The 2016 expedition to Peru is the first annual expedition of the Expedition Climbers Club.  This expedition is also the first expedition to be supported by the Expedition Capital Fund.  The Expedition Climbers Club is the organisation that runs the Remarkables Ice and Mixed Climbing Festival, which in turn provides all money raised at the event (via the Capital Fund Auction) to the clubs Expedition Capital Fund.  The club also runs the mentoring program The NZ Alpine Team, summer and winter climbing meets and womans only trad climbing weekends.  Members from the club and the NZAT are helping to organise this expedition.

To join this expedition you must be a member of the Expedition Climbers Club. In addition your climbing partner for the expedition must also be a current club member.

We have had 13 climbers join this expedition so far and registrations are now closed.  Due to the large number of people we have had to come up with a fixed trip itenary.  The departure dates, times we come and go from each valley are fixed.  If for what ever reason you can not make for example the departure date from NZ you would not be able to join the expedition.  An outline of the expedition can be found below.  Many people will stay on in Peru after our planned part of the expedition is complete.  For anyone who decides to stay you will be responsible for sorting out your own arrangements once the official expedition is over.

Costs.  The following are estimates.  Flights and Insurance $2300.00 -$2700.00, in country travel, food and lodging including base camp cooks, hostels, donkeys where required $2500.00 – $3000.00.  All up we would expect the trip to cost people anywhere from $5000.00 – $6000.00 NZD.

The Expedition Capital Fund is providing a subsidy of $5000.00 NZD.  This money goes directly towards the costs of the shared base camp facilities.  Over a group of 20 odd people this will not mean a significant subsidy for any one person.  However there will be many advantages of being on a expedition with such a large group of Kiwi climbers.  The ability to meet and form new friendships with other Kiwi climbers, share knowledge about route conditions, enjoy being at a base camp with more than just one other person to talk to will be among some of the advantages of being on such a trip.  It is also important to understand that successful expedition climbing often relies on making many trips over several years, often with the same group of climbers.  By being on this expedition and meeting so many other like minded people, the chances of your future expedition climbing success will be increased.

A sign up sheet for this expedition will be available at the 2015 Remarkables Ice and Mixed Climbing Festival.  Once you have signed up you will have approx 6 weeks to send in proof of your confirmed flight ticket.  Only people who have provided confirmed flight ticket by Monday 28th of September 2015 will be able to join the expedition.  We will also need to have received the confirmed ticket of your climbing partner.  Please note that people who  are not an ECC club member will not be able to join this trip.  A deposit to cover in country costs will also due at the end of Aug 2015.

Expedition Details

Departure date from NZ is Friday 27th May 2016.  We will all fly from NZ and share a pre booked private bus direcct to Huaraz.  If you are not in Lima in time for the bus ride to Huaraz or you miss any of the other connection times during the expedition you will be responsible for making your own travel arrangements.  It is also important to know that when we have booked group transport you are responsible for your share of this cost regardless of whether you make the connection or not.

1º 27: Arrive Lima 16:00 .Transfer Airport-Huaraz overnight

2º 28:Huaraz.Albergue Andinista

3º 29: Aclimatation trek to Churup lake(4,485 m.) or Ahuac lake(4,580 m.).

4º 30: Hatun Machay rock climbing.Hut or Camping

5º 31: Hatun Machay rock climbing & return to Huaraz.Albergue Andinista

Day June

6º 1: Huaraz-Paron Lake & Valley.Transfer Huaraz-Paron.

7º 2: Paron Valley

8º 3: Paron Valley

9º 4: Paron Valley

10º 5: Paron Valley

11º 6: Paron Valley

12º 7: Paron Valley

13º 8: Paron Valley

14º 9: Paron Valley

15º 10: Paron Valley

16° 11: Paron-Huaraz.Transfer.Albergue Andinista

17° 12: Huaraz rest day

18° 13: Huaraz rest day

19° 14: Huaraz-Cashapampa transfer.Cashapampa-Llamacorral.

20° 15: Llamacorral-Taullipampa B.C.

21° 16: S.Cruz Valley

22° 17: S.Cruz Valley

23° 18: S.Cruz Valley

24° 19: S.Cruz Valley

25° 20: S.Cruz Valley

26° 21: S.Cruz Valley

27° 22: S.Cruz Valley

28° 23: S.Cruz Valley

29° 24: S.Cruz Valley

30° 25: S.Cruz Valley

31° 26: S.Cruz Valley

32° 27: S.Cruz Valley

33° 28: S.Cruz Valley

34° 29: Contingency day

35° 30: Contingency day