Quillqueyhuanca–Cojup Trek with Ishinca & Tocllaraju Climbs — 9 Days

A 1½ hour drive to Pitec, then an easy walk with light day packs up the Quebrada Quillqueyhuanca to camp at Olivos (4250m) below Andavite, with an optional afternoon hike into the Cayesh valley.

An easy 2-hour hike to Laguna Tullpacocha (4300m), then a steady 3-hour zig-zag climb to a high plateau camp at 4850m by a small lake near Huapi, with close views of Chinchey, Pucarranra and Huanzan.

An early ascent to the Chocu pass (5100m), with panoramic views amid 6000m peaks, then a steep, sometimes slippery 2-hour descent on cattle trails to the Cojup valley and our waiting vehicle.

A 1½ hour drive to Pashpa or Collón (3400m), then a lovely gently-rising walk up the Quebrada Ishinca through quenual forest, with Tocllaraju ahead, to Ishinca Base Camp (4390m).

A 3am start, a steady climb to Lake Ishinca, then steeper moraine to the glacier, climbing to the 5530m summit and returning the same way to Base Camp.

A recommended rest day, which can also serve as a reserve bad-weather day, before the Tocllaraju climb.

We leave Base Camp mid-morning carrying all our equipment and climb a steep moraine ridge over large rocks for 3 to 4 hours to Morena Camp (5300m), immediately below the glacier.

An early 1–2am start, steady pleasant climbing for 3½ hours to the first large crevasse, a steep 60m section (45–70°), then a ridge to a second crevasse and a steep, exposed 65m bergschrund (60–70°) where the guide fixes a rope. Above it, a gentle snow hike reaches the 6034m summit; we descend with several rappels to Base Camp.

A relaxing 4-hour walk down the Quebrada Ishinca valley to Pashpa or Collón, then drive back to Huaraz.