Volcán de Pacaya Climber's Log
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| royanderson | Fun Family Hike Date Climbed: Dec 13, 2010 | |
| We went as far as the local guide said was safe. Is that successful? You tell me. This hike is covered in my trip report Guatemala Tourist Hiking. | |
| Posted Mar 10, 2013 8:25 pm | ||
| Ze | nice views Date Climbed: Dec 20, 2012 | |
| got to see great views of the other volcanoes, checked out some caverns and several heat spots. Were not allowed to go to the summit, unfortunately. | |
| Posted Jan 19, 2013 7:04 pm | ||
| Socorro | Great show Date Climbed: Jan 11, 2009 | |
| Spent quite a while watching and poking at lava that night. Totally mesmerizing. | |
| Posted Oct 23, 2011 10:25 am | ||
| Bergrot | Summit inaccesible Date Climbed: Dec 8, 2010 | |
| Did the cheap tour from Antigua (13$). Walked to the still warm but not glowing lava field. For the moment summit climbs are not allowed by the park guards. Maybe one can try it illegally but the summit crater is still emitting a large amount of fumes. So enjoy the view from below and wait for a safer time. | |
| Posted Dec 22, 2010 8:57 pm | ||
| RazorRen | Pacaya  | |
| I first climbed Pacaya right up to the top back in November 2005 and it made me feel special doing something most other people didn't. I returned in November 2006 and this time there was lava but we didn't climb up to the top, however I did get very close to a small lava trickle and it was like standing next to a hot oven. | |
| Posted Mar 13, 2010 10:50 am | ||
| ncst | Earthquake :-( Date Climbed: Apr 4, 2009 | |
| There had been some seismic activity that first week of April, so we weren't allowed get to close to the top nor to any lava. Just saw some lava rolling of the volcano from a distance... | |
| Posted Jul 27, 2009 7:19 pm | ||
| jmitch421 | LAVA! | |
| Climbed up some back way ducking under barbed fences since according to out guide this was where the red hot lava was. There was no one on the mountain we went up at around 3AM and watched the sun come up. The lava was sooooo hot and just standing near it was intense .. but he wind was blowing alot and the girl that I was with couldnt climb up to the summit but still was awesome standing right over lava and burning wood in it. Besides the trip was only like $20! | |
| Posted Jun 16, 2009 1:11 pm | ||
| Baarb | Sweet Date Climbed: Jan 11, 2009 | |
| Took a night hike up to within a few hundred meters of the summit to hang out by the lava flows. Stunning, though remember not to keep your cell phone away from the heat or it may stop working(!) :D | |
| Posted Jan 13, 2009 10:09 pm | ||
| TrevorMarrs | WOW! Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2008 | |
| Easy climb, amazing lava show at the top!!! | |
| Posted Dec 23, 2008 5:57 am | ||
| dpryan999 | Great hike Date Climbed: Jan 30, 2006 | |
| Excellent hike! The climb was easy and the smoke seeping from the rocks and lava gurgling in the crater were just incredible to see. Spectacular views of surrounding mountains and the ocean, too. | |
| Posted Dec 9, 2008 9:16 am | ||
| bellinghamclimber | Awesome lava flows Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2008 | |
| Easy climb up to the higher slopes of Pacaya. An active lava flow made further ascent impossible. | |
| Posted Oct 12, 2008 6:29 pm | ||
| BLong | Pacaya Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2006 | |
| A great, easily accessible volcano near the capital. I have climbed it 4 times. I only reached the summit twice as the other two times it was far too dangerous. Camping out near the flows is great; you can even roast marshmallows over the fresh lava! | |
| Posted Oct 6, 2008 11:15 pm | ||
| ChristianRodriguez | Living Mountain | |
| Around the world are just a few sites where is possible to see the 4 elements working at the same time. EARTH: being twisted and broken; AIR: Carrying all kind of gases; WATER: clouds & rain; and FIRE rivers and lagoons of burning incandescent lava. Agresive explosions with boiled gases. FU--ING AMAZING PLACE... and easy to climb it. | |
| Posted Sep 11, 2008 7:30 pm | ||
| mountainmatt | Wow Date Climbed: Feb 18, 2004 | |
| It was amazing to be that close to an erupting volcano. We could feel the heat and the smell was so intense. A real cool but short "climb." | |
| Posted Jul 9, 2008 3:01 pm | ||
| apachedino | Lava Date Climbed: Mar 19, 2008 | |
| Did not make the summit due to activity, but did get to roast marshmellows on lava...until it caught on fire...and then the stick caught on fire...and then my knuckles almost caught on fire. Seriously close to the lava, it actually jumped its banks and a large chunk fell not 3 feet from my friend. Scary. | |
| Posted May 4, 2008 12:31 am | ||
| mmcguigan | Hot - Very Hot Date Climbed: Mar 11, 2006 | |
| I climbed this volcano six times. Its very easy and there are lots of tourists going up and down but it is still worth the trip. I've never been this close to liquid rock! | |
| Posted Apr 27, 2008 10:25 pm | ||
| Fabrice.Rimlinger | Great Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2005 | |
| Plenty of tourists but still amazing to hold in your hand a piece of rock that is less than 5 minutes old ! | |
| Posted Nov 17, 2006 9:49 pm | ||
| Hibs | Yeah, quite cool up there Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2005 | |
| Quite spectacular, didn't get to see lava tho. Buts yeah, defintly do it when you get to Antigua | |
| Posted Mar 12, 2006 6:09 pm | ||
| ben | Route Climbed: San Francisco de Sales Date Climbed: March 2, 2005 | |
| Although we ended up hiking in the rain for most of the trip, and although the top was so cloudy that we couldn't really see anything, I still had a fantastic trip because I proposed to my girlfriend at the top, and she said yes! It was really surreal being able hear the erupting lava - it sounded like waves crashing on a beach - when we couldn't see anything. We booked with a tour agent in Antigua, and it cost us about US$7 each for the ride and guide, although we did have to pay a 25 quetzal park entrance fee as well. | |
| Posted Mar 11, 2005 2:16 am | ||
| oneoftheluckyones | Route Climbed: from San Francisco de Sales Date Climbed: January 2004 | |
| Great little hike/climb near Antigua, pretty much anyone can handle it... the fun volcanic-dirt-skiing down the cone makes up for the two-steps-forward-one-step-back trudge up through the loose dirt... the sulfuric smell at the edge of the crater is offset by the great views of the surrounding areas... I enjoyed this one very much. | ||
| Posted Aug 16, 2004 5:05 pm | ||
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