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PERU: Cordillera Huayhuash loop 2014

220 images Created 29 Aug 2014

View Tom Dempsey's images of trekking the Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit July 6-16, 2014 in Peru, South America. Our family group of eight Dempseys tented for 10 nights at high altitude and walked for 9 days over passes up to 5000 meters or 16,500 feet elevation. Each day was a revelation of snowy peaks, lakes, local campesinos (country people), scenic campsites, native plants and flowers. Aventura Quechua company of Huaraz organized our guided tent trek with loads carried by donkeys.

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  • Sunrise hits the Cordillera Huayhuash above Carhuacocha lake campground (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
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  • Map of Cordillera Huayhuash trekking circuit, Andes, Peru, South America
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  • Peru map covering Lima, Cordillera Blanca, Cordillera Huayuash, South America
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  • Quartelhuan/Cuartelhuan. Day 1 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Are you feeling in a rut? Water has carved her trail too deep. Day 1 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. For licensing options, please inquire.
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  • Loaded donkeys traverse snow over Cacananpunta (pass at 4690 m). Day 1 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Trekkers rest on Cacananpunta (pass at 4690 m or 15,400 feet). Day 1 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Trekkers rest on Cacananpunta (pass at 4690 m or 15,400 feet). Day 1 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 12 overlapping photos.
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  • Hot springs water in Caliente Valley turns orange from algae, as seen from Cacananpunta (pass at 4690 m or 15,400 feet) in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. A new road connects the Amazon basin with a road ultimately to the Pacific coast. Day 1 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash.
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  • Horses and donkeys graze at Tuctucpampa campground below Nevado Jirishanca (left, "Icy Beak of the Hummingbird" 6094 m), Rondoy (right 5870 m). Day 1 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
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  • Horses at Tuctucpampa campground stream below Nevado Jirishanca (left, "Icy Beak of the Hummingbird" 6094 m), Rondoy (right 5870 m). Day 1 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Horses at Tuctucpampa campground stream. Day 1 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Horses at Tuctucpampa campground stream below Nevado Jirishanca (left, "Icy Beak of the Hummingbird" 6094 m), Rondoy (right 5870 m). Day 1 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Horses at Tuctucpampa campground stream below Nevado Jirishanca (left, "Icy Beak of the Hummingbird" 6094 m), Rondoy (right 5870 m). Day 1 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    14PER-2635-36pan_Nevado-Jirishanca.jpg
  • Horses at Tuctucpampa campground stream below Nevado Jirishanca (left, "Icy Beak of the Hummingbird" 6094 m), Rondoy (right 5870 m). Day 1 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Calf suckles milk from cow at Tuctucpampa. Day 1 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Nevado Jirishanca ("Icy Beak of the Hummingbird," 6094 m), seen from Tuctucpampa. Day 1 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • At sunrise, a stream flows through Tuctucpampa campground below Nevado Jirishanca (left, "Icy Beak of the Hummingbird" 6094 m) and Rondoy (right 5870 m). Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-2677_Nevado-Jirishanca.jpg
  • At sunrise, a stream flows through Tuctucpampa campground below Nevado Jirishanca (left, "Icy Beak of the Hummingbird" 6094 m) and Rondoy (right 5870 m). Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-2683_Nevado-Jirishanca.jpg
  • At sunrise, donkeys graze by a stream flowing through Tuctucpampa campground below Nevado Jirishanca (left, "Icy Beak of the Hummingbird" 6094 m) and Rondoy (right 5870 m). Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-2686_Nevado-Jirishanca.jpg
  • At sunrise, a stream flows through Tuctucpampa campground below Nevado Jirishanca (left, "Icy Beak of the Hummingbird" 6094 m) and Rondoy (right 5870 m). Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-2696_Nevado-Jirishanca.jpg
  • Saddled white horse at Tuctucpampa campground. Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Backlit white horse grazes at Tuctucpampa campground. Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Trekkers eat a pancake breakfast in Tuctucpampa campground. Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. For licensing options, please inquire.
