Experience the thrill & adventure of Climbing in the Cordillera Blanca in the Peruvian Andes with our professional local Peru UIAGM guides.

We offer a range of climbing & mountaineering adventures including:
*Climbing instruction from beginner to experienced level climbers
*Summits suitable for beginner level climbers, intermediate or advanced climbers
*Technical & challenging climbing

Hisao & Eli Morales, UIAGM Guides & Owners of Peruvian Andes Adventures

CLIMBING WITH PERUVIAN ANDES ADVENTURES MEANS:
*Professional qualified guides
*High guide to client ratio
*Companionship
*Challenge
*ADVENTURE!

Sam & Peter from the USA who climbed Ishinca & Tocllaraju with us said this:
While on our climb of Tocllaraju, we were witness to an accident. A group of 2 French tourists and their French guide fell into a large crevice.  I cannot say enough for how professionally and quickly our guides took control of the situation and went about helping those in trouble. Later, I found out that it was both of their first accidents. This surprised me, because based on their actions to help and control the situation, one never would have known. Peruvian Andes Adventures is a great guide company that provides a quality experience with great professional guides.

Acclimatisation: Good acclimatisation is required for all climbs. We can advise on a suitable acclimatization program including day hikes and an acclimatisation trek. For climbing 6000m or technical peaks we recommend a “warm up” climb of a 5000m peak for extra acclimatisation.

Support: All climbs are led by a qualified & licensed UIAGM International Mountain Guide; From 3 or 4 clients depending on mountain difficulty, there is at least one licensed assistant mountain guide (member of Peruvian Mountain Guides Association). Donkeys carry equipment to Base Camps & climbs are supported by porters who carry tents, equipment and food, but you need to carry your own personal clothes and climbing gear where we use high camps.

Safety: Climbing Groups are organised so that in the event of an accident, illness or tiredness there are always sufficient qualified climbing staff on the mountain to effect a rescue and / or evacuate clients safely back down the mountain with a porter or assistant guide while other members of the group will be able to continue with their climb in safety if they wish to do so.

Grading: The grading of the climbs is an indication only of the level of difficulty. Even climbs suitable for beginner climbers are graded medium to hard to reflect that the altitude makes climbing on any peak physically demanding. Although many guidebooks describe some peaks as being “trekkers peaks” the approaches to all the mountains involve a sometimes steep & challenging hike up through moraine rock to reach the glacier and often there are short sections of steep climbing on ice on even the “easier” peaks. We do NOT consider that any climb in the Cordillera Blanca can be classified as a “trekking peak”. Altitude and terrain make all climbs physically demanding. A climb should only be considered if you are well acclimatised and generally already in good physical condition.

Climbing Equipment:  Our climbing guides provide group rope, snow stakes and ice screws. You need to provide your own personal climbing equipment. It is available for hire in Huaraz and we can help organise gear hire for you.

NOTE: the routes used and the conditions on all the peaks are changing each year and even each month. The descriptions we have given are general only, and the routes used, conditions on the mountain or description of the routes may change considerably on the day we are climbing.

Peaks Suitable For Novice Climbers:
*Climbing Course
*Urus & Ishinca
*Pisco
*Vallunaraju

Peaks Suitable for Intermediate Climbers or Novice Climbers Who Have Received Some Instruction:
*Yanapaccha
*Huascaran
*Chopicalqui
*Tocllaraju (3 Peaks Ishinca Valley Trip)

Technical Peaks:
*Alpamayo
*Quitaraju
*Artesonraju
*Piramide
*Huandoy

The descriptions here are brief summaries only. Contact us for more details and prices.

You can combine two or more of the peaks for an extended climbing expedition. Contact us  for suggestions, information or programs for peaks not listed here.