Ishinca, Mountain summit in Cordillera Blanca, Peru.

Ishinca is a 5,530-metre peak in the Cordillera Blanca, northeast of Huaraz in the Áncash region. Its normal route, the North-West Route, is rated Alpine PD- and was first climbed in 1964 by J. Fonrouge, W. Lindaver, H. Salger, H. Schmidbauer and V. Staudacher. From the summit, climbers see the Tocllaraju and Ranrapalca peaks.

Ishinca's North-West Route, rated Alpine PD-, was first climbed in 1964 by J. Fonrouge, W. Lindaver, H. Salger, H. Schmidbauer and V. Staudacher. The peak lies in the Ishinca Valley of the Cordillera Blanca, in the district and province of Huaraz, Áncash, northeast of Huaraz. Its name comes from Ancash Quechua ichinqa, "it will stand".

The name comes from Ancash Quechua: ichinqa, "it will stand", became ishinqa and then Ishinca. Spanish sources also gloss the mountain's name as "snow-covered mountain". Quechua-speaking people of the Áncash region gave the peak this name, and it remains the form used on maps and in climbing reports.

Visitors need a permit from Huascaran National Park and proper climbing gear before attempting the ascent, which requires mountaineering experience. The climb typically spans three days with overnight stops at designated camping spots along the route.

The name Ishinca comes from Ancash Quechua: ichinqa, "it will stand", became ishinqa and then Ishinca. The North-West Route, rated Alpine PD-, was first climbed in 1964 by J. Fonrouge, W. Lindaver, H. Salger, H. Schmidbauer and V. Staudacher.