For me, this trip was one of the highlights of my life. It was a true climbing adventure with spectacular mountain scenery, some technical climbing challenges, and a great group of climbing companions and crew.
The trip was ably led by Eli Morales of Peruvian Andes Adventures. I was one of 4 clients, the others being Carl, Adam and Jeff. Apart from Eli, our leader, we were accompanied to the summit by guides Saul, Chato and Cesar. A porter, Urbano, accompanied us as far as Camp 2, and Fernando looked after things at base camp while we were on the mountain.
One of the most striking things about the climb was being in an environment of nothing but ice and snow. For more than 2 days there was not a single rock or living thing in our surroundings apart from ourselves. We slept on the ice (or tried to), we climbed on it, we fixed our rope to it, we even melted it so that we could drink it. And all of this within 9 degrees of the equator!. It was a totally amazing experience.
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| Day 1 | Mon 23 Jul 2007 |   |
Climb from Musho to Huascarán base camp (4250m). |
| Day 2 | Tue 24 Jul 2007 | |
Climb to Camp 1 (5100m). |
| Day 3 | Wed 25 Jul 2007 | |
Climb to Camp 2 (5900m). |
| Day 4 | Thu 26 Jul 2007 | |
Summit Day (6768m) and return to Camp 2. |
| Day 5 | Fri 27 Jul 2007 | |
Return to base camp. |
| Day 6 | Sat 28 Jul 2007 | |
Return to Huaraz. |
All content copyright © Ashley Burke 2007. Not to be copied, duplicated or used for any purpose without permission. Page created 17 Sep 2007, last updated 18 Sep 2007 |
