This summits is one of the smallest peak into Cordillera Blanca but is perfect for acclimatization with easy difficulty to climbing up on the normal route not require a wide climbing experience. Offer an amazing mountain view as: Palcaraju mountain, Tocllaraju and Ranrapalca mountain, Ocshapalca mountain, Copa and Akilpo mountain.
ITENERARY
DAY 1: Huaraz at (3100m) – Pashpa village at (3600m) – Ishinca base camp at (4350m). (Driving time: 2 hours / walk time: 4 hours (walk up).
Departure from Huaraz at 8:00 am. toward north side of Callejon de Huaylas until Paltay town, from this place we will turn to the east until Pashpa village at 3600m on dirt road, where we will meet with our donkey driver, who is going to load our climbing gear until base camp at 4350m, where is located our camping spot. Overnight camp at ishinca base camp
DAY 2: Ishinca base camp at (4350m) – Urus summit at (5495m) – Ishinca base camp at (4350m). (Climbing time: 8 hours (ascent & descent).
SUMMIT DAY we will prepare our climbing gears and tools very early at 2:00 am, after that we will have breakfast then we will begin walking up toward Urus mount at 5495m, we walk up on switchbacks until reach moraine about 3 hours, we will climbup around 2 hours from the glacier edge until the summit with glacier and rock section, from the summit we will enjoy splendid mountain view, we will see more than 10 summits over 6 thousand meters around us such as: Ranrapalca mountain at 6112m, Tocllaraju mountain at 6040m, Copa mounting at 6188m, Hualcan mountain including Huascaran mountain at 6768m, then we will descent on the same route until base camp ishinca.
DAY 3: Ishinca base camp at (4350m) – Pashpa village at (3600m) – Huaraz. (Driving time: 2 hours / walk time: 4 hours (walk down).
After our breakfast we will pick up our climbing gear, after that we will walk down along Ishinca valley until Cochapampa, where our private transport is waiting us to back Huaraz. End our expedition.
