Between 3:00 and 3:30 am departure from Huaraz and we´ll drive to the city of Carhuaz where we´ll take the tour to the Cordillera Blanca to Punta Olímpica for 3 hours.
At 5:30 a.m. approx. after equipping ourselves and receiving a small jay we´ll begin to ascend the moraine (rocky and vertical path) of the south face of Nevado Contrahierbas - after 2 hours approx., we´ll arrive at the beginning of the glacier.
Here we´ll equip ourselves with mountaineering implements such as crampons, ropes and ice axes and then ascend the glacier for 1.5 to 2 hours until we reach the summit of Pico Mateo (5150 m). At the top we´ll stay for a few minutes and after taking many photographs, we´ll descend along the same path for approx., 2.5 hours. to the road where our transport awaits us.
The return with vehicle will take us 3 hours to the city of Huaraz - end of the tour between 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. approx.