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Hello,

I am thinking of a trip to the Puna de Atacama in March 2010 to intent a 6000m (Incahuasi, or Ojos del Salado, or Walter Penck, ...).
In your opinion is this still the right time of the year to climb in this region ? Has anyone already climb there in March ?

Thanks for your help !

gnome wrote:Hello,
I am thinking of a trip to the Puna de Atacama in March 2010 to intent a 6000m (Incahuasi, or Ojos del Salado, or Walter Penck, ...).
In your opinion is this still the right time of the year to climb in this region ? Has anyone already climb there in March ?

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It's no problem to climb there in March. A bit colder of course and the storms are more frequent, but if you're lucky you'll have clear and nice autumn days. If I remember correct, I summited a peak there the 2'nd or 3'rd of April one year and it was fine.

Thank you very much Corax ! I am now looking for a partner for attempting Ojos or Incahuasi. If I can't find one, I may have the opportunity to join a local group that goes to Nacimiento.

Saludos !

for what it's worth, we're in cordoba right now preparing for a trip up to paso del san francisco and an attempt at cotahuasi - we'll probably be in fiambala on sunday - you're welcome to join us, but logistics may be tough at this point (especially if you're still in france) - if you're looking for company at las grutas, we'll be there on and off for the rest of the month - safe travels and good luck, jeff

Thank you everybody for your messages ! I am finaly joining a group of argentinian friends to go to Ojos del Salado and Walter Penck. We will be leaving Fiambala on march the 14th.

Cheers

I'll probably leave for Argentina the 2'nd of March. I'm not sure about what my plan really is yet, but I'm sure I find something interesting to do in Los Andes
I may shoot straight for the Puna, so we may be in the area at the same time Gnome. Let's keep in contact.