Described as “the best alpine trek in the world", this 170km of hard, exhilarating mountain walking is best experienced through the eyes of a local mountain guide. Peru’s Cordillera Huayhuash has been ...

Globally, many treks have earned a reputation for danger due to extreme weather, treacherous terrain, or sheer remoteness.

The empty saddle on the horse following us up the 15,700-foot pass in Peru's Huayhuash Mountain Range looks awfully enticing. As I plod up the rocky mountainside, one slow step at a time toward the ...

That may be the best thing of all about the Huayhuash circuit – it reminds you that you don't really need any of the usual luxuries to get through the day – at home or abroad. Not every day, anyway.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Snow and sun ... climber Simon Yates. It's 24 years since British climbers Simon Yates and Joe Simpson tackled Siula Grande in the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Abstract The Cordillera Huayhuash is a north‐south‐oriented range along the drainage divide of the northern Peruvian Andes. The range has high ...