Yanapaccha Climber's Log
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| tobe945 | NW Ridge  Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2011 | |
| very short but fun climb at a moderate altitude. rendered one of the best pictures anyone has ever taken of me with chacaraju in the background. | |
| Posted Jan 15, 2013 4:30 am | ||
| markthejock | NW ridge Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2011 | |
| After the slog up the glacier and skirting around a few crevasses, the short steep section to get onto the NW ridge provided a little amusement before the great panorama opened up near the summit - the view to Chopi and Huascaran is just awesome. | |
| Posted Feb 16, 2012 7:18 am | ||
| andret | Holy Moly Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2011 | |
| Summited under a full moon. Didn't even need a headlamp. Probably some of the best views I've seen on any mountain in the Blanca. Well worth it! Super easy, 2 hour approach. | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2011 7:22 pm | ||
| sergejf | Summit! Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2011 | |
| Summitted in 3 h 15 from the laguna camp in perfect conditions, only challenge being the 80 m. 55 degrees slope under the mushroom. Photos on http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergejf/sets/72157627265452906/ | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2011 11:17 am | ||
| rgg | NW ridge Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2011 | |
| A fine climb with magnificent views. It already started on the approach and continued on the climb, all the way up to the summit. Of course, it didn´t do no harm that we had sunshine all the time. | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2011 6:40 pm | ||
| Jukka Ahonen | Thanks Skyline Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2011 | |
| I climbed the mountain as a part of a 6 day mountaineering course by Skyline Adventure School. The mountain was really ideal for this, as it proved to be technical enough to require us to use pretty much every technique we had gone through during the course (except crevasse rescue, lucky!). | |
| Posted Jul 23, 2011 4:13 pm | ||
| bledl | good climb Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2010 | |
| Good first climb. A few big crevasses, some 50 degree snow, lots of good views. Unfortunately an American guide died in a crevasse up there the week before, which gave us a strange feeling climbing it. | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2010 10:29 am | ||
| Gido | Very attractive mountain Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2010 | |
| Exceptional day with no clouds, probably one of the most spectacular summit views you can have in the Cordillera Blanca. | |
| Posted Jul 14, 2010 1:28 pm | ||
| dancla22 | Good Climb Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2008 | |
| This was my first real experience at mountaineering and I couldn't of asked for a better way to start, the valley has great views of other peaks around. The climb is a great start for anyone starting out, not to hard but hard enough and not intimidating at all. | |
| Posted Nov 11, 2009 7:28 am | ||
| MRoyer4 | Great Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2008 | |
| A great choice for acclimatization. More challenging than a walk-up but not too taxing for getting used to the altitude. Beautiful views from the summit of the Huandoys, Pisco, Chopi, and especially Chacraraju. | |
| Posted Oct 5, 2009 11:14 pm | ||
| Brad F | Great climb Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2009 | |
| I took a six day mountain climbing course with Skyline Adventures on Yanapaccha. Great climb with amazing views, but unfortunately we got turned around by a storm high up around 5,300 m. Still an amazing experience! | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2009 2:00 pm | ||
| nattfodd | Magic climb Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2009 | |
| Moonlight climb without headlamps, summited just before sunrise on a clear day... I doubt it gets much better than this! Left at 3:15, summit at 5:45 and back in BC by 7:30. Very straightforward, could have done with only one ice axe and no snow stakes though the last part is a bit steep. | |
| Posted Jun 15, 2009 10:16 am | ||
| Stokesrees | Quick and obvious Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2008 | |
| We set off from the high bivy pond at 4am. We summited and returned to the pond by noon. Were back in Huaraz by late afternoon. This is a very enjoyable, very straight-forward climb. In the upper sections it is useful to have 3 or 4 snow stakes. Especially for descending. My video will give you a very good idea what the climb looks like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW8rk6GYyvI | |
| Posted Jun 7, 2009 6:55 am | ||
| tbacus | Beautiful Peak Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2007 | |
| My first major peak outside the US and my first time above 14,000 feet. It was very sketchy weather conditions and the bergshrund was much harder to cross than we expected. Definite evidence of global climate change here... After climbing all the way up to the summit in near whiteout conditions, the clouds parted for about 20 minutes on top. Then socked in again for the decent. Wierd... | |
| Posted Nov 27, 2008 1:43 pm | ||
| gregoryv | Excellent Climb Date Climbed: Nov 22, 2007 | |
| Excellent off-season climb. Snowed 6" the night before. Started at 4:00 am due to the weather. Took a long time due to the deep snow. Climbed the bergshrund direct. Would have been terribly slow to traverse. Made it to the summit just before 12:00 and back to camp around 4:00. Managed to fall through one snow bridge. | |
| Posted Nov 30, 2007 3:00 pm | ||
| pvalchev | Awesome peak Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2007 | |
| A spooky day with difficult snow conditions with strong wind and clouds. The bergshrund was quite difficult to cross and then there was some fun steep snow climbing to the summit. Getting onto the glacier also provided a bit of a nice ice step. More difficult than the guidebook lets you believe, but a great outing! The approach can be quite hard to find as well... | |
| Posted Jun 29, 2007 1:31 pm | ||
| packet | Great mountain Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2006 | |
| Climbed in July 2006 with skyline adventures. Great mountain with fantastic views of the area. Had to turn back about 50% of the way up due to a member of my team getting sick and dry heaving. The 4 days we were there I only saw 2 other people. Fantastic area. | |
| Posted Oct 29, 2006 1:56 am | ||
| Buz Groshong | Fantastic Climb Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2006 | |
| This was my first climb that I would call technical. It was probably at about the limit of my ability (being 61 years old and not very well coordinated) so it might just be my last technical climb as well. It was a great challenge and a fantastic (though exhausting) climb. Skyline Adventure School did a great job of setting it up and providing guides, equipment, etc. | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2006 1:49 am | ||
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