The normal route via north ridge is a moderately easy mountaineering adventure where approach is the hardest part. The climbing is straightforward and rewarding, with lots of sun and great views. Vallunaraju is also one of the most popular peaks on Cordillera Blanca.
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DAY 1: HUARAZ – DRIVE TO LLACA VALLEY AND CLIMB UP TO MORAINE CAMP OF VALLUNA (4760M)
After the breakfast in the Hotel the Guide will pick up you at 8:00hours approximately, then you will be transferred to the East site from Huaraz to Llaca Valley, where is the start point hike to the Moraine Camp for about 2 hours and half, during this hike up we will see mountains in the east site like San Juan, Ranrapalca, Ocshapalca, and Leon dormido mount, arriving to the camp around 13:00hours for lunch, after lunch we will check our climbing equipments for the next day and overnight camping at (4760m).
DAY 2: MORAINE CAMP – SUMMIT – BACK TO HUARAZ
This day after the breakfast in the Moraine Camp we will start short climb over the rocks for about 25 minutes to get the glacier, where we will put our climbing gears like crampons, harnes, helmet, etc.
After to be ready whit organizing all our staff at 4:00hours approximately, we are going to ascend on the glasier for 4 hours Walking up, after all climb up, we will get the Summit of Vallunaraju (5686m). Where we can enjoy the nice views of different mountains such as Huascarán, Tocllaraju, Copa, Ranrapalca, Ocshapalca, Huantzan, etc. after the nice views we will start Walking down for about 1 hour and half to the Moraine Camp, arriving to the camp for lunch. After we will pack up the tents to continue walking down to the road where our transport will be waiting for us to take us back to Huaraz, arriving to Huaraz around 16:00 or 17:00hours. celebration.
