Situé à l’extrême nord de la Cordillère Royale, le Schulz forme un magnifique cirque glaciaire avec l’Illampu et le Huayna Illampu, véritable royaume de la verticalité et terrain de jeu idéal pour les amoureux de la montagne. Si la voie normale de l’Illampu est la plus technique des voies normales, le Pico Schulz vous offre une ascension plaisir, moins technique, plus variée avec des passages en rochers, aérienne comme on les aime, avec une arête somptueuse. Pour ceux qui ne se sentent pas d’affronter l’imposant Illampu n’hésitez plus, le Schulz vous offre une alternative idéale !
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Plan my trip
Departure in the morning from La Paz. Road to Titicaca Lake, then descent to Sorata, a village nested deep in a valley below the Illampu and Ancohuma massifs.
Drive up in a 4WD vehicle to the village of Lacatiya. Meeting with our muleteers’ team.Easy climb until a steep scree, which becomes harder until a pass at 4850 m.a.sl./15912 feet of altitude (3 hours walk). Then, it takes 30 mn to descend to a place called “Aguas Calientes”, the base camp for Illampu (4620 m.a.s.l./15160 feet)
Climb to a plateau and walk to a valley. Once in the valley, the view opens on entire Illampu massif. We will go down a little in the valley that we climb until the high camp just below the glacier. If you're lucky you can spot condors.
Fairly technical ascent, with sections on rocks (D/IV). Departure in the night (Around 3 am). Approach march on the moraine to a glacial valley between Illampu and Schulz peak. Progression on the glacier through easy to fairly steep slopes until the deepness of the valley. After a wide flat section (5600 m.a.s.l./18372 feet), we go on our right to reach the foot of the cliff (3h30 walk from high camp). Section on rocks until the ridge, and then we continue until the summit. 5 to 6 hours climb from high camp.
Last climb to the pass( 4850 m.a.s.l/15915 feet ), and descent to the village of Lacatiya. Return in vehicle to Sorata, then to La Paz.
Reach out to adjust this itinerary to your pace,
your level, your wishes.
