Hiking/Climbing in Colombia update
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:52 pm
Just wanted to share that, if anyone is going there (especially in the south), consider that currently:
- Some ten national parks are closed because of fires (I was shown that fax from the ministry of environment by a ranger, which dated the 7 January, by the end of February they were still closed...
- Volcán Galeras is closed for climbing because of recent activity...
- Parque Nacional Los Nevados: no summitting allowed: El Niño has shattered the glaciers, no body is allowed to go up. In any case, you are always obliged to go up with a guide (agencies in Manizales), although you can get 200m from the top on a tourist tour...
- At official tourist information offices (I'm thinking of three states I was in the south), I was told that without a guide, I would definitely get lost, for sure, no doubt, that I would die if I'd go alone, etc.
I don't have detailed info on the north. But I know Tayrona is open, so is Cocuy.
If things would have changed by know, I'd appreciate a post, thanks.
Still had a great time in Colombia, and might go back, but I now kind of know why it isn't a such a hotspot on the climbers map, and Ecuador is!
Greetings from Ecuador, Nic
- Some ten national parks are closed because of fires (I was shown that fax from the ministry of environment by a ranger, which dated the 7 January, by the end of February they were still closed...
- Volcán Galeras is closed for climbing because of recent activity...
- Parque Nacional Los Nevados: no summitting allowed: El Niño has shattered the glaciers, no body is allowed to go up. In any case, you are always obliged to go up with a guide (agencies in Manizales), although you can get 200m from the top on a tourist tour...
- At official tourist information offices (I'm thinking of three states I was in the south), I was told that without a guide, I would definitely get lost, for sure, no doubt, that I would die if I'd go alone, etc.
I don't have detailed info on the north. But I know Tayrona is open, so is Cocuy.
If things would have changed by know, I'd appreciate a post, thanks.
Still had a great time in Colombia, and might go back, but I now kind of know why it isn't a such a hotspot on the climbers map, and Ecuador is!
Greetings from Ecuador, Nic