Vallunaraju Climber's Log
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| pokie | beautiful climb  Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2012 | |
| One of the nicer climbs. Final summit crest and crevasses near top are amazing. Great photo ops! technically trivial and soloable. | ||
| Posted Dec 19, 2012 6:13 pm | ||
| ljbailey | first attempt Date Climbed: Jan 26, 2010 | |
| Wow! what a sweet day for climbing. the glacier was rock solid from the ascent to most of the way down. Sweet views! what a good one to teethe on! | |
| Posted Nov 16, 2012 10:47 pm | ||
| AlbertoRampini | Standard Route Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2007 | |
| Nice route! | |
| Posted Aug 30, 2012 5:13 pm | ||
| Cal | Normal Route Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2012 | |
| Fun looking down on the lights of Huaraz from such great heights. | |
| Posted Jul 14, 2012 2:06 pm | ||
| markthejock | SW slopes Date Climbed: Apr 13, 2005 | |
| My first peak in the Cordillera Blanca, although didn't make it to the true summit due to unfavourable conditions. Did make it to the slightly lower summit though. | |
| Posted Feb 20, 2012 5:09 am | ||
| andret | SW Slopes (normal route) Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2011 | |
| Went first for the N rige, got turned around by sugar snow. Summited via normal route the next morning. :) Easy climbing, terrific views! | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2011 7:20 pm | ||
| boisedoc | good views Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2011 | |
| very good conditions on the glacier right now. Great views of prominent Blanca summits from Huantsan to Huascaran. The trail from basecamp up to the glacier was really steep and the crux of the whole thing. | |
| Posted Aug 5, 2011 12:39 pm | ||
| Silvia Mazzani | An unforgettable ascent Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2007 | |
| Why? Because of getting to the top together with Zero, a peruvian Siberian Husky I met at Base Camp...It was a very exciting and touching encounter, because a lot of years ago i'd climbed several mountains with my two huskies... | |
| Posted Jul 9, 2011 4:51 pm | ||
| rgg | My first climb in the Cordillera Blanca Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2011 | |
| I decided to camp high near one of the lakes south of the mountain, close to the edge of the glacier. Nobody else was around, but as I started my summit attempt the next morning, gaining the glacier from the saddle to the south, it didn´t take long before the old trail I was following joined the normal route. While I climbed, I saw three other groups coming down, two of which guided. A busy peak today! I must say that I was glad for the trail, because without it, I could have spent a lot of time finding a way around the crevasses - or even might have fallen into one! | |
| Posted Jun 20, 2011 8:17 pm | ||
| 7summits | Nice climb, great views Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2010 | |
| We camped higher than regular BC, on a rock next to the glacier. Easy access in 5 minutes, then 3.5hrs to the top. Great weather, great views. Many crevasses, but good bridges and some small jumps required. Not sure if it would be safe after a hot day though so get down quick. | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2010 3:15 pm | ||
| iechegar | Route Climbed: Normal : November 11-12 2009 Date Climbed: Nov 12, 2009 | |
| First summit involving glacier traveling for me! Nice and "easy" introduction for a hiker who wants to transition to mountaineering. Nice views of Ranrapalca and Ocshapalca. Completely doable when most other peaks are off season. An option is to do an ice climbing course at the nearby glacier before going for the summit as part of acclimatization | |
| Posted Jan 4, 2010 5:59 pm | ||
| bledl | normal route | |
| Nice, easy climb. Reached the summit with Timm Fischer and descended fast to have some Pasta at BC. My first climb in the Cordillera Blanca. | |
| Posted Sep 1, 2009 6:18 pm | ||
| ChrisHunley | SW Slope Ski Descent Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2008 | |
| Skinned up the glacier and after reaching the North summit, skied back down to the morraine. Incredible summit views. | |
| Posted Mar 27, 2009 5:22 pm | ||
| TrevorMarrs | 5 day alpine training course Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2008 | |
| 5 day alpine climbing course utilising the Ice wall and crevases fantastic experience spending 5 days at 5000m + had a great guide in Wilder and Peruvianandes really looked after me!! Loads of snow made for interesting conditions didn´t summit as was more intersted in additional tuition did do crevasse and self rescue at approx 5400m which I thought more than adequate! | |
| Posted Nov 3, 2008 4:58 pm | ||
| bergnasenbaer | Normal route Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2007 | |
| Nice climb. Solo. | |
| Posted Sep 20, 2008 12:13 pm | ||
| Timothy Pearl | New Heights Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2008 | |
| With Jim, Ben and Eric. This was our acclimatization climb after a little stay at Quebrada Llaca 14,000ft, and a night at 16,000 Moraine Camp. Climbed with full effects of AMS on one Rice Krispy Treat. Beautiful views of Ranrapalca and Ocshipalca. | |
| Posted Aug 15, 2008 10:57 am | ||
| Eric Holle | Normal Route Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2008 | |
| Tim, Jim, Ben and I climbed Vallunaraju as an acclimatization peak on my first trip to the Cordillera Blanca. What an amazing introduction to international climbing. The views from the summit were absolutely amazing. | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2008 6:33 pm | ||
| hhsilleck | Route climbed: normal route Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2007 | |
| Our first summit in the Cordillera Blanca, with my friends Derek, Maggie, Oscar, and Carlos. My poor wife Sonya got quite sick from the altitude the night before and couldn't join us on this one. | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2008 6:16 pm | ||
| mikebowen | it's good to have sharp edges Date Climbed: May 15, 2007 | |
| Caught great snow conditions and was able to snowboard off the summit- just a bit of exposure above the col. | |
| Posted May 2, 2008 7:25 pm | ||
| mpcohen | East Face : June, 1975 Date Climbed: Jun 15, 1975 | |
| In June, 1975, Rod Brooks and I did the East Face of Vallunaraju, and came down the North ridge. We started well after dawn, and reached the top at dark (OK, so we're not very fast), dug a snow cave for the night, and walked down in glorious sunshine the next morning. Since it took a day to walk up to our camp (at the lake, I think), it was a three-day trip in all. It was a fun climb, mixed snow and rock. We started directly below the notch between the 2 summits, and just zig-zagged our way up following snow benches when we could, and climbing rock between them when we had to. The final pitch was a 50-foot couloir of snow and snow-covered rock that ends up at the notch. We were roped the whole way up, since it's pretty exposed, and I remember putting in some protection on a few pitches, but it was mostly a Class 4 climb. I'm pretty sure that this was the first ascent of this side of Vallunaraju. This is a most enjoyable mountain no matter which way you go up, the views are terrific, and it's a great training climb once you've acclimated to Huaraz. Enjoy it! | ||
| Posted Oct 18, 2007 2:17 pm | ||
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