Cerro Chirripo Climber's Log
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| bighornmonkey | Really fun climb  Date Climbed: Apr 2, 2011 | |
| Really liked this mountain (despite the cost $15pp for 2 days + $10pp lodging at the refugio). Here are some numbers as of April 2011: TRANSPORTATION: The bus from San Isidro to the mountain costs 1000 Colones (US$ 2) each way. Buses to San Isidro leave from the San Gerardo soccer field at the following times: (as of February 1, 2011) 5:15 a.m. – arrive San Isidro 6:45 a.m. 11:30 a.m. – arrive San Isidro 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. – arrive San Isidro 5:30 p.m. Bus from San Isidro to San Gerardo de Rivas The bus leaves from the Bus Station in the Mercado (market) south of the cathedral plaza. The blue and white bus marked San Gerardo leaves at the following times: (as of February 1, 2011) 9:30 a.m. – arrive San Gerardo 11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. – arrive San Gerardo 3:30 p.m. 6:45 p.m. – arrive San Gerardo 8:15 p.m. THE CLIMB: The village of San Gerardo is at 1500m. The refugio is at 3400m. Camping is NOT ALLOWED in the national park - note that you enter the national park at the 4km marker. The refugio has desktop computers with internet access from 2pm to 6pm...all solar powered of course. There is reliable water source at km7 and km13 UP= 6 hours from trailhead to refugio (14 km)+ 2 hours from refugio to summit (5km) DOWN: 1.5 hours from summit to refugio (5km) + 4 hours from refugio to trailhead (14km) You can read the complete trip report on my blog there: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/hobos/1/1301761177/tpod.html#ixzz1IYVCR1fL | |
| Posted Apr 4, 2011 8:22 am | ||
| pyerger | cerro chirripo Date Climbed: Feb 14, 2011 | |
| Beautiful hike, Eight hours to the hut,climbed Mt.Terbi/Crestone, that day as the sun was setting. summited Chirripo the next day in the rain,wind and fog. | |
| Posted Mar 3, 2011 10:21 am | ||
| lakenyon | normal route Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2010 | |
| From San Gerardo de Rivas via Base Crestones. A great hike. Torrential rain started at 1 pm on the first day, but it was mostly clear and beautiful the next morning for summit day. | |
| Posted Sep 21, 2010 5:22 am | ||
| bmwboarder7 | Beautiful experience Date Climbed: Jan 9, 2010 | |
| We enjoyed hiking through the various levels of the jungle/rain-forest. We took our time taking pictures of flowers and spotting all the different types of birds. We also saw monkeys several times too. Stayed at the lodge, hiked to the summit the next day (some visibility, but not enough to see either coast). All around an excellent trail. I was pleasantly surprised by how well marked the trail was. Great fun. | |
| Posted Feb 4, 2010 1:48 am | ||
| 7summits | Mudslide Marathon :) Date Climbed: Nov 18, 2009 | |
| Left the town at 03.00 (AM). 2 hours in the dark over very muddy tracks. Breakfast at the first ut (KM7), lunch at the main refugio. Summit at 10.00 AM, but no view due to rain. Relax in the refugio a bit and back down in 5 hours. A bit too much for one day (1/2 marathon + 2.5km up and same down :) Harder with muddy trails, but great scenery and a very enjoyable hike. My first time here, my friend Warner Rojas had lost count as he had been guiding here in earlier years! | |
| Posted Nov 19, 2009 11:43 am | ||
| jmitch421 | Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2009 | |
| beautiful scenery!! .. climbed up to the refugio the first day then summited the following morning and back down to San Gerardo stayed at the Hostel Casa Mariposa right near the start of the trail .. highly recommend staying here | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2009 11:45 am | ||
| Oznid | First hike of the season Date Climbed: Jun 11, 2009 | |
| This hike features some good elevation gain! I am sore, two days later. Great views! | |
| Posted Jun 13, 2009 11:39 am | ||
| mthomas | A long day climb Date Climbed: Apr 15, 2005 | |
| A long day climb, started in the predawn hours. 15 hours round trip. | |
| Posted Mar 14, 2009 8:29 pm | ||
| ntlb | San Gerardo de Ribas Date Climbed: Feb 18, 2008 | |
