This trek can be done as two day trip, the first day is 4-6 hours hike to the base camp, the next day the climb starts at 1am to reach the top when the sun comes up.
The climb during the night requires good shoes and a headlamp as it is partly scramble over the boulders.
The views from the top of the mountain toward Arequipa, Chachani and Pichu Pichu are very nice as well as the view across the crater with a steam coming out of its middle.
There are many agencies in Arequipa selling the climb, but in the end many use Ivan Guzman's agency to organize the guides, transport and logistics. It is not technically difficult , more a walk, early in the season, the crampons are needed for last 200 meters.
One needs to be well aclimatized as this is a climb to the height of 5822m.
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