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Cooperative Adventures in the Andes...

Cooperative Adventures:

New this year at the Skyline Adventure School we are introducing the "somewhere in between" of our Guided Trips and Outdoor Education Courses. We're calling them "Cooperative", because that's what they'll require of you. This is for the adventurer who wants to go on a trip in South America, but doesn't quite like the idea of having their tents set up for them or their meals prepared (or dishes washed!) and wants to learn a thing or two about getting it all done in the outdoors. Your hybrid guides/instructors will take you through the planning of the trip and it's logistical needs, help create a menu and accompany you to the market to buy your food rations, and teach all along the way about caring for the pack animals, environmental ethics for the area, navigation, stove use and food prep, decision making in the outdoors, mountaineering skills for the trips that involve an alpine ascent, and more! Choose from the list belew or write us with your ideas and we can put something together for you (and your group if you have one).

Cooperative Trips

Quilquihuanca / Ishinca Cooperative Trek & Climb
14 days Strenuous - $TBA

June 21 - July 4

The Quilquihuanca valley,visible from Huaraz, is "less trodden" than valleys like the Santa Cruz though equal in beauty and high in adventure. The passes are off trail so prepare yourself for a navigational adventure! Learn mountaineering skills on the glacier and summit Ishinca before packing up and hiking out the Cojup Valley. Due to terrain, this trip will require participants to carry a backpack up and over the high passes and will be donkey supported only the first few days of expedition.
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Hiking through the Cordillera Blanca - Huascaran

Los Cedros Cooperative Trek
12 days - Moderate to Strenuous -$TBA

May 27 - June 7

This challenging path winds it's way from the ruins of Hualycayan to the distant town of Pomabamba, taking you from the western slopes of the Peruvian Andes, all the way across and down their other side. Impressive views abound, and a visit to Alpamayo, "the Most Beautiful Mountain in the World" will send you home wondering if your fairytale vacation was real!
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