2 DAYS • 160KM • 5,300M CLIMBING • 4,767M MAX ALTITUDE
Taking place in one of the highest and most impressive mountain ranges in the Americas, the VUELTA al HUASCARAN is Peru’s most distinguished & challenging MTB stage race. Inspired by an internationally celebrated bike-touring route across landscapes so breathtaking that you quickly understand why the peaks are considered to be gods in local legends. Two adventure-filled days with one full-service camp in between, circumnavigating the highest tropical mountain in the world – Huascaran – combining great riding on gravel roads, singletracks & pavement into one gigantic adventure.
This is La Vuelta al Huascarán.
The Legend of Huascaran
The story is that of a young mortal boy who fell in love with the daughter of Inti, the powerful god of the sun. Inti would not allow his daughter, a goddess, to marry a mortal so he turned them both into giant mountains and separated them with a wide and deep ravine, covering them in ice to calm their passion. And as such the two have remained for centuries, Huascarán and Huandoy, their tears forming rivers and lakes & continually trying to free themselves from their prisons with strong tremors & giant avalanches so they may once again be together.
A Magical Ride…
It’s a journey outside & in of colossal proportion. It’s an adventure, a challenge, a lesson and a reminder. It’s you, your bike, & your world.