- Duration: 03 Days / 02 Nights
- Season: May to September
- Difficulty: (=PD)
The Mount Ishinca is one of the famous, smaller and easier peaks to climb situated on the White Mountain Range. The base camp gives access to Urus (5 495m), Ishinca (5 530masl), Tocllaraju (6 034masl) and Palcaraju Mountain (6110 masl). Frequently Ishinca and Urus are climbed due to their accessibility for the less experienced climbers. Sometime these mountains are complemented by Tocllaraju which is moderate.
Itinerary
Day 1: Huaraz – Pashpa – Ishinca Base Camp (4300m/14104ft)
After the breafst in the Hotel in Huaraz, at 07:30hours we will go to pick up you and start drive to the North side of Huaraz toPaltay, from there we will drive up to Pashpa at (3670m/12037ft), it will takes 1 hours drive, Pashpa is the start hike point, where our donkeys and donkey driver will be waiting to transport our logistics, from Pashpa to Ishinca takes 6 hours hike, there is the Huascaran National Park’s control, where you will register with your passport, lunch on the way, arriving to the base camp of Ishinca around 15 hours. Then we will check our climbing equipment for the next day, overnight Camping at (4300m/14104ft).
Day 02: Base Camp – climb up Ishinca (5550m/18204ft) – down to the Base Camp
We will wake up very early and have breakfast around 03:00hours, after that we will start hiking at 03:30hours to the glacier, arriving to the glacier after 2 hours half hike, then we will put and use our climbing gears and start climb up to the summit for about 3 hours, getting the summit over (5550m/18204ft) we will enjoy the nice view for some minutes to take pictures around the valley, there we will see the amazing mountains and nice lakes, then we will start to descend for about 2 hours to the Moraine camp and continue to the Base Camp, arriving around 18:30hours, overnight camping in the Base Camp at (4300m/14104ft).
Day 03: Base Camp – Pashpa – Huarazlaguna-ishinca
This day we will back to Huaraz after the breakfast around 08:00hours, down hill to Pashpa, before you will register in the Huascaran National Park your return, it will takes 3 hours half to Pashpa where our private transfer will be waiting to transport to Huaraz and then transfer to your hotel, lunch on the way, arriving to Huaraz around 16:00hours.
Services included in the prices:
Lima transfers all land transport involved in the itinerary, hotel accommodation in Huaraz on a Bed and Breakfast basis. Once on trek, a full service, including food and all equipment (excluding personal equipment) is included in the trek price.
- Food while on the mountain
- Park Fees
- Group climbing and cooking gear
- Scheduled restaurant meals
- Pack animals and porters for group gear
- Ground transportation from Lima and return and while in the mountains
Not Included:
Travel insurance, meals other than breakfasts when staying in hotels in Lima and Huaraz, sleeping bags, personal trekking gear. Tips for trek staff, Lima Airport departure tax, miscellaneous personal expenses – beer, tips, souvenirs etc.
- Airfare
- Personal equipment
- Tips.
- Alcoholic beverages
- Unscheduled hotel nights and restaurant meals
- Trip and medical/evacuation insurance
- Items of a personal nature; phone calls, laundry, room service and so forth





