Snowy San Mateo Tour
Description
Vive una emocionante aventura visitando el Snowy San Mateo, uno de los nevados más accesibles de la Cordillera Blanca. Este tour es ideal para quienes desean tener una primera experiencia de alta montaña, disfrutando de impresionantes paisajes andinos, glaciares y espectaculares vistas panorámicas.
Durante el recorrido desde Huaraz atravesarás hermosos escenarios naturales hasta llegar al punto de inicio de la caminata. Desde allí se realiza una caminata de dificultad moderada hasta alcanzar la zona del glaciar, donde podrás caminar sobre la nieve y admirar de cerca la majestuosidad de los Andes.
Es una experiencia perfecta para los amantes de la aventura, el trekking y la naturaleza, con paisajes únicos que harán de esta excursión un recuerdo inolvidable.
What is included?
Includes
- Tourist transport
- Official tourism guide.
- Entrance tickets to the tourist attraction.
- mountain guide
- Picnic (water)
- Technical team
- Crampons
- Mountain boots
- climbing harness
- Carabiners
- ropes
- Pillory
- Anchoring implements
- First aid kit
Does not include
- Food, glasses, socks, pants, gloves, personal prescription medications and tips.
Travel Itinerary
Snowy San Mateo Tour
Departure: 03:00 h. Each client is picked up at their respective hotel, which will take approximately 15 minutes by car. Once with the entire group, the guide and the mountain team will head north to the city of Huaraz (3,052 meters above sea level). to the city of Carhuaz (2,640 meters above sea level) through the Callejón de Huaylas (inter-Andean valley formed between the Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra). Then, we will go east ascending the coils of the Ulta Valley at an altitude of 4,763 m. s. n. m, Punta Olímpica 2 hours and 30 minutes by bus, at this place we will leave the bus approx. (6:00 a.m.) where we will prepare the material and technical equipment to start climbing. 7:00 am: For the Morrena part it will take us approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes to reach the base of the Mateo Glacier (5,000 m.a.s.l.) 9:00 am: After a brief rest we will have the technical equipment (mountain boots, crampons, harness, helmet and pillory) ready to begin our ascent to the summit, which will take us approximately 3 hours.
(*) Moraine: Union of rocky sediments
(*) Ropes: tie or tie to the rope in this case climbing
(*) Controlled descent: it is a procedure for hanging a rope, this rope anchored to an anchor.
12:00 pm: Once at the summit, we will have a picnic and take photos for 45 minutes. 12.45 pm: We will begin to descend until we get out of the snow for approximately 2 hours, then we will take off our technical equipment to continue going down the moraine. All of this will take us a total of 3 hours to Punta Olímpica where the bus is waiting for us. 4:15 pm: finally the bus will return us along the same route that we have ascended 2 hours and 30 minutes to the city of Huaraz towards their respective hotels.
Important Information:
Based on the latest technical research on mountain climbing procedures, it is advisable to walk or ascend at a speed of 1.5 km PER HOUR MAXIMUM. Traveling long distances for an average of 45 minutes to 1 hour and then taking a break, drinking liquid and eating in small proportions. Mostly a person walks approximately 5k/h in the city.
The Climber must Wear:
Two pairs of socks maximum (wool cotton). Two layers: A cotton layer for the coat and another raincoat two on the lower back: An inner layer for the coat and a raincoat. Two layers on the hands (Warm Gloves and Waterproof Gloves). A buff (scarf). A balaclava. Dark glasses. A backpack of at least 55 liters
Climbing Procedure:
Once we arrive at the base of the glacier and after having equipped ourselves with the technical equipment, the guide will rope all the climbing participants into the harness; If there are two people, he will go up first about 30 m. where you will establish an anchor for the next two people to climb. And thus repeat the action until the same summit, this system is called “arrow”. If there are more than two people, you will board in a line, this procedure is when the guide goes in front and the clients behind at a distance of 8 m. to the summit.
Procedures for Descending:
Depending on the inclination that the snow has given to the snow, it will be descended in a controlled descent or in a line and always roped where the guide will go behind to protect the climbers through the rope.
