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Hi, I'm looking for an insurance policy for mountaineering in Peru - below 6500m. Our trip will last 3 months, and include travelling around a bit as well as climbing.

The BMC has AlpineSki insurance that looks ideal - best value for money is just a year round policy I think (£215).

For people who have been to the Andes - what insurance did you use?

Regards.
Scott.

In reply to Scott_M@c: I used snowcard. The advantage with them for me was that I wasn't going to be climbing all the time, so didn't want to pay climbing rates all the time. Travelled around a bit too which isn't so dangerous. Have a look at their site - I think it's snowcard.com.

In reply to Scott_M@c:
Depends if you are going to mountaineer, if thats the purpose of the trip.
If not, i used STA top level insurance ("premier"level i think), which covers you for an incredible amount of things including being over 3500m and mountaineering, they just shouldn't be the purpose of the trip. Worked out at about a pound a day for me for a 12 month trip.
H

In reply to

Yeah the trip is mostly mountaineering, but we will be travelling towards the end as well. We'll not be climbing above 6500m.

Scott,

In reply to HP:

How did you have cover for when you were, and were not climbing? Did you use two policies?

Scott.

In reply to Scott_M@c: I used the BMC. World wide, climbing & trekking. Sound. Cheapish and they paid out on my camera which was nicked at the airport on my last day.

In reply to Steve James:

Cool thanks - I reckon that'll be the one. The BMC seemed cheaper than snowcard.

Btw did you loose all your pictures?