World famous for the many snow-capped mountains, the Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Huayhuash offer ice year round for those willing try. One of the big advantages is easy access to the base camps with some previous acclimatization. The routes have different levels of difficulty from the easy to extremely difficult. Among the well known climbs are: (Ishinca, Pisco, Urus, Alpamayo, Chopicalqui, Chacraraju, Huascaran, Huandoy, Artesonraju, Yerupaja, Rondoy) Climbing rocks is growing little by little and is wide open to exploration and new routes. There are several local climbers willing to point out established areas and plenty of areas to explore and develop. World class rock walls are available for first ascents. Among the frequented places are: The boulders of Huanchac, the walls of Monterrey, the rocks in the Rurec valley and the well-known Torre de Paron also known as the Sphinx. With incredible trails and scenery, the camping and hiking in this area cannot be described. The countless roads go through beautiful valleys and top passes reaching passes 4,700masl, where the best of the flora and fauna can be seen first-hand. The impressive mountains, lakes, waterfalls and rivers that define this area coincide with the trails and campsites providing the best that this area has to offer.  Donkey drivers and donkeys are recommended to make an expedition lighter and smoother, with the use of llamas becoming more popular in the last few years perhaps making the experience even more unique.  Among the well known routes are: Santa Cruz - Llanganuco, Olleros - Chavin, Ishinca valley, Churup lake, 69 lake, Los Cedros valley, Quilcayhuanca valley, Cojup valley.The circuit around Cordillera Huayhuash is considered to be one of the most beautiful circuits in the world.  Likewise they are several possibilities of day-walks around the city of Huaraz. There are countless possibilities to ride inside a labyrinth of horse trails. The trails cross agricultural fields, creeks, rustic bridges and typical villages. The structure of these trails has been adapted perfectly to the cyclist's technical and physical demands.  Likewise exist affirmed roads that cross the Cordillera Blanca through almost 5000 meters passes. Pedaling to these heights becomes not only a great experience but poses a unique physical challenge because of the altitude. There are also roads crossing the Cordillera Negra to the coast.  Most of these roads have been used for many years as access roads linking the highest mountain ranges with the cities and towns of the coast and forest. www.chakinaniperu.com The River Santa is born of Conococha lake and, until now, the only one that has been used for adventure tourism. This river runs along the callejon de Huaylas flanked by the Cordillera Blanca and Cordillera Negra and ends in the Pacific ocean.  The degrees of difficulty go from easy to demanding and technical. The most popular section goes between Jangas and Caraz. The lakes and rivers offer good possibilities of fishing and fly-fishing. It is very frequent to see local residents fishing in the Querococha lake (in the route to Chavin), Jahuacocha lake in Huayhuash and even in the Santa river. The fishing season is between the months of October to April. The options are varied, many trails around the Cordillera Blanca and Cordillera Negra. The horse riding trips are a good opportunity to take pictures from the highest parts. The place where for more frequent flights are from the hill Pan de Azucar located in the town of Yungay. Likewise successful flights have been reported from the Cordillera Negra in the area of the city of Huaraz.

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