Where the AndesMeet Your Lens

The highest summit in the Cusco region and the 6th highest in all of Peru. It's a rewarding climb for those who are prepared to step up to the challenge on a mountain over 6,000 meters.

Five days of unrivaled trekking that begins with high-altitude passes below the sacred Apu Nevado Salkantay and then continues down into dense cloud forests that ultimately lead to Machu Picchu. We guarantee that you won't see any other group on the trail as you explore this hidden corner of Peru.

An objective for beginner to intermediate climbers looking to gain experience on steeper terrain, with spectacular summit views across the southern peaks of the Vilcanota range.

A four-day journey to the site where 219 Chachapoya culture mummies were rescued in 1997. Explore the virgin cloud forest once inhabited by one of the oldest known cultures in Peru. It is a difficult but rewarding trek in the Chachapoyas region, and fewer than 200 people per year complete it.

A three-day guided glacier climb from Cusco. This climb requires the use of crampons, rope teams, and ice axes. It is a perfect mountain for your first time on a glacier and a summit above 5,400 meters.

A 6,106-meter peak in the Cordillera Vilcanota and the most prominent summit inside the Ausangate Regional Protected Area. Ideal off-the-beaten-path objective for your first mountain above 6,000 meters.

A first alpine climb for anyone who has never worn crampons, finishing on a 5,446-meter summit with a full sweep of the Vilcabamba Apus. It shares a trailhead with the Salkantay and Ahobamba treks, so it adds neatly onto either.

The highest peak in the Urubamba range. One pitch of low fifth-class rock, 55–70° snow and ice, and an exciting ridge climb — for climbers who already have some technical ice climbing experience.

A rarely summited 5,359-meter peak in the Cordillera Urubamba, with 40–50° glacier ice and views over the Lares valleys into the Amazon Basin. Three days from Cusco, and a rewarding first glaciated summit for beginners.

A 5,625-meter peak above the alpaca-herding village of Pacchanta, on the north side of Ausangate. It was first climbed in 1957 and still sees a few ascents a year. It's only a four-day round trip from Cusco and features over 400 meters of 50–80° snow and ice climbing.

At 6,768 meters, Huascarán Sur is the highest mountain in Peru and the highest summit anywhere in the Earth's tropics. The normal route climbs through La Garganta, the col between the south and north peaks. Previous glacier experience and acclimatization are necessary.