HUAYHUASH TREK

The Cordillera Huayhuash is a mere 30km long, but it is packed with stunning lakes, cascading glaciers and towering, fluted peaks over 6000m. These include Yerupaja (6634m), the world’s second highest tropical mountain, and Siula Grande (6356m), made famous by Joe Simpson and Simon Yates in the award winning book and film ‘Touching the Void’.
Situated to the south of the well-known Cordillera Blanca, this small and compact mountain range features a dense collection of unspoiled, trout-stocked lakes in shades of azure, emerald and turquoise; glacier-clad peaks that rival any in the Himalayas; and idyllic alpine meadows perfect for camping.
The 12-day full circuit trek through this remote and pristine range is considered by many as one of the most spectacular in the world.
The trails skirt around the outer edges of the range, passing incredibly close to many impressive jagged snow-capped peaks, including those of Jirishanca (6094m), Rondoy (5870m), and Trapecio (5644m), and crossing over many challenging passes over 4600m. The spectacular views - at their most breathtaking from the 5000m Cuyoc Pass and 5050m San Antonio Pass - are well worth the effort.
There are few places in the world where you can enjoy such dramatic and varied mountain scenery, and savour such complete wilderness.