Huaraz, Rock climbing

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Description

Huaraz, located 415 kms north of Peru's capital Lima, is an outdoor lover's paradise. There are dozens of hiking and mountain bike trails.

It is an alpine climbing mecca with thousands of people coming here each year to complete epic tours up the Andes.

There are plenty of alpine climbing stores and there are some sport climbing stores scattered amongst them. The town center is the best place to find these stores. I can highly recommend Andes Camping (ig @andescampinghuaraz) located in the town center. Jose is a really nice guy with a ton of knowledge of the cordillera blanca. He also runs a comfy hostel, and will hook you up with a discount on rentals or tours if you’re staying with him.

Approach

There are night busses running from Lima everyday from most bus companies. The cost is between 70-135 PEN (sols) (26-46 USD). The three main bus companies are Cial: Chepest of the lot, however the 9 hour night ride is still very manageable. Movil Tours: Mid range Cruz Del Sur: Top of the line, however the 21:00-06:00 travel time brings very little advantage over Cial.

Where to stay

There are loads of hostels for all budgets. I can highly recommend Olaza. It is a mid range hostel costing 100 Sols per night per room. It is very very clean, well run, breakfast (with massive pot of coffe), hot water with great pressure located about 15min walk from the town center. If you’re looking for a more local vibe Jose from the gear shop Andes Camping (ig @andescampinghuaraz) runs a comfy hostel with 3 and 6 bed dorms (as well as private rooms) ranging from 20 soles a night. Shared kitchen, laundry, and all the other amenities, and even a fun little boulder wall. You also get a discount on tours or gear in the shop.