Comments on: Hiking The Huayhuash Circuit in Peru

By: Rikki

Rikki — Sun, 28 Aug 2016 15:55:58 +0000

Hello! My boyfriend and I just returned from this trek. Very unfortunately we were not able to finish it :(. We got absolutely terrible stomach viruses (unknown cause) and were ‘rescued’ by locals to get back to the nearest town that could take us to the city. We will definitely be returning to finish. I loved everything about the hike. I just had a question ; what was the approximate weight of your bag(s) and what was the size? I believe our bags were much too heavy and that really slowed us down.

By: Jacques D

Jacques D — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 18:29:31 +0000

Hello !

Great post ! The hike looks amazing.
I planed to do it in the beginning of November. Do you think it is too late ?

Thank you for the reply

By: Amanda Zeisset

Amanda Zeisset — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:46:35 +0000

In reply to Kevin M.

Hey Kevin,

It wasn’t cold during the day but we wore a light base layer for some sun protection…the sun is very strong at high altitude. I don’t recommend relying on weather reports, the weather changes very fast in the mountains and you want to be prepared for all weather conditions. Glad to hear you found the article useful! Let me know if you have any other questions 😀

By: Kevin M

Kevin M — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 02:09:10 +0000

Great post, we’re headed there soon! Did you find it to be very cold? I noticed that you have pretty warm sleeping and liners, but using mountain-forecast.com, it doesn’t look like it gets much colder than 0 degrees C. It also looks not very windy or wet this time of year.

Thanks for the gear list! Much appreciated among many sites that don’t post gear!

Kevin

By: Antonio Cala

Antonio Cala — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:26:07 +0000

In reply to Lewis. We carry a UV Water filter and treated the water every day. There are plenty of rivers along the way, so you don't need to carry large amounts of water with you. Food for 7-8 days is enough weight! :)

By: Lewis

Lewis — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 00:44:05 +0000

What was your water situation? Were you able to refill every day, or did you have to stock up at any point?

This looks like an incredible hike. We’ll have to add that to the list whenever we get that far.

By: Antonio Cala

Antonio Cala — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 22:26:47 +0000

In reply to Marie Timmermans.

Hey Marie,

That was exactly the information everybody gave us before we went to Huayhuash. But our experience was that we camped every night in very clean campsites. If what they do is burning the rubbish, then I agree. It’s a environmental hazard and they shouldn’t do it.

Although I have to say we found a lot more rubbish in the Blanca, we only went to Huayhuash for 10 days, so that probably doesn’t represent what happens there all year around.

Thanks for your input though. It’s good to know other’s experiences in the area 🙂

By: Marie Timmermans

Marie Timmermans — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 21:22:41 +0000

I was very surprised to read “and the rubbish is taken away every day”, as this is certainly not the case. Rubbish is a major issue in the Cordillera Huayhuash. Nobody takes out the rubbish, it just accumulates at campsites and on the trail as people seem to think that someone will miraculously pick it all up. Campsites are not rubbish dumps, locals will sometimes burn rubbish, which is an environmental hazard, but will certainly not pick it up and dispose of it. For this reason it is extremely important that hikers bring all their rubbish out of the mountains with them, including toilet paper and fruit peel as it takes years to disintegrate. However the writer is right to stress the fact that hikers should camp at designated campsites, as this preserves the environment, if everyone just camped wherever they liked the nature would suffer greatly.

By: Antonio Cala

Antonio Cala — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 16:42:26 +0000

In reply to Anil. Thanks Anil!

By: Antonio Cala

Antonio Cala — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 16:42:12 +0000

In reply to Stephen Garone. Thanks Stephen. It was an unforgettable hike.