Huascaran Sur 6754m
The higher of the two Huascaran peaks and the highest summit in Peru. Also the highest mountain anywhere in the world in the tropics.
The height used here is from the 2017 INAIGEM survey which used high quality GPS data on the summit. In 2026 Eric Gilbertson also surveyed the summit using accurate GPS technology, getting a figure of 6754m. The other two commonly quoted heights are from a 1930's DAV expedition (6768m) and from a 1970's PIGM survey (6746m)
The Huascaran peaks as seen from the airport at Anta.
The Huascaran peaks as seen from Huaytapallana to the north.
The two peaks of Huascaran seen from above Yungay.
We can organise guided climbs of Huascaran.
For details of how to climb the two Huascaran peaks and many of the other the neighbouring peaks of the Cordillera Blanca in Peru, please see our guidebooks, which are available in English, Spanish, Polish and French editions, direct from us or from all good bookshops and mountaineering shops.