| Coming from Colorado, this was a very different kind of hike for us. The 9.0 miles up to the shelter on Day 1 took 8.5 hrs. We hit the trail at 6:00 AM. The elevation gain was 6100 ft, no switchbacks. The eye contact with a jaguarundi only 10 feet off the trail helped motivate us to pick up the pace for the last kilometer. We got to the Crestones base camp shelter at 2:30 and fell asleep immediately to the sound of rain starting to fall on the metal roof. Day 2 began at 5:30 AM. We made the 3.4 mi, 1,500 ft climb to the summit by 8:00. Then back to the shelter for a short rest before heading down the mountain. We left at 11:00 and the 9 mile downhill took 6 hrs, mostly because of the rain and mud. The steep mud slopes were slow and we slipped and slid often. We arrived back at the hotel in the village of San Gerardo soaked through, mud all over us, famished, mildly hypothermic, but happy for experiencing a unique place. This is a good time of year for the trip. It doesn't rain much (except on the day of our descent) and there were few others on the trail and in the shelter. You need a permit to do the hike, which is worthwhile because it helps support Costa Rica's extensive park system and controlled access. You can purchase the permit at the MINAE office in San Isidro de El General, but be forwarned, this office is open only very limited hours. | |
| Posted Nov 29, 2008 2:06 pm | ||
| BLong | Chirripo Date Climbed: Dec 22, 2006 | |
| Great climb! Christian is right, the permit is a bitch. I ended up not getting one and just went up for a 'day hike.' We were making such good time that we continued to the summit. It is a long trip to do in one day. I think we hit the trail at about 9:30 AM and got back to town exhausted at 11:00 PM. | |
| Posted Oct 6, 2008 11:51 pm | ||
| ChristianRodriguez | Normal route Date Climbed: Jan 12, 2008 | |
| I done in 6 hours to the top, back to refuge and next day climbed again in 2 hours with an Israelian guy... then back in 4 hours, but my feet are very tired and feel much pain, many climbers told me about the same pain in their feet. Nice views, but a lot of stupid permisions with a huge time in advance. So take your time to get the permission before (3 month less). | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2008 2:37 am | ||
| jvedros | Normal Route Date Climbed: Jan 11, 2008 | |
| Beautiful hike. Stayed in Los Crestones, then summitted the next morning at 5:15am to watch the sunrise. I was able to see the Caribbean well and a little of the Pacific. | |
| Posted Jan 17, 2008 3:30 pm | ||
| jdlee15 | Normal Route Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2007 | |
| It is possible to go up and down in 12 hours. We only attempted this because there was no room at the hostel...we pushed to the summit in 7 hours and back out in 5...exhausting, but very rewarding! Would rather have taken my time. | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2007 1:43 pm | ||
| FabienenCordoba | Well worth it... Date Climbed: Dec 20, 2006 | |
| Easy walk-up, the most interesting part is perhaps the walk in the forest in the lower reaches of the itinerary. | |
| Posted Dec 26, 2006 11:05 pm | ||
| Fabrice.Rimlinger | Normal route Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2005 | |
| 2nd time there ! Up and down could be done in one day. Great fun. | |
| Posted Nov 11, 2006 5:11 pm | ||
| smason505 | Route: Normal from Crestone base camp Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2000 | |
| I was with a group traveling through costa rica to do volunteer work and our main leisure time was a hike to the crestone base camp and a summit of Chirripo. Not a bad approach compared to many 14ers with great cold showers and awesome cliff jumping. We were promised a view of the pacific and atlantic, but after a nice hike the next morning to the summit, we arrived to thick clouds and very low visibility. It was my birthday, however, and I was given a huge bag of peanut M&Ms on the summit. | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2006 6:48 pm | ||
| jogi | Route Climbed: via base crestones Date Climbed: 22 December 2005 | |
| Relentlessly uphill, but well worth it for the different microclimates on the way up and the sunrise views from the top. | ||
| Posted Feb 1, 2006 6:55 pm | ||
| hawkman | Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: July 2004 | |
| Long, punishing two days. Got to see both oceans, what a view. | |
| Posted Dec 31, 2005 4:03 pm | ||
| dsc101 | Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: July, 1998 | |
| This was really good fun and the first time I went higher than a UK mountain! Very cloudy on the summit so want to return to see the apparently great views! | ||
| Posted May 25, 2004 10:44 am | ||
| Kessler | Route Climbed: Base Crestones Date Climbed: Feb 9 2004 | |
| I was carried by dad at 20.5 months old. | |
| Posted Mar 16, 2004 6:32 pm | ||
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