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Lake District (Chile / Argentina) > Volcán Villarrica > Climber's Log|
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| hernberg | A lot of nonclimbers  Date Climbed: Feb 4, 2007 | |
| Had to show my UIAA membercard to the parkranger, nice stroll round the crater! | |
| Posted Nov 22, 2009 10:01 am | ||
| oliverkalt | Skitour Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2007 | |
| Tedious ski descent in high winds in poor snow conditions... | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2009 12:58 am | ||
| DoJo | easy ascent | |
| climbed normal route without a guide (in Dec. 2008) - transport to the ski resort with an organized group. (quite a lot of snow - skis would have been nice, but I left mine in Europe) | |
| Posted Dec 9, 2008 7:29 pm | ||
| supermarmot | mmmmm Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2008 | |
| perfect. rented randonee skis in town and paid for transport to the volcano through my hostel. the don´t check if you are with a guide until the end of october and so i was able to go by myself. the ski down was the best line i have ever skied. the snow was absolutely amazing, smooth, fast. sat in the hot springs afterward... | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2008 10:40 am | ||
| jonathanskt | Route Climbed: Normal route from Villarrica ski area Date Climbed: May 13, 2008 | |
| I got permission from CONAF (took some waiting, they're not open on weekends!) by showing American Alpine Club membership card and talking about past experience. They were a little reluctant given my age, but helpful. I then found an agency on O'Higgins which rented gear (ice ax, crampons, mountaineering boots, helmet) for 12k and gave me a ride for another 5k. This was harder than permission from CONAF; a lot of guiding companies won't do this or are very reluctant. I found two agencies on O'Higgins, though: this one and one half a block away from it, kitty corner to the municipal building and tourist info office. The climb was easy and enjoyable. Great weather, too. Going solo is definitely the way to go: I got up and down much faster and was able to spend loads of time on the summit while the guided groups were rushed. The helmet is probably not a necessary gear item and I regret shelling out the extra 2k for it. | ||
| Posted Jun 10, 2008 5:14 am | ||
| barryg | Sulphur Fumes Date Climbed: Jan 17, 2008 | |
| Climbed with one of the tour agencies in Pucon on a beautiful summer day. We were in a group of 12 and could only go as fast as the slowest person so it took almost 3 hours up to the summit. Guides rushed us a bit on the summit. Great fun sliding down. I think it would be preferable to avoid the tours and hike solo if you can organise it. | |
| Posted Mar 21, 2008 2:38 pm | ||
| paisajeroamericano | Smoking Crater Date Climbed: Feb 1, 2008 | |
| I climbed solo (without a guide). Despite the tour agencies insistence, there is no requirement to climb guided provided that you have equipment and can convince CONAF that you know what you are doing. I was one of two climbers to reach the summit that day. The tour guides stopped their clients 100m from the summit because of the smoke/wind. I climbed via a minor variation (one draw to the right) to get some fresh air blowing in from the south and had the crater all to myself for an hour. Muy hermosa. | |
| Posted Feb 29, 2008 4:35 pm | ||
| 7summits | The slide down was the best :) Date Climbed: Nov 14, 2003 | |
| Not quite sure about the date, summited when working on the PlanetRace TV series, the contestants had to find the summit where I was waiting :) Nice hike up with some wonderful views when the clouds parted. Sliding downhill is a blast! | |
| Posted May 15, 2007 9:22 am | ||
| mbollino | Fun climb, Bad gas Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2004 | |
| Fun easy climb to top of beautiful volcano. May want to carry a face mask of some kind as the gases emitted from the crater can make your throat and lungs feel like they've been raked with sandpaper. It also sucked that CONAF basically forces you to fork over cash to be guided up a very straigthforward climb. Awesome glissade on the way down though! | |
| Posted Mar 9, 2007 4:54 pm | ||
| FabienenCordoba | Very nice Date Climbed: Nov 17, 2006 | |
