Volcano Lanin Climb

A two day ascent of this 3717m Volcano

	Duration	2 days
	Distance	18k round trip
	Height	3717m
	Start	Guarderia Tromen
	Finish	Guarderia Tromen
	Difficulty	Medium
	Access	Easy
	Park Entrance	Sign in at the Guarderia Tromen
	Notes	Obligatory Equipment. see below:

 

Equipment list

List of obligatory equipment for ascents of Lanin; equipment will be checked at Guarderia Tromen:

	Item:	Approx. rental cost per day (Dec 09) can be rented in San Martin de los Andes	Notes:
	Helmet	AR$ 25- 30
	Trekking Poles	AR$ 12 - 15
	Ice Axe	AR$ 20 -35
	Crampones	AR$ 20 35
	Stove	AR$ 20 -35	1 per 4 people
	VHF Radio	AR$ 44 - 55	1 per group
	Sleeping Bag
	First Aid Kit
	Sun Glasses

You can confirm these details at the Lanin National Park office in San Martin de los Andes before ascending.

Equipemt can be rented in San Martin de los Andes:
Adventure Store
AFondo - Villegas 725 (cheaper, but does not have everything),
There may also be rental stores in Junin de los Andes.

Location

The summit of this extinct volcano is shared between Chile and Argentina.

Transport:

From Junin de los Andes or San martin de Los Andes the bus via Hito Paso Mahuil Malal to Curarrehue & Pucon. Get off at Guarderia Tromen. You may need to pre book the return journey as the bus is often full coming from Pucon.

Camping:

Camping available at Guarderia Tromen (fee payable). There are 3 very basic refuges on the Volcano: Caja, RIM & RIM II.
Limited camping areas on the mountain.

Route:

From Guarderia Tromen follow the vehicle track South West through the forest until it exits the trees and continues to a river. The route then follows up follows a lateral moraine (Espina de Pescado), this goes directly to Refuge RIM (6 hours). Overnight at one of the Refuges. At sunrise start following the rough tracks. The last section before the summit is very loose and steep with the possability of falling rock. The summit is glacial but no crevasses on the ascent side. Snow may require use of ice axe in early season. Refuge to summit (7 Hours). Decsend same route.

Weather:

A forcast can be found here: Mountain-Forecast Lanin

Map:

JLM Mapas: Pucon, San Martin de los Andes No. 7

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