Easy 6000er. BC to summit in 3h as the Ubinas volcano was erupting. Beautiful view over Coropuna and Ampato.
althegreek - Jun 20, 2006 10:52 pm Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2006
chachani, normal route
summited solo via normal route. lots of hard ice and penitentes on traverse. long slog on scree to summit, but nice view on top.
Hibs - Mar 12, 2006 6:16 pm Date Climbed: Jan 24, 2006
Route: Normal
Yeah defintly the hardest thing i've ever done. No altitude sickness, a few headaches during the night tho. The journey up was clear weather all the way untill the final summit. Then the weather closed in, wind blowing a gail, and snowing hard. Got to the summit, couldn't see a thing, sat down for 5 mins and then turned round and went home.
Route Climbed: Eastern 2-days Date Climbed: October 2005
Our first 6000m peak! The path is very good, short and easy, but because of the altitude we walked the last 100m up in one hour and during the descent we were totally exhausted - we didn't feel better until 4000m. The views were great, both before and after sunrise.
Super easy peak. My 1st 6000m but not my last!! I went totally solo. Took a taxi for 40 soles to the start of the 4 x 4, then it was a hard 8 km hike up through the heat. I couldn't make it to high camp so I stayed lower at 4900m. Then the next day to high camp and 3rd day to summit, and then a long 25 km hike to the highway, didn't quite make it and finnaly hit the road at 10am on day 4. Guided groups do it in 2 days. When doing it independant you need 7.5L of water at least and this is heavy. No water on the peak.
First climb over 6000 m. Relatively easy walking on rocky trail and ice. Careful with the return trip. The long gentle uphill to the col is not so gentle. Took us about 4:20 from base camp to summit.
Route Climbed: Regular Route Date Climbed: 19 August 2005
First 6000m peak. Left base camp at 4am, summited with Mike N. around 8:15am, back to car by 11:30, then the long dreaded drive to Arequipa. Arrived in time for a big spaghetti lunch. All in all, great climb and great training.
Route Climbed: Azufrera (Normal) Date Climbed: August 2004
Climbed with a bolivian guide and Seth (from UK). Made the climb from base camp (5300m.) in 6 hours. Beautifull views of the lights of Arequipa during the climb. Very strong winds on the last 400m... on the summit I had to be very carefull not to be blown !
The base camp is quite comfortable and spacious and the climb is easy if you are well acclimatized.
When I arrived at BC, I met some swiss guys who made the climb (way up) in less than 3 hours... Crazy !
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: August 23, 2004
my first 6000er. what a great experience. got caught in freak winter storm 100mph+winds with windchill well into minus triple digits. summited in break in weather, thought i was gonna lose a toe, one partner got bad case of HAPE but lived, (descent turned into rescue at times) glad to experience no altitude related illness despite no acclimitization, pity no views from summit
Definitely a good mountain for folks who want to climb high without having to do much technical stuff.
But be acclimatized! I wasn't, even after a week in Arequipa, and by 18K it felt like someone was sticking a needle in my head. By 19K it felt like a fork. We just hit the summit and almost immediately turned around....
Route Climbed: Azufrera Date Climbed: october 8-9, 2003
A day after climbing Misti, I went to Chachani to climb my first peak above 6000 meter. Johan (my guide working for Zarate Aventuras) and I got dropped off at about 5150 meter. Our camp was at about 5350 meter altitude. I slept well despite the altitude.
The next day it took about 5,5 hours to reach the summit. There were just two other climbers on the same route, so it was very quiet. Some snow (beautiful those penitentes!) on the route, but no need for crampons.
Got ill at 5900m... Not the most beautifull mountain I've climbed, but certainly the highest to date. No technical challenges here... You can walk? You can endure cold? You can endure altitude sickness? You can do this!
makumba - Oct 8, 2007 5:15 pm Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2007
Route Climbed : La Azufrera (normal)My first 6K, easy route (a hiking route with penitentes), great view of others 6ks in Volcanic Range: Ampato, Hualca Hualca and Coropuna
Niederbayer - Feb 23, 2007 7:43 pm
June 2005 - normal routebasically just a walk up - was pretty cold.
Great view from the top - as long as you are reasonable fit and acclimatized you will make it
Fabrice.Rimlinger - Nov 11, 2006 3:24 pm Date Climbed: Apr 18, 2006
Normal RouteEasy 6000er. BC to summit in 3h as the Ubinas volcano was erupting. Beautiful view over Coropuna and Ampato.
althegreek - Jun 20, 2006 10:52 pm Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2006
chachani, normal routesummited solo via normal route. lots of hard ice and penitentes on traverse. long slog on scree to summit, but nice view on top.
