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The climb is demanding due to the altitude and the steepness. Prior acclimatization is essential. Personally, the last section between 5850 meters and the summit was difficult (I was out of breath), and the feeling of not making any progress required me to dig deep. Once at the summit, the view is superb, and the satisfaction is immense. For the descent... you can simply relax in the layer of ash on the volcano's cone. To avoid carrying our gear, base camp was set up just before the end of the 4x4 track. From this point, it took us about 7 hours to reach the summit and about 3.5 hours to return to camp. A fantastic adventure!

decently worth to go there, beautiful views

Good physical condition

Great lagoon in deep blue with 6,000m peaks with snow peaks in the background 😍

The hike is technically easy, except for a small section with a via ferrata. Getting there from Huaraz is easy with the public buses (colectivos), which leave from an unofficial bus stop on the corner of Avenida Agustín Gamarra and Av. Las Américas. It is advisable to start as early as possible in order to catch the last bus back in the evening. The journey takes about an hour. The climb up to 4400m was quite exhausting, luckily we were acclimatized.

A wonderful place at the Laguna Churup at an altitude of 4450m. In the background is the Nevado Churup with its majestic glaciers. From midday onwards there are often numerous tourists, so it is worth coming early.

The view of the lagoon is beautiful. If you have already done hikes in Huaraz, the view is not so exciting. We also have to say that the hike up there was not very exciting. In the end it is just a steep climb until you get to the lagoon. If you want to see more hikes from Peru, you can find them in our Kommod profile and a summary of all Peru hikes will soon be available on our blog https://30tage-reisen.de

The hike is great for acclimatizing to the environment and testing out a more challenging hike. We found the hike to be very good for preparing for Laguna 69 and the altitude. Fully recommended for testing out the altitude.