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  • Trekkers eat breakfast at sunny Tuctucpampa campground below Nevado Jirishanca (left, "Icy Beak of the Hummingbird" 6094 m) and Rondoy (right 5870 m). Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Trekkers eat breakfast at sunny Tuctucpampa campground below Nevado Jirishanca (left, "Icy Beak of the Hummingbird" 6094 m) and Rondoy (right 5870 m). Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Morning tents at Tuctucpampa campground below Nevado Jirishanca (left, "Icy Beak of the Hummingbird" 6094 m) and Rondoy (right 5870 m). Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-2722_Nevado-Jirishanca.jpg
  • Horses at Tuctucpampa campground stream below Nevado Jirishanca (left, "Icy Beak of the Hummingbird" 6094 m), Rondoy (center 5870 m). Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • Mitucocha lake (4270 m), Nevado Jirishanca (left, "Icy Beak of the Hummingbird" 6094 m), Rondoy (right 5870 m). Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Trekkers at Mitucocha lake (4270 m), Nevado Jirishanca ("Icy Beak of the Hummingbird" 6094 m), Nevado Rondoy (right 5870 m). Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Trekking under Nevado Jirishanca ("Icy Beak of the Hummingbird" 6094 m), downstream from Lake Mitucocha. Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Ancient sea floor fossils lie in rocks exposed at Tuctucpampa in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Geology: Cordillera Huayhuash is comprised of uplifted sedimentary sea floor rocks (quartzite, limestone, slate) with a base of granodiorite. Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash.
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  • Mounding green plants in a marsh. Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Mounding green plants form mats in a marsh. Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Horned cow with grazing calf. Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Trekkers walk in Yanayana Valley below Yerupaja Grande (6635 m / 21,770 ft, Peru’s 2nd highest peak) and Siula Grande. Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
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  • Trekkers walk in Yanayana Valley below Siula Grande. Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • A trekker in Yanayana Valley below Siula Grande and Yerupaja Grande (right 6635 m / 21,770 ft, Peru’s 2nd highest peak). Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    14PER-2809-10pan_Yanayana-Valley_Yer...jpg
  • A saddled horse in Yanayana Valley below Siula Grande and Yerupaja Grande (right 6635 m / 21,770 ft, Peru’s 2nd highest peak). Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
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  • Trekkers lunch in Yanayana Valley below Siula Grande and Yerupaja Grande (center 6635 m / 21,770 ft, Peru’s 2nd highest peak). Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
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  • Day 2 of 9: A tasty lunch plate of chicken, potatoes, boiled egg, olives in a yellow herb sauce, in Huascaran National Park, Peru. Trek 9 days around the Cordillera Huayhuash, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Trekkers lunch in Yanayana Valley below Siula Grande and Yerupaja Grande (center 6635 m / 21,770 ft, Peru’s 2nd highest peak). Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
    14PER-2828-32pan_Yanayana-Valley_Yer...jpg
  • Yerupaja Grande (left 6635 m / 21,770 ft) and Yerupaja Chico (right). Yerupaja Grande is Peru’s 2nd highest peak and is also the highest peak in the Amazon River Basin. Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-2835_Yanayana-Valley_Yerupaja.jpg
  • The northern viscacha (Lagidium peruanum) is a cute rodent in the Chinchillidae family. Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • The northern viscacha (Lagidium peruanum) is a cute rodent in the Chinchillidae family. Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Dusk falls over Cordillera Huayhuash at Lake Carhuacocha campground (13,600 feet) in Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Yerupaja Grande (21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca ("Icy Beak of the Hummingbird"). Day 2 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash.
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  • Orange clouds at sunrise on Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, near Huaraz, Peru, South America.
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  • Sunrise illuminates the Cordillera Huayhuash above Carhuacocha campground (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash.
    14PER-2879_Carhuacocha-camp.jpg
  • Cordillera Huayhuash reflects in Carhuacocha lake (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    14PER-2880-81pan_Carhuacocha-camp.jpg
  • Cordillera Huayhuash reflects in Carhuacocha lake (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    14PER-2882-83pan_Carhuacocha-camp.jpg
  • Sunrise illuminates the Cordillera Huayhuash above Carhuacocha campground (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash.
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  • Sunrise illuminates the Cordillera Huayhuash above Carhuacocha lake campground (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 7 overlapping photos.
