General Trek & Climb Information

The Peruvian Andes catch weather from two directions at once — the Pacific on one side, the jungle on the other — so the year has traditionally split into a "dry" season and a "wet" one.

The most settled weather usually runs from May to September, with quieter shoulder weeks in mid-April and from late September into October. That said, a changing climate has blurred the old lines: you can now get clear spells deep in the rainy months and the odd grey, wet day in what used to be the driest weeks of June, July and August. June to August is busiest on the trails; May and September are quieter, and May is lovely — everything still green from the rains and the alpine flowers in bloom.

For climbers: 5,000m and non-technical peaks are at their best from May to September. The 6,000m and more technical peaks generally only come into safe condition from mid-June to August, with the hardest lines often not ready until early July.

We take private groups, families and people travelling on their own. We do not run fixed departure dates — we build each trip around your plans. If you are travelling alone and would like company, we can post your dates on our Join a Group page and pair you with others to share the trail and the costs. Groups formed that way are kept to 6 to 8 people, so the trek never loses its personal feel.

Getting from Lima to Huaraz: Huaraz sits 400km north of Lima. You can fly in on the one-hour LATAM service (a morning departure each day) or take one of the comfortable overnight VIP buses — Cruz Del Sur, Movil Bus and Oltursa run fully reclining seats for the roughly 8-hour road journey. We can also arrange a private transfer by car, minivan or bus.

On treks and on the walk in to most base camps, our donkeys carry the tents, food and the bulk of the kit. You carry only a light daypack — rain jacket, water, a snack, your camera. We ask you to keep your trek bag to 12kg to 15kg, and we work only with licensed arrieros who keep their animals well. The arrieros reach camp ahead of you, pitch the tents and have water boiling for tea by the time you arrive.

Water & hygiene: all drinking water is brought to a full boil for two minutes, which is enough to kill anything in it, and your bottles are refilled daily. There are hand-washing stations, private toilet tents in the Cordillera Blanca, and our kitchen crew are trained in safe food handling. It is the unglamorous detail that keeps people healthy at altitude.