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Ausangate Trek 7D/6N
TREK AROUND THE SNOWCAPPED PEAKS OF AUSANGATE
Description
This is a long hike around the biggest
mountain in southern Per, the broad and
majestic Ausangate (6384m), and offers glimpses
of high altitude wildlife and pastoral people
living with their animals, quietly apart from
the turmoil of the modern world. We pass ice
walls, a glacier, the cascades of a frozen river,
and numerous springs of hot and medicinal
underground water. The mountaineer will also
find lovely views over the surrounding
countryside, looking down into fertile valleys
and across to the Vilcanota mountains. These
snow covered ranges arc away to the east, the
southeast, then the south, protecting the valley
of Canchis. From these high mountains, cold
waters whisper through totora swamps south to
Lake Titicaca. Eager rapids plunge north into
the tropical Inambari. And from the glacier-fed
lakes of the Cancis valley, rich green waters
feed the Vilcanota River and Cuscos Sacred
Valley. We may observe rare Andean wildlife in
the high wilderness, such as vicua, vizcacha,
condors, flamingos, Andean geese, and ibises.
Itinerary
Day 1 Cusco-Tinqui
We take the bus for 100 km to the southeast
from Cusco in the morning. The road passes north
of Ausangate, and we leave the road a bit west
of the mountain. We camp in Tinqui at 3,800. As
we fall asleep the setting sun lights up the
glacier on the NW face of Ausangate.
Day 2 Tinqui-Upis
We break camp and hike up to the Ausangate
glacier. We set up camp alongside the Upis
thermal springs, about 4 kilometres higher. We
bathe in the hot springs and the cold Upismayo,
which runs beside our camp.
Day 3 Upis-Pucacocha
We break camp and hike up to a pass at
4,500, which separates Ausangate proper to the
east from a spur named Quellacocha to the west.
In the afternoon we pass Lake Pucacocha, WSW of
the summit and nestled among various minor peaks.
The setting sun plays in cascades of coloured
ice where we finally make camp.
Day 4 Pucacocha-Chilcapinaya
We continue walking among high-altitude
lakes in the valley immediately south of
Ausangate, which are unnaturally blue-green. We
rise to cross the Palomani pass at 4,800 masl.
This is the highest point on the journey. We
don't pass between the massif and the spur, but
rather rise to take advantage of a gentler slope
high on the mountains side. Here we can see
east over the large hand-shaped Lake Sivinacocha
to the jagged, snow capped Vilcanota Mountains,
which cradle this valley. We descend from the
cold to camp at Chilcapinaya.
Day 5 Chilcapinaya-Pachaspata
We descend into the sunny Jampa valley,
which is inhabited by shepherds and their flocks
of alpaca and sheep. We lunch in the valley
bottom, pass Lake Ticllacocha, then climb over a
pass at 4,650 masl. Camp is at the small Lake
Qomercocha if we make it, or at Pachaspata if
dusk catches us there.
Day 6 Pachaspata-Pacchanta
We drop into the valley and village of
Pacchanta and bathe in their hot springs all
afternoon.
Day 7 Pacchanta-Tiki-Cusco
We pass through increasingly inhabited
valleys among the headwaters of the Paucartambo
River on the north side of the mountain until
the sun sets. We return to the road and our bus.
We get back to Cusco for happy hour and a night
at the discos, or a long rest, whichever you
fancy.
Included :
Private service
Professional English/Spanish Speaking guide
Private Bus in and out to the beginning of the
trail (Cusco-Tinki, Tinki-Cusco)
Round-trip Transfers
Doubles Occupancy Tents
Camping Equipment: Bathroom tent, kitchen tent,
dining tent, stools, tables and comfortable
mattresses
Cook/Muleteer
Horses and Mules to carry our equipment.
Coffee breaks in the afternoons
All meals during the trek
First Aid kit/Oxygen
We Recommend Bringing:
Personal sleeping bag
Backpack and Daypack
Hiking shoes or snow boots
Winter coat and poncho
Water bottle, flashlight, hat, sun block, sunglasses
Warm/Thermal clothes
Chocolates, candies or other snacks
Camera + Film
Prices:
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Private Service |
Collective Service |
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Ausangate Trek |
1 PAX |
2 PAX |
4 PAX |
6 PAX |
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7 Days |
1220 |
690 |
560 |
490 |
470 |
*Prices For a Person in US Dollars
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