Pirámide (Peru)

Pirámide
Pirámide and Lake Parón
Highest point
Elevation	5,885 m (19,308 ft)
Coordinates	8°58′31″S 77°37′14″W / 8.97528°S 77.62056°W / -8.97528; -77.62056Coordinates: 8°58′31″S 77°37′14″W / 8.97528°S 77.62056°W / -8.97528; -77.62056
Geography
Pirámide Peru
Location	Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range	Andes, Cordillera Blanca
Climbing
First ascent	29 May 1957 via NW face by G. Hauser, B. Huhn, H. Wiedmann

Pirámide (Spanish for pyramid), also Pirámide de Garcilaso or Pirámide de Garcilazo, is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,885 metres (19,308 ft) high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Caraz District as well as in the Yungay Province, Yanama District. Pirámide lies inside Huascarán National Park, southeast of Caraz and Artesonraju and north of Chacraraju, at the very end of the Lake Parón valley.

There are no easy routes on this mountain. The normal route is rated between D and TD (depending on conditions) and develops on the northwest face. From a camp at 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) at the east of Lake Parón, ascent is via the glacier to a spot suitable for camping at the base of the face at 5,400 metres (17,717 ft). Climb 60° ice couloirs and snow of the fluted northwest face. The climb takes one day return to the glacier for a competent and trained party. The mountain once had a reputation for extreme difficulty but it is easier today with the advent of modern techniques and equipment. The only route climbed with relative frequency is the northwest face; two other routes exist but are very seldom climbed.