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Chearoco Ascent

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The Chearoco is a magnificent and imposing summit of 6127m located north of Chachacomani in the middle of the Cordillera Real. To get there, from La Paz, you will have the opportunity to pass by the superb Lake Titicaca. This summit is still unknown and wild. The ascent is technical and demanding, so a strong experience is required because the level is TD / III. Notice to very experienced mountaineers who wish to live a real unforgettable adventure and alone in the world!

Overview
  • Duration 4 days
  • Transport private vehicle
  • Site fees Included
  • Guide IFMGA english speaking guide (subject to availibity)
  • Altitude from 3.600 to 6.127 m asl
  • Best time from May to October

Indicative price, excluding international flights. All nights, meals, guides and transfers included.

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Main stops
  • Unique and still wild summit in the Royal Cordillera
  • Impressive and aesthetic massif reserved to experienced mountaineers.
  • Splendid ascent very airy.
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Day 1

LA PAZ – KELHUANI VALLEY – CASA DE SANTOS (4635 M.A.S.L. / FEET) - CHEAROCO BASE CAMP ( 4750 M.A.S.L./15583 FEET)

  • Start 07:00 am
  • Accommodation tent
  • Meals lunch, dinner
  • Transport 3h

Transfer to the Royal Cordillera and the Kellhuani valley (3 hours drive). We start from house of Santos, the muleteer, at 4635 m above sea level/ 15206 feet. We start a long approach walk north-east to the end of the valley, to reach the Chearoco massif. Gorgeous views on Chearoco glacier. We have to find the best way through the “bofedal” (Swampy zone with giant mosses soaked with water) to reach the moraine and the little glacial lake nested below a rocky barrier which leads to the glacier. Camp on the glacial lakeshore, at 4750 m above sea level / 15 583 feet.

Day 2

CHEAROCO BASE CAMP (4750 M.A.S.L./15583 FEET) - CHEAROCO HIGH CAMP (5150 M.A.S.L./ 16896 FEET)

  • Start 09:00 am
  • Accommodation tent
  • Meals breafast, lunch, dinner
  • Walk / Bike 2h

We climb to the high camp through the moraine, off-trail in a rocky chaos (around 2 hours walk). We arrive at the edge of the glacier. The place is magic.Night at the high camp, on the glacier at 5150 m above sea level / 16 896 feet.

Day 3

ASCENSION OF CHEAROCO (6127 M.A.S.L./20101 FEET) - BASE CAMP (4750 M.A.S.L./15583 FEET)

  • Start 01:00 am
  • Accommodation tent
  • Meals breafast, lunch, dinner
  • Walk / Bike 10/12h

Ascent technical and demanding (TD/III). Smooth ascent on the ice tongue, before we fork on the left and climb straightforward on the west slope. Demanding ascent (55º / 60º) until the foot of a peak, above a cracked slope (5800 m. a.s.l./19028 feet. 4 to 5 hours climb). We go through a plateau, making our way between the crevasses, until the summit ridge (5960 m a.s.l./19553 feet )Last climb on a south-west oriented steep slope (60º / 65º) before reaching the ridge. Crossing until the main peak further on the left, a rocky peak frozen in ice. Descent on a south-east oriented ridge. 7 to 8 hours climb from high camp. Descent to high camp (2 to 3 hours)Return to base camp (1h30). Night at the base camp.

Day 4

CHAEAROCO BASE CAMP (4750 M.A.S.L./15583 FEET) – CASA SANTOS ( 4635 M.A.S.L./15206 FEET)- LA PAZ (3600 M.A.S.L./11811 FEET)

  • Start 09:00 am
  • Accommodation none
  • Meals breafast, lunch
  • Transport 3h
  • Walk / Bike 3h

Back to the house of Santos and return by car to La Paz.

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