    14PER-2885-91pan_Carhuacocha-camp.jpg
  • Sunrise illuminates the Cordillera Huayhuash above Carhuacocha lake campground (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    14PER-2892-97pan_Carhuacocha-camp.jpg
  • Cordillera Huayhuash reflects in Carhuacocha lake (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
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  • Sunrise hits the East Face of Siula Grande (20,814 ft or 6344 m) in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. Siula Grande was the subject of the gripping 2003 British docudrama "Touching the Void." In 1985, climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates scaled the treacherous West Face of Siula Grande, but after Joe broke his leg, their descent became one of the most amazing survival stories in mountaineering history. The 2003 movie is based upon Joe Simpson's harrowing book, "Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival."
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  • Sunrise at Nevado Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird, 6126 m or 20,098 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash.
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  • Andean geese (Chloephaga melanoptera) usually pair for life.<br />
Photo is from Carhuacocha lake in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash.
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  • Cordillera Huayhuash reflects in Carhuacocha lake (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
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  • Cordillera Huayhuash reflects in Carhuacocha lake (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    14PER-2920-25pan_Carhuacocha-lake.jpg
  • Cordillera Huayhuash reflects in Carhuacocha lake (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • Cordillera Huayhuash reflects in Carhuacocha lake (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    14PER-2929-30pan_Carhuacocha-lake.jpg
  • Sunrise illuminates the Cordillera Huayhuash above Carhuacocha lake campground (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
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  • Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed) in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash.
    14PER-2941_Yerupaja-Grande.jpg
  • Sunrise hits the Cordillera Huayhuash above Carhuacocha campground (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. Published in Wilderness Travel 2017 Catalog of Adventures. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
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  • Sunrise illuminates the Cordillera Huayhuash above Carhuacocha campground (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash.
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  • Sunrise hits the Cordillera Huayhuash above Carhuacocha campground (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    14PER-2949-50pan_Carhuacocha-camp.jpg
  • East Face of Siula Grande (20,814 ft or 6344 m) at sunrise in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. Siula Grande was the subject of the gripping 2003 British docudrama "Touching the Void." In 1985, climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates scaled the treacherous West Face of Siula Grande, but after Joe broke his leg, their descent became one of the most amazing survival stories in mountaineering history. The 2003 movie is based upon Joe Simpson's harrowing book, "Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival."
    14PER-2951_Siula-Grande.jpg
  • Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird, 6126 m or 20,098 feet) in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash.
    14PER-2952_Jirishanca-sunrise.jpg
  • Sunrise hits the Cordillera Huayhuash above Carhuacocha campground (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
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  • Sunrise hits the Cordillera Huayhuash above Carhuacocha campground (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • Sunrise hits the Cordillera Huayhuash above Carhuacocha campground (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    14PER-2979-80pan_Carhuacocha-camp.jpg
  • Sunrise hits the Cordillera Huayhuash above Carhuacocha lake campground (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
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  • Sunrise hits the Cordillera Huayhuash above Carhuacocha lake campground (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
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  • Cordillera Huayhuash reflects in Carhuacocha lake (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
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  • Cordillera Huayhuash reflects in Carhuacocha lake (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
    14PER-2999-3003pan_Carhuacocha-lake.jpg
  • Cordillera Huayhuash reflects in Carhuacocha lake (13,600 feet) at the outlet stream footbridge in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    14PER-3011-12pan_Carhuacocha-lake.jpg
  • Campesino girl in green hat. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-3026-Peruvian-girl.jpg
  • A trekker pauses under Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird, 6126 m or 20,098 feet) in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash.
    14PER-3031_Jirishanca-trekker.jpg
  • Nevado Jirishanca Chico (5446 m). Geology: Cordillera Huayhuash is comprised of uplifted sedimentary sea floor rocks (quartzite, limestone, slate) with a base of granodiorite. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-3033_Jirishanca-Chico.jpg
  • Carhuacocha River Valley. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER2-341_Carhuacocha-River-Valley.jpg
  • Nevado Jirishanca Chico (5446 m). Geology: Cordillera Huayhuash is comprised of uplifted sedimentary sea floor rocks (quartzite, limestone, slate) with a base of granodiorite. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-3053_Jirishanca-Chico.jpg
  • A fresh landslide in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash.
