HUAYHUASH CIRCUIT

22 days from GBP2,353 to GBP2,533 including flights

Tripcode: TPH

The most dramatic high altitude trek in the Andes amongst the mountains made famous by Joe Simpson in 'Touching the Void'

The trek around the Huayhuash Range (pronounced why-wash!) is one of the most spectacular mountain circuits in the world. It is a trek for the true walking enthusiast and its physical demands are rewarded with a mountain splendour with few equals. Although a small range, the Huayhuash is richly glaciated, steep and dramatic, as well as being home to Peru's second highest peak, Yerupaja, at 6634m. With its bright turquoise glacial lakes and stunning hanging glaciers that extend thousands of metres downwards from the peaks, the Huayhuash is, perhaps, the most magnificent of all the Peruvian Andes.

Itinerary

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Day 1	Fly to Lima.
Day 2	Drive to Huaraz.
Day 3	Half day hike at Lake Churup to aid acclimitisation.
Day 4	Drive to Chiquian with a visit to an alapaca textile factory. Overnight in hostel.
Day 5 - 6	Through foothills to cross Continental Divide and reach first big peaks.
Day 7	Rest day at Carhuacocha.
Day 8 - 12	Spectacular trekking past highest peaks and passes of the range to reach Sarapococha Valley.
Day 13	Rest day to explore 'Joe Simpson's Base Camp', near the foot of Siula Grande.
Day 14 - 16	Continue over two more passes to reach one of the best viewpoints at Cerro Yaucha.
Day 17	Rest day at Lake Jahuacocha.
Day 18	Walk out from Jahuacocha to Rondoy.
Day 19	Return to Huaraz.
Day 20	To Lima.
Day 21	Depart.
Day 22	Arrive London.

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Trekkers on Yaucha Pass, Cordillera Huayhuash, Yerupaja behind

Trekkers above Laguna Carhuacocha, beneath Siula Grande, Huayhuash

Trekkers above lake Carhuacocha in Cordillera Huayhuash

Jurau in the Cordillera Huayhuash in Northern Peru

Trekkers on Yaucha Pass, Cordillera Huayhuash, Yerupaja behind

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