Best Alpamayo Climbing Guides 2025

Awesome climbing experience in Cordillera Blanca- Peru.Very professional service. Not the first and not the last time I go with Grupo Alpamayo. This time we did 2 mountains, Alpamayo and Chopicalqui. Always very good guides, great food and nice atmosphere.

Hello, my name is Eduardo, a person who loves nature and Huaraz is one of the cities that I like the most, I have traveled with a group of clients of 8 people and I am director of the company Econbel tours Adventure travel agency, I have I have done the Santa Cruz tour, the snowy Mateo, the snowy Vallunaraju, and the Chopicalqui and my great dream was to reach the top of the most beautiful mountain on the planet, the snowy Alpamayo, I have been with the best mountain guides, and the Alpamayo group company has organized our logistics and the entire trip was organized from the hotel. We recommend this company as a company with high quality services and next year we will organize more trips such as climbing the snow-capped Huascarán. Highly recommended indeed

I am Belinda Fretel, a traveler who is passionate about hiking and climbing, I have my traveling community and we organize outings to different places and destinations in Peru, our group of travelers is called (aventuras_3b), with the same name you can find us on social networks, I have been in Huaraz and made the most beautiful trips such as Santa Cruz trek, Nevado Mateo, and the most classic lagoons such as Paron, 69, Churup, and many more, I highly recommend the quality company Grupo Alpamayo Tours and its two establishments that are near the Plaza de Huaraz, are called Hotel Valery. An excellent professional service with the best local guides with high certification and they do their work very professionally.

I am a mountain guide from Ecuador, I have traveled with my clients from the USA to the Cordillera Blanca and I was very lucky to find this prestigious company that has been organizing High Mountain trips for many years, after doing some acclimatization in the region of Huaraz, Eric and his family organized the expedition for us to climb the most beautiful mountain in the world, Nevado Alpamayo. The logistics were a success. The entire operation went excellent. The local guides, all those who work with them, are members of the AGMP. Association of Mountain Guides of Peru. We recommend this company for your next tour and do not hesitate to contact them. Until next time Fernando Iza.

Great company with a great leader, Eric. They organized for us an unforgettable safe trip around Peru and climbing Nevado Pisco, and then the beautiful Alpamayo. The guides were professionals, they spoke different languages, everything was very comfortable. I advise you to contact Eric and his company to organize tours and climbs.

I am a person who loves nature a lot, I love to walk, and discover new things, my friends from the university and some other friends have done a very nice walk Santa Cruz trek and snowy Pisco, it is one of the most beautiful circuits I have ever known, We are going to continue preparing to climb more mountains and lagoons with the Alpamayo tours group company, they also have a hotel that is very close to everything and they have organized a special Hotel and Tours offer for us, we recommend this company for your next trips. outputs.100%

This weekend I traveled to Huaraz, on the recommendation of a friend I went to travel with the Grupo Alpamayo travel agency in the city of Huaraz, after training in the mountains and preparation I was able to climb to the summit of Nevado Chopicalqui I am very happy to achieve my dream and reach the highest point that was my personal challenge. I have many plans to return next year to climb the Nevado Alpamayo and Huascaran with them. Many thanks to the mountain guide Darwin who was there. at my side taking care of me in the mountains.

A unique experience in the high mountains, we climbed our first 5,000, a very nice experience with our friends and we are going for more mountains with them and all the friends from the Alpamayo group, highly recommended.

An excellent mountain experience ⛰️ we have done many day tour activities to the lagoons, and some acclimatization and climbing the snowy Mateo and the snowy Alpamayo, one of our most beautiful experiences in high mountains and we are happy to fulfill our dreams with the professional mountain guides. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THANK YOU

I went to Huaraz with a group of friends. I took Nevado Mateo with the Alpamayo group. It was a nice experience. One day before they tried on our equipment and boots. They included gloves, a delicious picnic, and a thermos with hot water shared between three, they also lent us the Gorotex jackets, and they rented us the pants and feather jacket at a good price. Their clothes are very nice and comfortable for the climb. The guides are very attentive. They took our group and personal photos. Everything was very nice. I highly recommend it.

Hello, I'm Vanesa, a tour operator from Arequipa, my company is called Amerindia, which I made a group trip with friends and clients. I stayed at the Valery Hotel, which is highly recommended. At the same time, we took a tour with the company GRUPO Alpamayo TOURS. , our circuit was one of the most classic treks, the 4-day Santa Cruz trek, and I have also climbed Nevado Mateo, Nevado Huarapasca and known the most classic tours within the Cordillera Blanca, I recommend this company for my next trips that I will return with my clients, we are soon back in Huaraz.

A trip of a dream, this week I visited the city of Huaraz, I had a personal challenge to climb my first 5 thousand and I met a local agency Grupo Alpamayo, they are very professional and have the best guides, they have sold me a complete tour package and hotel, they also rent custom-made mountain clothing, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AND WE WILL SOON RETURN TO HUARAZ WITH THEM.

