Ritacuba Blanco ascent in Colombia

Join me on this intense and amazing expedition towards the Ritacuba Blanco summit (5,411 m), in the Colombian Andes. I invite you to share with me this 15-day traverse to remember.

First, I will meet you at the El Dorado Airport, Bogota. Next day will be acclimatization day around the city of Bogota. On Day 3, we will transfer to El Cocuy (2,850 m), for our first acclimatization walk. I will guide you up the hills outside El Cocuy.

Next, we will transfer to Güican, to start our trek to Hacienda La Esperanza (3,593 m) for the night. On Day 6 I will lead you on a new acclimatization walk. This time we will walk through rocky ridges to Pico del Aguila (4,020 m). Later, we will descend back to the Hacienda for the night.

As from Day 7, we will spend several nights camping. I will lead you to Laguna Grande de la Sierra (4,514 m), a high mountain valley. Over the next two days we will climb new peaks in the areas. Two possible options are: Pico Concavo (5170 m) and Pico Toti (5,017 m).

On Day 10, I will show the way back to the Hacienda. Then, we will transfer to the Kanwara Huts (3,976 m). And on Day 11, we will finally get closer to our main goal. That day we will trek towards the Ritacuba Blanco High camp (4,500 m).

Finally, Day 12 will be summit day. I will guide you on the ascent to the Ritacuba Blanco summit (5,400 m). While this mountain is considered a "trekking peak", take into account that its ascent includes some moderate and steep slopes, as well as rough, rocky morain.

(Day 13 is reserved as spare summit day, to account for possible bad weather for summit day).

Also, note that the group will include from 4 to 8 mountaineers.

On the final days of the program, we will transfer to Villa de Leyva and Zipaquirá, before the final transfer to El Dorado Airport.

Interested in joining me on the Ritacuba Blanco ascent in Colombia? Contact me for questions and more details. Also, check out other mountaineering options, like Mountaineering in classic routes.