Yanapaccha Peak (2 days / 1 night)

Tour Overview

Climbing Program – Yanapaccha Peak (2 days / 1 night)

This specialized two-day program serves as the ultimate technical training ground in the Cordillera Blanca, beginning with a scenic approach through the Llanganuco Gorge to a high-altitude base camp at 4,800 meters. The first day focuses on essential glacier skills, preparing climbers for a thrilling summit push that features steep ice walls and pitches of up to 60 degrees. Reaching the 5,460-meter summit of Yanapaccha rewards mountaineers with a unique, close-up perspective of the massive Chacraraju and Huascarán, concluding with a professional rappelling descent and a seamless return to Huaraz.

Location Cordillera Blanca – Huascarán National Park

Start Point Huaraz

End Point Huaraz

Day by Day

Your Itinerary

Day 1: Huaraz (3,100 m) – KM 42 – Yanapaccha Base Camp (4,800 m)

6:00 a.m.: Pickup in Huaraz and transfer by private transport to Llanganuco Gorge (approximately 3 hours).
9:00 a.m.: Arrival at KM 42 (4,400 m above sea level). Equipment check, backpack preparation, and brief safety briefing.
10:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Approach hike to Yanapaccha Base Camp (4,800 m).

- - Duration: 1.5 hours.
  - Elevation gain: +400 m.

1:30 PM: Camp set-up, lunch, and rest.
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM: Practice glacier techniques: crampon and ice axe use, roping, and self-arrest.
6:00 PM: Dinner at camp. Briefing on the ascent route and weather conditions.
8:00 PM: Rest in tents (night temperatures between -5°C and -8°C).

Day 2: Base Camp (4,800 m) – Yanapaccha Summit (5,460 m) – Huaraz

1:00 a.m.: Wake up, have a light breakfast, and prepare your technical equipment.
1:30 a.m.: Begin the ascent. A glacier route with gradients of 40° to 60°, with the use of ropes, ice screws, and roped progression.
Key sections:

- - Glacier ascent with medium crevasses.
  - Final gradient of 60° with two ice/mixed pitches (approx. 80 m).(40°–45°).

6:30–7:30 am: Arrival at the summit of Vallunaraju Peak (5,686 m).

- - Panoramic views of the Cordillera Blanca: Huascarán, Chopicalqui, Ranrapalca, Ocshapalca, and Huantsán.

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.: Arrive at the summit of Yanapaccha (5,460 m). Time for photos and views of Chacraraju, Huascarán, and Chopicalqui.
8:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Rappelling descent and return to base camp.
12:00 PM: Lunch at camp and dismount.
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Return hike to km 42.
4:30 PM: Transfer by private transport to Huaraz.
7:00 PM: Approximate arrival in Huaraz.

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