LOS POU ESCALAN EL NEVADO CHURUP 5.493 m

"It was one of the few mountains visible from Huaraz that we had left to climb... A classic in the 80s and 90s, when there was much more snow and much more ice, which due to rising temperatures has taken a backseat, as the rock that remains exposed, so broken, is almost impassable... We climbed its southwest face—our northwest face—in 17 hours, round trip from Laguna Churupita, and what we thought was going to be an acclimatization process turned into an arduous task due to the lack of snow and the mixed zones, the 800m of vertical elevation gain and around 1,000m of distance, and the 8-10 very vertical and exposed rappels over decomposed rock... All in all, an elegant and challenging ascent that left us with a very good taste in our mouths. Although there may be some previous lines, we haven't found any information, so we're leaving information about the route we followed. For future repeats, it would be something like M5+/V+/65°. Oh, and let's not forget: Base camp at Churupita Lagoon is one of the most beautiful we've been to in the Cordillera Blanca.