Cerro San Antonio Este

In the direct line between the col to the summit is a small rocky band where we had to scramble a little bit (Grade II to III). On the top we detected a good and well marked path on the northern side and along the rocky band back to the col. The views from the top are stunning.

The way along Rio Calinca to Huayllapa was endless, the same way Joe Simpson and Simon Yates had chosen 1985. Their dramatic story became famous in the book and movie "Touching the Void". Huayllapa is the only village on the Huayhuash circle and the only place where food is available.

Red Tape

The fees on the Huayhuash trekking are expensive now. We paid more than 200 Soles (approximately 70U$) per person for camping and community access in the year 2013!

When to Climb

Best season is May to September. We met just 4 other tourists end of September!

Camping

If you do the trekking clockwise San Antonio camp is the starting point in the morning (GPS coordinates: S10 22.545 W76 53.592) and the camp in the village Huayllapa is the final point for this day (GPS coordinates: S10 21.535 W77 00.020).  The northern path from the col down to Rio Calinca is relatively steep!. Mules must go the valley from the San Antonio camp directly to Huayllapa.

External Links

For more information about the Huayhuash trek see the specific Huayhuash section of SummitPost or the trip report of Cordillera Huayhuash on our webpage including some waypoints and other pictures. Other mountains and trips in South America are described on our webpage www.marionandalfred.de.