Information Itinerary

Peru, The stunning and challenging Artesonraju.

After flying into Lima and traveling to the climbers’ mecca of Huaraz, we spend a couple days carefully pacing our acclimatization by hiking to nearby sites, including Lago Churup. We then spend four days hiking in, making the glaciated ascent of Pisco, and coming back to Huaraz where we spend one night relaxing and organizing before tackling our final objective. With the bulk of our gear on animals, we approach Artesonraju through an awe-inspiring valley beneath some of the famous peaks of the Cordillera Blanca, including Santa Cruz, Alpamayo, and Kitaraju.

The Southeast Face of Artesonraju will test the climber’s stamina, technical ability, and pacing with over 3000 feet of gradually steepening terrain up to 60 degrees. It is extremely high quality climbing. The summit marks the true halfway point of this climb, as the descent involves down climbing and rappelling to retrace our steps. It is a long day with very high rewards.

Information Details

Cost & Scheduling:

This expedition is only offered on a private basis. Please contact the AAI office at 360-671-1505 (Toll Free: 1-800-424-2249) or email at info@alpineinstitute.com for information on pricing.

Details:

Max Ratio – 2:1

Capacity – 6

Prerequisits:

  • Experience climbing successfully above 19,000 ft
  • Significant alpine climbing experience on technical terrain

​Inclusions:

Hotel in Lima (1 night) and Huaraz (5 nights) on a shared basis; transportation between Lima and Huaraz; tents while trekking or climbing on a shared basis (all lodging on a private basis is subject to availability and at added cost); meals while trekking and climbing; admissions to parks; group cooking equipment; group climbing equipment.

Exclusions:

Airfare; personal equipment; meals except while trekking and climbing; climbing snacks (bring your personal preferences); gratuities to guides; insurance; government and airport taxes; inoculations; excess baggage; all items of a personal nature.

NOTE: ​Flight arrangements should be scheduled so that you arrive in Lima on the first scheduled day of the trip. The morning of the trip’s second day, you will take a bus from Lima to Huaraz. Please schedule your departure so that you leave after 10pm the day on the last scheduled day of the trip (the bus ride from Huaraz to Lima takes approximately 8 hours, the bus departs from Huaraz is 11am).

Flights to Lima and hotel reservations in Lima can be arranged ahead of time through our Travel Coordinator.