点评:We did the Santa Cruz to Alpamayo circuit trek with Huaraz Treks and Climbs in early June 2025. Everthing was organised well, we were very well looked after by our mini expedition team: an interesting and fun guide (Erik), a charming and smiley, magician cook ('cocinero', Juan), two hard working, fit donkey drivers ('arrieros', Eloy and Victor), six strong and well looked after reliable donkeys ('burros') and a quiet 'emergency' horse ('caballo'). All the team were unassuming, understated, kind, gentle, charming, thoughtful, caring, funny and patient, wanting to keep us comfortable, safe and look after us with great care. We felt privileged to have such an amazing team.
This was an incredible journey into the remote heart of the Cordillera Blanca including close encounters with the Santa Cruz mountains and a circuit around Alpamayo mountain and others in the range.
After the first three days in the Santa Cruz valley, in the next seven days we only saw one other group of trekkers and three solo trekkers.
The trek gave an insight into the tough existence and way of life of the mountain people and captured the remoteness, harsh beauty, precariousness, vulnerability, fragility yet stunning and awesome landscape that accompanies the giants of the Andes. It is an adventure and experience that we will never forget. While we have trekked extensively in Patagonia, Bolivia, Nepal, Europe and Alaska, we rate the Santa Cruz to Alpamayo circuit trek as one of the best that we have ever done.
翻译:2025年6月初,我们跟随瓦拉斯徒步与攀登公司(Huaraz Treks and Climbs)完成了从圣克鲁斯到阿尔帕玛尤的环线徒步。一切都安排得井井有条,我们的迷你探险队也把我们照顾得无微不至:一位风趣幽默的导游(Erik),一位笑容灿烂、魅力十足的魔术师厨师(胡安,厨师),两位勤劳健康的驴夫(埃洛伊和维克多,驴夫),六头强壮可靠的驴子(驴子)和一匹温顺的“应急马”(马)。整个团队都谦逊低调、善良温柔、魅力十足、体贴周到、充满爱心、风趣幽默、耐心十足,他们竭尽全力让我们感到舒适安全,并悉心照料我们。我们很荣幸能拥有这样一支优秀的团队。
这是一次不可思议的旅程,深入了布兰卡山脉(Cordillera Blanca)的腹地,与圣克鲁斯山脉近距离接触,并绕阿尔帕玛尤山及周边其他山脉进行了一次环线骑行。
在圣克鲁斯山谷度过了三天之后,接下来的七天里,我们只遇到了另外一组徒步者和三位独自徒步的游客。
这次徒步让我们深入了解了山地人民艰苦的生存和生活方式,捕捉到了安第斯山脉的偏远、严酷之美、险峻、脆弱、脆弱,以及与之相伴的壮丽景色。这是一次我们永生难忘的冒险和体验。虽然我们已经在巴塔哥尼亚、玻利维亚、尼泊尔、欧洲和阿拉斯加进行了广泛的徒步旅行,但我们认为从圣克鲁斯到阿尔帕玛尤的环线徒步是我们经历过的最好的徒步旅行之一。