Hibs - Mar 12, 2006 6:16 pm Date Climbed: Jan 24, 2006
Route: NormalYeah defintly the hardest thing i've ever done. No altitude sickness, a few headaches during the night tho. The journey up was clear weather all the way untill the final summit. Then the weather closed in, wind blowing a gail, and snowing hard. Got to the summit, couldn't see a thing, sat down for 5 mins and then turned round and went home.
waltraud - Feb 14, 2006 8:50 pm
Route Climbed: Normal;Had to turn back in a total white-out at 5900m
Darek - Nov 4, 2005 4:52 pm
Route Climbed: Eastern 2-days Date Climbed: October 2005Our first 6000m peak! The path is very good, short and easy, but because of the altitude we walked the last 100m up in one hour and during the descent we were totally exhausted - we didn't feel better until 4000m. The views were great, both before and after sunrise.
Peak_Bagger - Sep 9, 2005 4:43 pm
Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: July 12 2005Super easy peak. My 1st 6000m but not my last!! I went totally solo. Took a taxi for 40 soles to the start of the 4 x 4, then it was a hard 8 km hike up through the heat. I couldn't make it to high camp so I stayed lower at 4900m. Then the next day to high camp and 3rd day to summit, and then a long 25 km hike to the highway, didn't quite make it and finnaly hit the road at 10am on day 4. Guided groups do it in 2 days. When doing it independant you need 7.5L of water at least and this is heavy. No water on the peak.
Mike N - Aug 26, 2005 5:17 pm
Route Climbed: Regular Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2005First climb over 6000 m. Relatively easy walking on rocky trail and ice. Careful with the return trip. The long gentle uphill to the col is not so gentle. Took us about 4:20 from base camp to summit.
mekwise - Aug 24, 2005 6:03 pm
Route Climbed: Regular Route Date Climbed: 19 August 2005First 6000m peak. Left base camp at 4am, summited with Mike N. around 8:15am, back to car by 11:30, then the long dreaded drive to Arequipa. Arrived in time for a big spaghetti lunch. All in all, great climb and great training.
Guillaume.Ceyrac - Aug 22, 2005 10:35 am
Route Climbed: Azufrera (Normal) Date Climbed: August 2004Climbed with a bolivian guide and Seth (from UK). Made the climb from base camp (5300m.) in 6 hours. Beautifull views of the lights of Arequipa during the climb. Very strong winds on the last 400m... on the summit I had to be very carefull not to be blown !
The base camp is quite comfortable and spacious and the climb is easy if you are well acclimatized.
When I arrived at BC, I met some swiss guys who made the climb (way up) in less than 3 hours... Crazy !
The Defiant One - Feb 23, 2005 1:51 am
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: August 23, 2004my first 6000er. what a great experience. got caught in freak winter storm 100mph+winds with windchill well into minus triple digits. summited in break in weather, thought i was gonna lose a toe, one partner got bad case of HAPE but lived, (descent turned into rescue at times) glad to experience no altitude related illness despite no acclimitization, pity no views from summit
Andinistaloco - Aug 27, 2004 6:38 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: Dec 2001Definitely a good mountain for folks who want to climb high without having to do much technical stuff.
But be acclimatized! I wasn't, even after a week in Arequipa, and by 18K it felt like someone was sticking a needle in my head. By 19K it felt like a fork. We just hit the summit and almost immediately turned around....
Rockhopper - Oct 22, 2003 3:50 am
Route Climbed: Azufrera Date Climbed: october 8-9, 2003A day after climbing Misti, I went to Chachani to climb my first peak above 6000 meter. Johan (my guide working for Zarate Aventuras) and I got dropped off at about 5150 meter. Our camp was at about 5350 meter altitude. I slept well despite the altitude.
The next day it took about 5,5 hours to reach the summit. There were just two other climbers on the same route, so it was very quiet. Some snow (beautiful those penitentes!) on the route, but no need for crampons.
e_wire - Jul 25, 2003 10:31 am
Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: June 2003Got ill at 5900m... Not the most beautifull mountain I've climbed, but certainly the highest to date. No technical challenges here... You can walk? You can endure cold? You can endure altitude sickness? You can do this!