Summit Alpamayo, 19,411 feet and Kitaraju, 19817 feet
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Strong alpine skills, successful high altitude experience, excellent physical condition and the ability to climb 60+ degree ice with a 20 pound pack are prerequisites. Beginners and intermediate climbers may wish to sign up for Toqllaraju - Chopikalki Expedition which include a review of skills and mountaineering instruction.

Alpamayo is in many people's minds the most beautiful mountain in the world, and the goal of this expedition is to climb the peak's elegant Southwest Face. After a meeting in Lima and repacking expedition gear in Huaras, drive north to the Santa Cruz Valley where the trek into base camp begins. With the bulk of the gear on animals, gradually acclimatize as you ascend the valley beneath some of the famous peaks of the Cordillera Blanca - the enormous Santa Cruz, Artesonraju, and the very imposing pyramid of Kitaraju.

Base camp is established in a small valley right beneath Kitaraju and 19,411-foot Alpamayo, then spend several days establishing an advanced base camp between the two peaks. On the climb of the great Southwest Face of Alpamayo traverse a gentle glacier to the base of the route, soon reaching 45-degree slopes, cross a bergschrund, and then ascend a sharply fluted snow and ice face directly to the summit. Enjoy 1200 feet of challenging ground, much of it at a sustained 60 degrees. The final pitches are even steeper and provide an exciting finish to one of the world's finest ice face routes.

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