| I hired "transport-only" from a tour company (5000 CLP) and they were nice enough to get me into the park without having to demonstrate anything to CONAF. Very easy ascent in perfect conditions (good grip on the snow, no wind, no clouds). | |
| Posted Jan 12, 2007 2:35 pm | ||
| Andino | Normal route Date Climbed: Jan 4, 2007 | |
| Perfect conditions for this cute climb. Great sun, soft snow, little sulfer fumes on top. What a great view on surrondings volcanoes and lakes ! We could almost touch Volcano Lanin !! As part of the FFME (French Mountaineering Federation) we did not have to go through an outrageously exepensive agency (40,000 pesos at the moment / 80 USD). Just had to rent the equipment (6000 pesos at Aguaventura) and arrange the bus (5000 pesos with Trancura). My best advice : go to check with Conaf in Pucon, before climbing. Great help. | |
| Posted Jan 8, 2007 12:59 am | ||
| Ski Mountaineer | with skis | |
| Another great ski descent. | |
| Posted Dec 18, 2006 5:30 pm | ||
| fridday | Unauthorized from the Mirador los craters and back Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2006 | |
| Didn't make it to the crater rim, but a great long snowboard run in very good snow conditions all the way. Fun! | |
| Posted Oct 11, 2006 9:11 pm | ||
| TheBootfitter | Standard Route | |
| Fun snow hike and excellent glissade down! Caution: Hold your breath if you look down into the crater. (I still cough just thinking about it!) | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:19 pm | ||
| Scrambling Man | Beautiful Volcano Date Climbed: Nov 8, 2003 | |
| We climbed Villarica as one of pre-climbs to Aconcagua. Great views of the lakes and mountains. | |
| Posted Feb 18, 2006 11:03 pm | ||
| vancouver islander | Route Climbed: Standard route - north side Date Climbed: November 03 2005 | |
| Early season attempt with ¨Sol y Nieve¨. Iffy conditions from the off. Walked up the road and then up the lift lines to about 300m above the Chapel where the guide called it in a white out, 80 kph winds and -10 deg temps. Icy crust with polystyrene snow underneath which we broke through to frequently. Stinging horiziontal hail on the way down. Even easy hills can kick you in the butt sometimes!! At least the weather was also bad the following day. | |
| Posted Nov 4, 2005 10:33 am | ||
| bauerbrian | Route Climbed: ski area Date Climbed: December 2002 | |
| Fun! | |
| Posted Aug 30, 2005 8:32 am | ||
| Bergrot | Route Climbed: normal Date Climbed: 5 Jan 2003 | |
| Started around midnight with Alexander from Switzerland in Pucon and walked all the way to the summit with plastic boots. Nervertheless we had to pay the Park entrance fee, because a ranger was also waiting during the night. Arrived on the summit around noon. Unfortunately we saw no lava in the crater thus the level was to low. | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2005 12:17 pm | ||
| hyperbolictans | Route Climbed: from villarica ski area Date Climbed: 050505 | |
| Despite an iffy weather at dawn, the weather was perfect when we started from the trailhead at 1470m. blue skies and low winds, with Villarica bellowing smoke. It had snowed the past few nights before and the whole climb up was in snow, with crampons being necessary at about 2200m The lava venting and roaring at the summit was a real sight to see. Nothing beats the excitement of watching a live volcano in action less than a 100m away ! Went up with guided trip by Politur | |
| Posted May 7, 2005 10:22 pm | ||
| cuyaya | Route Climbed: The touristy one, I guess Date Climbed: Dec 31, 2000 | |
| My first snow climb. Even though it was during the austral summer, the volcano was still ice covered from the middle up. It´s pretty damned hard to climb such a steep slope on snow and using ski boots (one had to have them on because of the crampons one might need along the way). I cursed myself so many times that day for having taken up smoking. Finally, after some 6 hours o so, we reached the summit. The view of the whole Lagos region of Chile was more than what I had bargained for. p.s. I got the worst sunburn of my life there. I even shed burned skin from my head under my hair, and from my earlobes. | |
| Posted Jul 15, 2004 1:22 pm | ||
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