    14PER-3061_rockslide.jpg
  • Nevado Jirishanca Chico (5446 m) reflects in a lake dammed by a recent landslide in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash.
    14PER-3076_Jirishanca-Chico-reflects.jpg
  • Gangrajanca Lake lies at the feet of massive peak Yerupaja Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 27 overlapping photos.
    14PER-3086-3112pan_Gangrajanca-Lake.jpg
  • Siula Lake (left 14,000 ft or 4290 m) and Gangrajanca Lake (right) lie at the feet of massive peaks Yerupaja Grande and Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 16 overlapping photos.
    14PER-3121-36pan_Siula-lake-Gangraja...jpg
  • Snow avalanches like a waterfall from Yerupaja Grande into Gangrajanca Lake in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash.
    14PER-3174_snow-avalanche.jpg
  • Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird, 6126 m or 20,098 feet) reflects in a stream pond in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash.
    14PER-3181_Jirishanca-reflects.jpg
  • Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird, 6126 m or 20,098 feet) reflects in a stream pond in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
    14PER-3188-91pan_Jirishanca-reflects.jpg
  • Siula Lake (14,000 ft or 4290 m, greenish) and stream ponds lie at the feet of massive peaks such as Nevado Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird, 6126 m or 20,098 feet) in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    14PER-3204-06pan_Siula-lake.jpg
  • Quesillococha (a green lake at 4332 m), Lake Siula, and Lake Gangrajanca lie at the feet of massive peaks in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This photo is at viewpoint halfway up the pass of Siula Punta. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    14PER-3243-45pan_Quesillococha-Siula...jpg
  • Quesillococha (a green lake at 4332 m), Lake Siula, and Lake Gangrajanca lie at the feet of massive peaks in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Huaraz, Peru, South America. Our trekkers paused at this stunning viewpoint halfway up the pass of Siula Punta on Day 3 of 9 trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. Published in Wilderness Travel Catalog 2019.
    14PER-4001-p1.jpg
  • A glacier from Siula Grande and Nevado Sarapo feeds Lake Quesillococha (4332 m) and Lake Siula in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Our trekkers depart a viewpoint halfway up the pass of Siula Punta, on Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos. Published by the American Alpine Club in the 2019 edition of American Alpine Journal.
    14PER-4012-17pan_Quesillococha-Siula...jpg
  • A glacier from Siula Grande and Nevado Sarapo feeds Lake Quesillococha (4332 m) and Lake Siula in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This photo is at viewpoint halfway up the pass of Siula Punta, on Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 7 overlapping photos.
    14PER-4025-31pan_Quesillococha-Siula...jpg
  • Nevado Carnicero (19,500 ft or 5960 m) reflects in a yellow stream pond near Carnicero settlement in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
    14PER-4061-65pan_Nevado-Carnicero-re...jpg
  • Trekkers cross a stream under Nevado Carnicero (19,500 ft or 5960 m) near Carnicero settlement in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    14PER-4075-77pan_Nevado Carnicero.jpg
  • Trekkers cross a stream under Nevado Carnicero (19,500 ft or 5960 m) near Carnicero settlement in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash.
    14PER-4080_Nevado Carnicero.jpg
  • Stream splashes grow ice blobs on a freezing morning. Day 4 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-4103_ice-blobs-stream.jpg
  • A happy trekker carries an Apple iPad to record Nevado Trapecio (5653 m), which rises above Portachuelo de Huayhuash pass (4780 m). Day 4 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. For licensing options, please inquire.
    14PER-4107_happy-Huayhuash-trekker.jpg
  • Yellow flower on Portachuelo de Huayhuash pass (4780 m). Day 4 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-4110_yellow-flowers.jpg
  • Nevado Trapecio (5653 m) rises above Portachuelo de Huayhuash pass (4780 m). Day 4 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-4111_Portachuelo-de-Huayhuash.jpg
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