The natural attraction of the Lanin National Park and the homonymous conical volcano always catches you from afar. Taking into account that the enchanting Andean mixed forests, with streams, waterfalls and dreamlike lakes, are added to this banquet, paradise is never impossible to reach.
This route proposes to enjoy these wonders doing a complete trekking, suitable for lovers of the activity and also suitable for those who wish to start.
Day 1: Departure in the morning, by charter transfer, from San Martin or Junin de los Andes. On the way we will enter the Lanin Central National Park, passing through the Currhué Chico, Currhué Grande, Verde, Epulafquen and Carilafquen lakes. After leaving the Epulafquen Hot Springs behind, we will arrive at the beginning of our path. We accommodate the equipment and say goodbye to our driver. The adventure has begun. The forest, in this sector, is very dense; the trail descends and crosses large streams. Lunch with one of them. About three hours of walking and we reach the campsite, almost next to the western headwaters of Lake Paimún. Setting up the camp. Lunch by the lake. Free and rest. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Breakfast. This section will be quite an exploration and amazing way, bordering Lake Paimún on its north shore, along a little marked path. We cross a dense forest, valleys, high altitude pampas, grasslands. Finally we reach a large Paimún beach and we are ready to enjoy the afternoon and the place. New camp.
Day 3: Breakfast. This day we continue bordering the lake, along an inconspicuous path, to the Paimún River, which we ford (cross). There we begin a slow ascent through the aforementioned river valley to the Carilafquen lagoon, where we get a magnificent view of the west face of the Lanin Volcano. Overnight by the lagoon.
Day 4: Early breakfast. This day we go to the old Paimún Pass and begin to skirt the base of the Lanin Volcano. We will pass through the Paturuzú refuge, at the base of the southwest face and very precarious, and we will descend into a valley for a new camp.
Day 5: Breakfast. Descent to Piedra Mala, again next to the magnificent Paimun Lake. We will then advance along the gravel road and then we will enter another path towards the southern base of the Lanin. The trail reaches the waters of the Rucu Leufú stream, which we must go up. We found our new campsite, feeling the giant next to us. Snack and rest. Dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Breakfast. the last of the journey and perhaps the most exhausting. We ascend to the base of the volcano and then begin the great detour to the east. Now the land is arid, with volcanic sand soil, already outside the forest. We go up and down; the sun makes its force felt in our bodies. We pass by the base of the great east face of the volcano and its glaciers. Then we begin to see the north face, where the normal route to the summit ascends. And finally we descend to the vehicular road and the campsite that is next to the Río Turbio Ranger station. The great journey is over. Here a vehicle will pick us up to take us back to Junin or San Martin de los Andes.
NOTE: Ask us for the ascent to the Lanin Volcano after this program.
Modality walking with a backpack and overnights in camps. No porters or pack animals. The general-group equipment, made up of tents and food, is distributed among all the participants.
In all our expeditions we offer the service of meals IN FULL BOARD PLAN:
It is necessary to complete the personal/medical record to clarify if someone does not eat any type of food.
In igloo-type tents to share 2, 3 and 4 people. Wild camps without service.
For any mountain activity you need to have previous physical preparation, or be physically active.
No previous experience is required, we recommend having good physical condition, and knowing that the modality is a journey, where you walk during the day with a backpack, and spend the night in a wild camp.
The overnight is done in mountain camps in igloo-type tents, comfortable and for 2/3 or 4 people.
The tents are included in the service. You have to carry them all.
Although the time of year is summer, mountain ranges and/or wild areas, temperatures tend to drop at night.
The stops are given with a frequency and graduation according to the intensity. There are stops for lunch, snack, and rest.
From 13 years of age.
In a woman a range from 12 to 15 kilos, in a man from 15 to 20 kilos.
20% Up to 5 Kilos: Short excursion walks / Trekking Talampaya
40% Up to 8/10 Kilos: Round-trip trekking / Vallecitos 3 and 4-day programs
60% Up to 12/15 kilos: Crossing trekking with porting / Crossing of the Andes Paso Portillo
80% More than 15/18 kilos: Cross-country trekkings with little or no portage / Trekkings in Patagonia (Paso Vuriloche, PN Lanin or Nahuel Huapi, etc)
100% More than 25 Kilos: With a lot of equipment on top and little or no porting / Continental Ice
20% half a day or less with little unevenness.
40% more sustained slopes and longer days in the activity. 2-3 days / more than 6 hours per day.
60% Long ascents and descents with a longer duration. Ascents to more than 4000 meters in the central mountain range / intense 4-day trekking (Uruguayan plane)
80% Important work of legs in resistance. Very long days. Very long day ascents (Lanin - Domuyo) or more than 5000 meters. Ice courses.
100% Maximum demand. Aerobic work and constant effort on legs. Continental Ice, Aconcagua, mountains of more than 6000 meters.
20% flat land
40% trails with moderate ups and downs. General crossing trekkings . Sierra de la Ventana, Córdoba, Patagonia, Cuyo, north, others. Classic ascents
60% Steeper slopes and trails. Possible use of crampons. Domuyo, Cordón del Plata, Cordillera Central.
80% Mixed terrain, with snow or ice. Alvear, Lanin, Tronador. Bolivia, Peru.
100% Highly technical terrain. Glacial transit and climbing in sections. Hill climbing with sections on slopes of more than 60 ° inclination
20% We will not be much affected.
40% This is a normal level of attention.
60% We require more motivation, enthusiasm and concentration.
80% The activity will require us to be very connected and convinced.
100% Maximum control and emotional-psychological performance.
0% + sea level.
20% Up to 2000 masl.
40% + 2000 masl.
60% + 4000 masl.
80% + 5000 masl.
100% + 6000 masl.
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