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Volcanoes of Arequipa > Chachani > Climber's Log|
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| bledl | weekend climb from ARQ  | |
| Climbed Chachani two times when working in Arequipa. Bring enough water, a warm sleeping bag and trekking poles. No ice equipment required. | |
| Posted Sep 1, 2009 6:28 pm | ||
| nattfodd | Failed attempt Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2007 | |
| This was to be my first 6000er, but poor acclimatization and making the mistake of only taking hiking shoes forced me to give up a few hundred meters below the summit (just above the 6000m line), as I was fearing frostbite on my feet. Even if technically very easy, climbing a mountain that high is not to be underestimated. Lesson learned. | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2009 1:14 pm | ||
| deungsan | up high! Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2005 | |
| It sure was weird sleeping at 16,600 feet. Gingko Biloba helped, I'm thinking. With Zarate Guide Service. | |
| Posted Mar 28, 2009 6:48 pm | ||
| TrevorMarrs | Race up Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2008 | |
| Raced to the top with Jonny Gaunt (ENG) basecamp to top in 2hrs 45mins shagged coming back down though! Dusty climb but the views are fantastic!! | |
| Posted Nov 3, 2008 4:36 pm | ||
| nbasford | Multi-colored bueaty | |
| Climbed as intern with Cotahouasi Adventures | |
| Posted Dec 30, 2007 11:11 pm | ||
| MountainHikerCO | Chachani Date Climbed: Aug 15, 1998 | |
| It took a lot of energy going up. With the loose material each step included some sliding backwards. Coming down however was quick and a lot of fun - back on the heels and slide with each step. | |
| Posted Dec 29, 2007 11:01 pm | ||
| Vic Hanson | Arequipa Triple Crown Date Climbed: Dec 4, 2007 | |
| This completes my Arequipa Triple Crown of Pichupichu, Misti and Chachani, which we did in 5 days. We camped low, below the base camp, at 15,990' (4874 m) on Monday night. On Tuesday we hiked La Azufrera route from there to the summit and back in 9 hours and 15 minutes, and then drove back to Arequipa that evening. Almost no snow, just a small patch before the final summit climb. | |
| Posted Dec 22, 2007 12:35 pm | ||
| makumba | Route Climbed : La Azufrera (normal) Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2007 | |
| My first 6K, easy route (a hiking route with penitentes), great view of others 6ks in Volcanic Range: Ampato, Hualca Hualca and Coropuna | |
| Posted Oct 8, 2007 5:15 pm | ||
| Niederbayer | June 2005 - normal route | |
| basically 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 | |
| Posted Feb 23, 2007 7:43 pm | ||
| Fabrice.Rimlinger | Normal Route Date Climbed: Apr 18, 2006 | |
| Easy 6000er. BC to summit in 3h as the Ubinas volcano was erupting. Beautiful view over Coropuna and Ampato. | |
| Posted Nov 11, 2006 3:24 pm | ||
| althegreek | chachani, normal route Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2006 | |
| summited solo via normal route. lots of hard ice and penitentes on traverse. long slog on scree to summit, but nice view on top. | |
| Posted Jun 20, 2006 10:52 pm | ||
| Hibs | Route: Normal Date Climbed: Jan 24, 2006 | |
| 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. | |
| Posted Mar 12, 2006 6:16 pm | ||
| waltraud | Route Climbed: Normal; | |
| Had to turn back in a total white-out at 5900m | |
| Posted Feb 14, 2006 8:50 pm | ||
| Darek | 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. | ||
| Posted Nov 4, 2005 4:52 pm | ||
| Peak_Bagger | Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: July 12 2005 | |
| 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. | |
| Posted Sep 9, 2005 4:43 pm | ||
| Mike N | Route Climbed: Regular Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2005 | |
| 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. | |
| Posted Aug 26, 2005 5:17 pm | ||
| mekwise | 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. | |
| Posted Aug 24, 2005 6:03 pm | ||
| gnome | 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 ! | |
| Posted Aug 22, 2005 10:35 am | ||
| The Defiant One | 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 | |
| Posted Feb 23, 2005 1:51 am | ||
| Andinistaloco | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: Dec 2001 | |
| 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.... | |
| Posted Aug 27, 2004 6:38 pm | ||
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