Climbing in the Cordillera Blanca - part 4
Trip Start
Apr 07, 2010
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Trip End
Jan 19, 2012
Where I stayed
What I did
Mountaineering
Huaraz, Peru
Friday, July 15, 2011
July 11, 2011: Rest in Huaraz, shop for the next outing.
July 12, 2011: Leave Huaraz early (7am) and get to the Ishinca Valley trailhead (in the town of Pashpa) at 9am. Arrive in Ishinca Base Camp at 1pm, Tocllaraju High Camp at 5pm.
July 13, 2011: Depart High Camp at 4:15am...reaches the summit of Tocllaraju (6,032m) after only 4.5 hours of effort... less than 24 hours from trailhead to summit. Back to High Camp at 11am. Practice crevasse rescue in the afternoon. Stay another night at High Camp...snow in the evening.
July 14, 2011: Come down the mountain through Collon. Arrive in Huaraz at 4pm.
July 15, 2011: Rest and prepare for the next (and likely last) outing in the Cordillera Blanca: Alpamayo.
