Huayhuash 10 days

Huayhuash Trek - 10 Days / 9 Nights

Overview

  • Availability:All year
  • Difficulty:Challenging (long days + sustained altitude)
  • Altitud:~5,000 m / 16,404 ft (passes)
  • Duration:10 days / 9 nights
Experience the classic, full Huayhuash circuit in Ancash, Peru a remote, world-class alpine route crossing multiple high passes, camping by crystalline glacial lakes and staring up at towering peaks like Yerupajá, Siula Grande and Jirishanca. This itinerary is designed for trekkers with good fitness and prior altitude experience; the route is fully supported by experienced local guides, cooks and mule teams to ensure safety and logistics.

Highlights

  • Complete, classic circuit of Cordillera Huayhuash.
  • Close encounters with the massif’s most famous peaks (Yerupajá, Siula Grande, Jirishanca).
  • Multiple high passes and diverse valley landscapes.
  • Camp beside turquoise glacial lakes (Mitucocha, Carhuacocha).
  • Authentic contact with Andean highland communities.
  • Fully supported camping with professional guide, cook and muleteers.
  • Exceptional photography and mountaineering scenery.

Includes/Excludes

  • Round-trip tourist transportation.
  • Trekking guide.
  • Cook.
  • Muleteer and donkeys.
  • Camping equipment.
  • Full board during the trek.
  • First-aid kit.
  • Personal gear.
  • Travel insurance.
  • Tips.
  • Entrance fees where applicable.
  • Breakfast on the first day and dinner on the last day.

Itinirary

Day 1: Huaraz – Llamac – Cuartelhuain

Depart early from Huaraz and drive to Llámac, the trailhead for the Huayhuash circuit. Begin a steady hike to Cuartelhuain Camp, a soft, scenic valley that helps with initial acclimatization.
Overnight camping.

Cross Cacanan Punta Pass (4,700 m / 15,420 ft) with panoramic views of the Huayhuash peaks. Descend to Mitucocha Lake, one of the most beautiful campsites of the trek.
Overnight camping.

Hike along the shores of Mitucocha and ascend to Carhuac Pass (≈4,650 m / 15,255 ft). Enjoy sweeping views of Yerupajá and surrounding granite faces before descending to camp beside Carhuacocha Lake.
Overnight camping.

Ascend toward Siula Pass (≈4,800 m / 15,748 ft) for dramatic vistas of steep ridgelines. Descend into the Huayhuash valley and set camp near the village area of Huayhuash.
Overnight camping.

Cross the scenic Trapecio / Portachuelo area (≈4,700–4,800 m) with wide mountain panoramas, then descend to the sheltered Viconga valley and camp.
Overnight camping.

A longer trekking day that crosses high ridgelines and opens views to eastern flanks of the range; approach the Cuyoc sector and camp in high pastures.
Overnight camping.

 

Cross high points near Cuyoc Pass (≈4,900–5,000 m), enjoy expansive views of snowcapped peaks, then descend into alpine meadows and camp near Guanacpatay.
Overnight camping.

 

Descend through serene valleys toward inhabited highland communities; walk through Huatiac and arrive at Cutatambo, where you’ll camp near farmed terraces.
Overnight camping.

Final highland trekking day through rolling puna and small passes toward Yaucha and Huayllapa, consolidating the circuit and preparing for exit.
Overnight camping.

 

Short morning hike to the trailhead and transfer back to Huaraz. End of the trek.

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