Hello,

I have some free time to spend in a trip in March and I am looking for an idea for a non technical summit of more than 5500 meters. I was thinking of south america near Fiambala, but I don't know if it is still the right time to climb in this region...
Any suggestion will be appreciated !

Regards

PS : I live in France

Take a look at the volcanos around Arequipa in Peru. You can get up to 6300, non-technical and the weather should be okay in March.

Agreed. Chachani comes to mind.

Check this link:
http://www.summitpost.org/area/range/173918/volcanoes-of-arequipa.html
I think it is a beautiful area.

South America should be the place indeed! Check per area tough because it won't be all the same. Peruvian Andes are more like May-Sep whereas mountains like Aconcagua are January.

I already summited Chachani but Ampato and Coropuna seem to be feasible in this season... Thank you very much for these suggestions, I have to decide myself very quick now...

Gnome, take a look at Damavand in Iran. It will be a LOT cheaper then South America and it's almost 6000m's high. It will be a bit harder to climb in March, but possible nonetheless.

You can get a VISA on entry and logistics are really easy as the mountain is only 2 - 3 hours driving from the capital, Teheran.

WouterB wrote:Gnome, take a look at Damavand in Iran. It will be a LOT cheaper then South America and it's almost 6000m's high. It will be a bit harder to climb in March, but possible nonetheless.

You can get a VISA on entry and logistics are really easy as the mountain is only 2 - 3 hours driving from the capital, Teheran.

Thank you very much for this suggestion WouterB, but... I went last year to Damavand ! I loved the area and the country by the way.

Regards