Huaraz - Ulta - Llanganuco | 3 DAYS - 2 NIGHTS

Day 01: Huaraz- Ulta Valley (4,100 m) Bus 3 hrs. Quebrada Ulta | Ocshapampa (4,400 m) 5 hrs.

Leaving Huaraz city (3,100 m) we head towards the North of the Callejón de Huaylas to Carhuaz (2,645 m) ¾ h, make a short stop, then begin the ascent towards the Cordillera Blanca to the head of Ulta valley (4,100 m) where we meet up with our support staff and begin the ascent to our Ocshapamapa camp (4,400 m) 5 h We have splendid views of Contrahierbas (6,036 m) Ulta (5,875 m) Hualcán (6,112 m), Chopicalqui (6,354 m) and others.

Day 02: Ocshapampa | Molinopampa (4,200 m) 7 hrs

This will be a long and tiring day, our aim, to cross the Punta Yanacaju pass (4,900 m), rewarding us with impressive views of the Cordillera Blanca: Huascarán (6,768 m), Chopicalqui, Ulta, Contrahierbas, Hualcán and others. Also to the north we see Taulliraju (5,830 m), Quitaraju (6,040 m) and Rinrihirca (5,810 m). Then we descend the Mororococha valley, setting up camp in Molinopampa.

Day 03: Molinopampa - Vaqueria (3,700 m) 2 hrs Vaqueria - Huaraz (3,100 m) Bus 5hrs

This third and last day we have a short walk towards the road 2h, near Vaqueria, where a vehicle will pick up us to ascend Portachuelo de LLanganuco (4,765m) 2½h with truly impressive views of the Cordillera Blanca. We see mountains like: Huascarán Norte (6,650m), Huascarán Sur (6,768m), Huandoy (6,395m), Chacraraju (6,122m), Chopicalqui (6,345m), Pisco (5,752m) Yanapaccha (5,460m) and down the Llanganuco lakes. Then we descend via the Llanganuco valley and passing Orkoncocha and Chinancocha lakes, return to Huaraz.

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