Alpamayo Tours Group, has the best tourist packages with excellent personalized service in climbing and trekking...they are quality and above all environmental awareness in the development of their services...

Nevado Mateo was one of the best experiences of Peru! Perfect for those who love adventure and montains. The guides of Alpamayo tours are very profissional and make us save during all the hiking and snow climbing. We arrive at the place early in the morning so we went the first group to go up, the view was awesome and we got down before the rain. I really recommend this experience!

Very professional service. Not the first and not the last time I go with Grupo Alpamayo. This time we climbed Alpamayo and Chopicalqui mountains. Always very good guides, great food and nice atmosphere.

Best location, best price, and excellent service at Grupo Alpamayo Peru! Grupo Alpamayo Peru: This very center of Huaraz - very close to the central market of Huaraz - close to the plaza de armas and the buses - of all needs Everything is very well thought out at the hotel: the common parts are very nice - the Showers are hot - you can leave your things in safety or order the deposit - The beds are very comfortable. The hotel is very clean All the hotel staff are very friendly, professional and ready to help - The staff of workers always has good advice for hiking in the Huaraz region and it is a lot of fun. The excursions of the agency "Peru Expeditions Tours" they have very professional guides. I stayed a week at Hotel Alpamayo, the place where I felt the best after two months of traveling in Peru. And the region is wonderful, much to do. When I was in the city of Huaraz I was with a group of 12pax, 14pax and 20pax always, during my visit I made the following circuits; Santa Cruz trek, Alpamayo trek and climbing and Huayhuash trek, also travel cooperation in the region of Cusco with Eric Albino, visit to the Ausangate trek, Salkantay trek, Choququirao trek, Inca Trail ancient path to Machu Picchu. I recommend this Hotel for all travelers who like to have a good time in the city of Huaraz.

I dreamed for this year 2022 to climb the Alpamayo mountain in the Cordillera Blanca of Peru and the climb was an incredible and learning experience. The guides and porters were amazing and always friendly. The food was delicious and all dietary preferences were catered for. All the equipment was top notch, I used a new Mountain Hardwear 4 season tent only for me. Edgar and Pablo were excellents guides and were always there to help. the guides were very knowledgeable about climbing route to the top of mountain. I would definitely recommend using Andean Raju Expeditions for a safe climbing experience in Peru.

I have done two trips with Gavin Lang of First Light Guiding. Both were customised itineraries with a 1:1 guide:client ratio. The first was in December 2016 – 9 days in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, NZ. The goals were less about peak bagging and more about location tagging (three glaciers, one pass and one summit named after A P Harper, Guy Mannering or Malcolm Ross) to celebrate the NZAC 125th anniversary. The second trip in July 2017 was 18 days in the Cordillera Blanca in Peru, with the objective of climbing 3 peaks. In fact we summited four Urus Este, Ishinca, Tocllaraju and Alpamayo – all between 5300-6000 m. Both trips with Gavin delivered everything I anticipated and more. We achieved all our geographic objectives and I pushed my physical, technical alpine climbing and mental resilience boundaries in a supportive and encouraging environment. Gavin’s commitment to a holistic experience really makes a difference. What I appreciate the most is that each trip is a journey and the journey is not just about the objectives but about the whole experience. Gavin makes an incredible commitment to engage on a personal level – the guiding does not start and stop when the rope is tied on and untied. The space to explore all the aspects of the journey - geographic, physical, technical, emotional and spiritual - without having to feel guarded about some of the more personal and private things that come up is a real gift. Gavin was excellent company, an excellent guide, always clear about plans, objectives, conditions and the reasoning behind decisions. I felt safe, supported and challenged which are a great combination when they occur together. The balance between commitment to the objectives of the journey, technical skills development, timely reminders when extra care was required and the sheer enjoyment of being out there was just right. Gavin’s technical and guiding skills were first rate, and his calm approach to problem solving all inspired confidence. His confidence in my ability to handle the circumstances were also affirming for me. Gavin respected my past experience as an accomplished climber 30 years ago while at the same time helping me regain confidence 30 years on and needing to upskill and fill in some of the blanks from the past. The 1:1 guide:client ratio created space for individual initiative and responsibility while maintaining overall control of climbing safety and letting me dictate the pace. Gavin provides superb food. Peru could potentially be a challenging environment for food and clean water. Gavin dealt with this by doing all the cooking himself rather than hire a local cook. This way he had complete control of food and water hygiene and safety. It worked! Gut health during the two weeks in the field was fine. The food on both trips was excellent with most of it sourced locally and a big emphasis on fresh fruit and veges – really appreciated in a mountain environment. The logistics and plans on the Peru expedition were seamlessly and meticulously planned – accommodation in Huaraz, acclimatisation days, food, donkeys for the walks in to base camp and a porter for the Aplamayo high camp. This maximised enjoyment on the trip – no hassling with details, just focussing on the objectives and the experience. Gavin Lang and the services of First Light Guiding are highly recommended!