I prefer not to merely dump a pile of photos on the internet, but the Cordillera Huayhuash is worth looking at, and I probably won’t write a detailed trip report. This was the last of my travels in Peru this summer, but I hope to return soon to take care of much unfinished business.
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- First pass on the Alpino route
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- Lake below first pass
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- Sunset from first pass — oops!
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- Jirishanca from near Laguna Mitucocha
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- Jirishanca
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- Laguna Mitucocha
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- Alcay
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- Yerupaja and Yerupaja Chico from near Carhuacocha
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- Carhuacocha panorama
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- Next day near Carhuacocha
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- Jirishanca
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- Yerupaja Chico, Jirishanca, Alcay
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- Yerupaja glacier
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- Laguna Gangrajanca
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- Icefall into Gangrajanca
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- Siula Grande glacier
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- Tres Lagunas view
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- Siula Pass
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- Trapecio and Jurau
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- Burning stuff for some reason
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- Cordillera Raura from the north
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- Punta Trapecio
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- Puscanturpa from Trapecio Punta
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- Puscanturpa columnar rock
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- Camp below Puscanturpa
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- Yep
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- Descending to Juraucocha
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- Juraucocha and Siula Grande approach
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- Sunset on Sarapo
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- Yerupaja
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- Yerupaja and Siula Grande
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- Peak south of Cerro Gran Vista
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- Cerro Gran Vista panorama
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- Rasac and Yerupaja
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- Yerupaja and Siula Grande (Touching the Void side)
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- Camp below Rasac and Yerupaja
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- Punta Rasac
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- Punta Rasac’s easy glacier crossing
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- Peak west of Punta Rasac
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- South from Punta Rasac
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- North from Punta Rasac
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- North side of Punta Rasac
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- Jahuacocha valley
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- Approaching Jahuacocha
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- Jirishanca above Juraucocha
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- Parting view of Huayhuash
Your trip in Peru is very inspiring. How long did it take you to do the whole Huayhuash circuit?
There are several complicating factors: I was doing it with a friend, had horrible intestinal issues for the first 2-3 days, and did some version of the “Huayhuash Alpino” circuit, which adds some difficulty, but which I highly recommend. The whole thing was parts of 8 days without hurrying.