$1.200.000
One of the classic alpine climbs in the South of Chile. One of those that require patience to learn what is necessary and to wait for the right conditions to attempt its summit. This is how we could summarize the normal route to climb the Puntiagudo volcano. A route that began to become known in 2006, going from just a couple of ascents a year to having its own season. With a spectacular trek through the typical forest of southern Chile and that is crowned in its upper part with Alerces and views of volcanoes. The climbing of the tower is varied: with slopes of hard snow and some ice steps. It is a route that is moving, looking for the logical passes. Requires snow and ice gear, but especially excellent rope work.
With its narrow silhouette, the Puntiagudo is a mountain closely linked to the history of mountaineering in Chile and the region itself. With a tragic first ascent and a “Patagonian climb” feeling, is the Chilean Matterhorn one of those ascents that become memorable stories.
The spectacular volcano is flanked by the dense Valdivian forest, which in its surroundings stands out for its renovales of larch and mañios, giant ferns, tepas, ulmos and quilas. Typical fauna of these forests includes pumas, pudúes, foxes, chingues and hummingbirds, among other elusive inhabitants. The volcano is visible from most of the lakes in the region, being the Rupanco the one that is most associated with the Puntiagudo and its surroundings, it is here where we will start our approach.
El Puntiagudo is a technically interesting mountain. First, it has a long approach that starts at an average altitude of 200m and through which you must cross dense forests, where it is common to lose the trail. As for the conditions of the ascent route these vary notoriously throughout the year, being the ideal winter season for its ascent to be covered with snow from its base, giving us a sustained climb with interesting ice formations in its upper part: cauliflowers, waterfalls and gutters.
It is graduated with a difficulty UIAA "D III": route with important approach and with climbing maintained on ice or snow – AI3 500m, 50º/90º.
Day 1: 09 am
Transportation from Osorno or Puerto Varas to the El Poncho sector.
Day 1: 11 am
Start of trekking to base camp.
Day 2: 10 am
Ascent to the high camp or bivouac.
Day 3: 5 am
Attempt to summit the northwest ridge.
Day 4: 10 am
Trekking back to the beginning of the trail.
Day 4: 6 pm
End of service.
| Includes: |
Mountain guide service in a non-private program with bilingual mountain guides (Spanish / English). All guides are members of the National Associa... Read more |
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| Does not include: |
Tips; Additional services and private services; Equipment required by the client; Life or travel insurance; Porter service (if available); Extra e... Read more |
| Equipment responsibility of the client: |
Activity-appropriate clothing for mountaineering and trekking (base layer top and bottom, fleece jacket, windproof and waterproof jacket & tro... Read more |
| Experience and technical capacity required: |
Apt for people without previous climbing experience but with an adequate shape to participate in up to +12 hours per day of physical activity in w... Read more |
| Limitations and/or restrictions of the activity: |
Not suitable for people with heart problems or disabilities that may prevent them from participating in long-term strenuous physical activity, chi... Read more |
| Description of actions that the participant must follow for the proper development of the activity: |
It will be required of those who participate in the program to respect and protect the historical, natural, and cultural heritage in which the act... Read more |
| Criteria used to suspend the activity: |
The participant puts activity or participants safety at risk; the participant does not follow actions for the good development of the activity; cl... Read more |
| Insurance: |
Throughout the program whenever adventure tourism activities take place: hiking, trekking, climbing volcanoes participants will be covered by comp... Read more |
| Price: |
The prices of each program are presented in Chilean pesos (CLP, CH$) and correspond to the price per 1 person taxes included. All our programs hav... Read more |
| Reservation: |
It is done through the website or by email (info@huellandina.com). We will confirm availability within 24 hours of receiving the information from ... Read more |
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Payment in Cash (only Dollars, Euros, or CLP), Credit Card, Online bank transfer (Chilean - CLP or Austrian - EUR Bank). If payment is made in for... Read more |
| Cancellation Policy: |
- Cancellation requested by the client with more than 2 days before the program start date: refund available with a penal... Read more |
“ChECKLIST FOR Climbing the Puntiagudo volcano”
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For those who book the same program together, there is a discount of $20.000 CLP per person, which is applied automatically when making the reservation. |
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The weather conditions are essential for a safe and enjoyable trip. However, an accurate and somewhat reliable weather forecast can only be had about five (5) days before the planned date for the trip, so we try to be as flexible as possible with reservations made in advance:
To be able to book a date we only require the payment of the reservation fee, and once we have a reliable forecast we re-confirm the date and coordinate the payment of the difference. But if it is not possible to start the ascent because we foresee that there will be poor visibility in the glacial area (precipitation or clouds that reduce visibility to only a few meters) we will look for an alternative date or the refund of the booking fee.
However, if by mutual agreement we decide to start the program (that is, to go out to pick you up or to meet at the lodge), either because the forecast looks good, acceptable, or unclear, and the conditions do not allow us to reach the summit or meet the proposed objectives, there is no refund of the payment!
Yes!
The minimum to perform the program is one (1) person, so there is no problem in doing the program just for you. But keep in mind that it is a shared service, so if there is another person interested in the program and the date they could share the service. But don't worry we'll let you know if that happens!
Yes, we have available trekking poles, mountain boots, gloves, backpacks, sunglasses for rent. So if you need something do not forget to let us know in the booking process.
While most of our programs are small groups and it's almost always just the group you've booked together, our regular programs are shared services. So if you would like to book a private program in advance, it will be priced accordingly to the capacity of the clients that the guide or guides could have on that trip. Write to us to see it in detail!
The program includes the transportation from/to Puerto Varas, Ensenada, Petrohue, Puerto Octay or Cascadas. Picking or dropping from Osorno, Puerto Montt, Puerto Montt/Osorno airport, Llanquihue or Frutillar have an extra cost of $15.000 CLP per way. Other places are available upon request.
If you want to arrive on your own at the meeting point we will deduct the cost of transportation ($10,000CLP per person). For this you can use the coupon "transport-1p" when making the reservation (you must change the number according to the number of people who are booking, if there are 3, the coupon to use would be transport-3p).
There are some programs that include transportation from other cities, if indicated in the description, so it will be!
The program includes the technical equipment: crampons, helmet, harness, ice axe. So they basically only require their mountain boots, clothes, and accessories (glasses, backpack, gloves). Anyway you can see the checklist to verify that you have what you need and / or let us know if you need something!
Some programs may also include other items (such as sleeping bags or trekking poles), so if it is indicated in the program it will be available in the program.
It is the ascent of a mountain or volcano by a group accompanied by a (or several) Mountain Guides!
We do our best to customize our programs to your needs, but please note that regular programs are shared services. We will always let you know in advance when more people join the same trip!
If you will like to book in advance a private guide, it will need to be priced accordingly at the capacity of clients that your guide could have on this trip.
Because most of our trips are small groups, it will be just you or a couple of other people, we rent the car from the guide (or our family) to develop the program: A normal car, clean, in good condition and of course with all the required permits. For bigger groups, we hire a driver with a Mercedes Benz Sprinter Van or similar.
