Welcome to Hike Club - Cusco Chapter!
We are a local, FREE Hike Club with global membership. We go hiking "Whenever. Wherever." We strive to serve both our international members and the local rural communities through which we hike. The Hike Club community is knowledgeable, friendly, helpful, and experienced. We are here to serve!"
Our Story
Our lives have known no greater joy than hiking the Andes and archaeological sites with amazing people! If you are the type of person to get off the beaten path, explore and stretch yourself physically, emotionally, and spiritually; then this is a group for you.
We host official Hike Club events often, but the true intention of the Hike Club is for hikers to meet up with other hikers and share helpful, accurate, and up-to-date information about local treks.
We are a great place to find a hiking buddy, as it is never advisable to hike alone in the Andes.
Of course, the very important step of pre-hike planning and investigation is our specialty. We have such a helpful and knowledgeable community of happy hikers.
Moderators of the HC
Cody De Witt
The founder of Hike Club is a Texas born man that permanently lives in Cusco with his lovely wife, Danitza. When he is not cooking up BBQ, farming and building greenhouses, he finds time to hike with his dog, Sierra Nevada, and work on his mapping project of the 3,000+ archeological sites in the Cusco region.
Edilberto Del Álamo Pacheco
Edilberto is a very proud Cusquenian, and native speaker of both Spanish and Quechua. He has worked in tourism, finance, construction and education. He loves his family, the local culture, and nature. He often says, "I want to be part of the landscape."
Danitza Del Alamo
Danitza has a passion for teaching, education and social assistance. When she is not working she will be probably doing something. She likes hiking but not as much as her husband, Cody. You can approach her to ask for help and she will try her very best.
Cass Madden
Cass is a wild mountain woman from Colorado. She works faithfully to strengthening communal traditional rights on biocultural resources through her NGO work. Her smile lights up any trail and mountaintop.
Felipe Hernandez
I’m Chad/Felipe and I’m from a small mid-western town in Indiana. I’ve hiked and camped since I was a child and was a skateboarder for about 30 years. I’ve always had a passion for traveling and the outdoors. I currently live in Mexico with my wife and stay an equal amount of time in the USA. I have two children and two grandchildren. Living in Mexico allows me to do another of my passions, visiting archaeological sites. Have van…will travel!
Ninoska Montufar Becerra
Hey! This is Ninoska! I'm originally from Sicuani, a city in the south of Cusco! But life moved me to Cusco where I now live and work. I love mountains and it seems they love me too ! I love to take pictures of my treks all around Cusco and exploring as much as I can! My hardest and best one I have done so far was Choquequirao!
Fern Pannell
Donning her trusty “Wild Kiwi” hat, Fern enjoys exploring the hiking trails around Cusco and the Sacred Valley, while also plotting a bucket list of trails to check off on her next visit back to New Zealand. When not hiking or plotting, she has been known to obsessively research hiking gear. If you ever want to grab a decent coffee and sit and muse over the best warmth-to-weight ratio in sleeping pads or whether drilling holes in your toothbrush is a good way to cut weight in your pack, Fern is more than happy to oblige.
Viral Mehta
Viral lives on Chicago’s north shore with his wife, two kids, and four guinea pigs. When not working, Viral spends his time fixing things his kids break. On rare occasions when there is nothing to fix, Viral takes refuge in his wood working workshop, enjoys gardening, brings out the wrenches to keep his trusted Saab alive, or is plotting a trip to the mountains around Cusco.
Jenny Byrne
After forced frog marches over the Cornish cliffs as a child, Jenny discovered a passion for hiking camping later than many. The mountains of Bolivia lured her on her first overnight hike, New Zealand introduced her to dirtbagging and her first snow-capped peak, and Cusco was where her love for the mountains was consolidated. She now lives in the Sacred Valley, hiking with her pup, rock climbing, and exploring the mountain trails.
Top 10 Most Popular Hikes in Cusco
All of these have an entrance ticket, but for a good reason. These are not to be missed and are some of the most impressive and well-maintained hikes.
Hike Club
Members Reviews
It is such an amazing community!! We own and operate a film production company and recently worked with Cody de Witt and it was nothing short of incredible. His work ethic and knowledge of Cusco and the surrounding areas would help anyone and or any company operating in Cusco. I highly recommend their services!!!👏
Nathan Beninger (Nelson, British Colombia, Canada)