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Guided Treks · Cordillera Blanca

Pisco Base Camp & Lake 69 Trek

Our Pisco Base Camp and Lake 69 trek is a unique introduction to the Cordillera Blanca Mountain Range offering panoramic mountain views, impressive valleys and beautiful glacial lakes. The trek is close to the highest mountains of Peru such as the twin peaks of Huascaran being the biggest mountain in Peru and the highest tropical mountain in the

The Journey

Trip Overview

Accommodation is in Refugio Peru Mountain Hut built by an Italian Organization (Mato Grosso). We strongly recommend that you acclimatize for at least 3 days and 2 nights in Huaraz before the trek departs.

Natural History
The valleys are great places to observe native Andean alpine flora, especially the many wildflowers that bloom during the trekking season, including buttercups, ranunculus, lupines and several species of orchids. Many encrustations of deep-red bromeliads can be seen along the track, sprouting from boulders and on rock faces.
Fauna includes few llamas, mountain caracaras, falcons, Andean geese and ducks, hawks, hummingbirds, American kestrels, puna ibis, Andean swifts, Andean foxes and mountain vizcachas.

Duration
2 Day Trek
Format
Private
Activity
Guided Treks
Grade
Moderate
Distance
16 km
Maximum altitude
5,000 m
Season
May to September
Service

What’s Included

Professional English Speaking Mountain Guide

Full board service at Refugio Peru Hut (1 x lunch, 1 x dinner, 1 x breakfast and 1 night on the bunk beds)

Entrance Fee to Huascaran National Park

First Aid Kit

Private transport

Service

What’s Not Included

Sleeping bag

Personal gear

Any hire of gear

Travel Insurance

Gratuities

Preparation

What to Bring

We will provide a full gear list info upon booking the trek.

Logistics

Pickup and Drop-off

We will collect and return you to any hotel located within Huaraz City.

Day by Day

Itinerary

1 DayHuaraz – Llanganuco Lakes – Cebollapampa – Pisco Mountain Hut
You are picked up at your accommodation and begin the journey with a spectacular scenic drive along the Callejon de Huaylas Valley and then into the Huascaran National Park, past the turquoise Llanganuco Lakes to Cebollapampa 3900m (2½ hours drive). Here, we start hiking up on a good path for 3 to 4 hours to Pisco Base Camp 4670m (Pisco Mountain Hut).
2 DayPisco Mountain Hut – Lake 69 – Cebollapampa
Today we make a traverse a long a good but rocky path before we climb up to a view point. From there we descend to Lake 69 and then we take Demanda Valley down to Cebollapampa where our vehicle is waiting for us to take us back to Huaraz. 6 hours walk.