Thanks for this, it brought back many memories from a climb in 1979 as part of our (4 of us) preparation for climbing Mt. Huascarán (which, I believe, nobody achieved that year as it avalanched pretty much continuously). Crossing the moraine was torturous, but we did it in the afternoon and then camped on the col overnight and summited the follow day. Spectacularly clear day. Something very special. Sad to see how climate change has changed the views. Things then were still very much in their infancy; 'guides' in Huaraz had wooden boards with nails through as crampons..
@@weeksteach thank you for sharing your story with us. We love hearing about people’s experiences. Amazing to hear how far the guides have come 😆. It certainly is an incredibly beautiful part of the world. Surely the views are quite different now from your time there. Thanks for watching!
Hello, in 1988, there was no moraine to cross. The glacier covered the entire lower part of the mountain, and there was no refuge, but the bivouac site remained the same. Pierre and I were well acclimatized, but reaching the summit was still challenging. I have a few souvenir photos. Greetings from Switzerland!
@@marriedmountaineers I don't have many scanned photos (it was 35 years ago!) but I'll send you some on your e-mail. I wish you many more mountain trips. Claude
The moraine demoralized me a lot. I leaved my watch in camp, and promised to myself not to ask ro mi guide how many hours left or things like that. After some hours we reached the glacier and felt more optimistic.
I’d been looking for a video of climbing on Pisco so I really appreciate you sharing this video. Did you do an acclimatization hike before starting out towards basecamp?
We did a couple acclimatization hikes prior to heading to basecamp. We hiked to Laguna Churup first and then the following day we hiked to Laguna Mullaca y Carhuac which took us above 15,000ft. The next day we set out for Pisco basecamp. Good luck with your climb and thanks for watching!!
Thanks for this, it brought back many memories from a climb in 1979 as part of our (4 of us) preparation for climbing Mt. Huascarán (which, I believe, nobody achieved that year as it avalanched pretty much continuously). Crossing the moraine was torturous, but we did it in the afternoon and then camped on the col overnight and summited the follow day. Spectacularly clear day. Something very special. Sad to see how climate change has changed the views. Things then were still very much in their infancy; 'guides' in Huaraz had wooden boards with nails through as crampons..
@@weeksteach thank you for sharing your story with us. We love hearing about people’s experiences. Amazing to hear how far the guides have come 😆. It certainly is an incredibly beautiful part of the world. Surely the views are quite different now from your time there. Thanks for watching!
Incredible memories come to my mind, I did it without a guide with my friend Pierre in 1988.
Truly unforgettable Thanks for the video !!!
That’s amazing! Curious to know how the route compares to 1988?? Thank you for watching!
Hello, in 1988, there was no moraine to cross. The glacier covered the entire lower part of the mountain, and there was no refuge, but the bivouac site remained the same. Pierre and I were well acclimatized, but reaching the summit was still challenging. I have a few souvenir photos. Greetings from Switzerland!
@@clauderothlisberger amazing to visualize. I’m sure it was stunning! Thanks so much for sharing that with us!
@@marriedmountaineers I don't have many scanned photos (it was 35 years ago!) but I'll send you some on your e-mail.
I wish you many more mountain trips.
Claude
@@clauderothlisberger wow, thank you so much!
Great footage! Loved seeing a familiar face too! Octavio was my first climbing guide. Keen to return now!
Thank you and thanks for watching! Octavio was fantastic. We would love to climb with him again if we ever go back
The moraine demoralized me a lot. I leaved my watch in camp, and promised to myself not to ask ro mi guide how many hours left or things like that. After some hours we reached the glacier and felt more optimistic.
Yeah it can be tough sometimes when you know there’s still a long way to go. Happy you kept pushing forward!
I’d been looking for a video of climbing on Pisco so I really appreciate you sharing this video. Did you do an acclimatization hike before starting out towards basecamp?
We did a couple acclimatization hikes prior to heading to basecamp. We hiked to Laguna Churup first and then the following day we hiked to Laguna Mullaca y Carhuac which took us above 15,000ft. The next day we set out for Pisco basecamp. Good luck with your climb and thanks for watching!!
@@marriedmountaineers thanks!
Nicely done! congratulations. Who did you use as your guide?
Thank you very much! We used Andean Peaks as our guide. They were great. Highly recommend!