bonjour,
je prévois d'aller au chili l'année prochaine, paradis des alpinistes et trekkers en tout genre. Est ce quelqu'un pourrait me dire s'il existe des volcans ou sommets accessibles, car je n'ai aucune expérience en matière d'alpinisme(cependant je ne néglige pas ma préparation physique pour autant).
Pouvez vous me conseiller ou m'orienter sur quelques sommets chiliens, sans difficulté technique majeure?🙂
Je prévois de faire le misti et le chachani au pérou avant, donc je serai déjà acclimaté.
merci de vos réponses
gautier
Oui, de nombreux. Le plus connu est le volcan Villarica, mais il faut passer par une agence. Aussi pour le volcan Osorno.
Le Plomo au dessus de Santiago. Quand je l'ai tente, il m'aurait fallu des crampons juste pour traverser 100 metres de glacier.
Le Decabezado Grande: pas si facile tout seul (le chemin a suivre n'est pas evident).
tu peux effectivement faire les volcans du centre comme le villarica ( tres facile si tu fais un minimum de sport toute l'année ) ou osorno...
plus proche du perou et de son misti, tu as dans l'extreme nord du chili le volcan parinacota . volcan a la courbe parfaite planté au milieu du formidable parc national lauca. il n'y a, a ce qu'on m'a dit pas, aucune difficulté technique pour arriver au bout . reste que le bout est a plus de 6000m (6300 je crois). moi, c'est le plus beau volcan que j'ai vu !
un peu plus au sud, dans la region de san pedro de atacama tu as aussi une floppée de volcans ( tous entre 5000 et 6000 ) qui ne nessecitent apparement pas de competences technique. juste une bonne condition physique et une bonne acclimatation....j'y etais en ce mois de juillet mais n'ais pas pu les monter car il y avait trop de neige!!
a choisir, je ferais les volcans du nord car la region est a mon sens plus belle ( desert d'atacama, altiplano chilenno-bolivien ) et les volcans plus beaux (licancabur, lascar, miscanti et autres parinacota=volcan parfait, si si j'insiste).
cela etant dit, ceux du centre sont tres beaux aussi . et puis le villarica, si la neige est bonne tu peux le redescendre en glissant sur les fesses et c'est vraiment marrant...
voila, bonne preparation.
Sinon tu as l'ojo del salado, peu accessible mais facile techniquement, il faut donc une grande logistique. C'est le plus haut volcan des Amériques (6879m).
🙂
Pierre
merci pour vos conseils avisés.
Pour les sommets andins de plus de 6000 mètres quelles chaussures me conseillez vous?(trekking, ou alpinisme résistant à de basses températures
merci
Bonjour Gautier,
je te recommande le Licancabur à 5.916 mètes. Aucune difficulté technique. Bonne acclimatation à l'altitude nécessaire.
Tu peux partir de San Pedro de Atacama. Il y a une navette tous les jours pour la laguna blanca (refuge non loin du Licancabur).
Au refuge, tu demandes à Macario (qui a déjà fait l'ascension plusieurs centaines de fois) de te servir de guide.
Le départ se fait vers 4H00. 6 heures de montée, 3 heures de descente.
Retour dans l'après midi au refuge.
Il faut compter 20 USD pour le transport par personne jusqu'au pied du Licancabur.
Si mes souvenirs sont bons, je crois que Macario demande 50 USD pour guider jusqu'au sommet avec possibilité de discuter du prix
si vous êtes plusieurs.
L'ascension est facile et la vue .... extraordinaire.
Bonne chance
Eric
PS : je suis allé au sommet du Licancabur en juillet dernier
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Si tu viens du Pérou, tu vas forcément devoir viser des volcans de la partie nord de l'Atacama, les classiques ont déja été cités :
Licancabur : aucune difficulté technique, organisation facile, probablement le volcan le plus souvent monté du coin, tres belle vue Le Miniques (5910 il me semble) : pour avoir fait une journée de rando sur ses flancs, je peux te dire que le cadre est magnifique (qq photos : http://travelping.free.fr/Plan/Atacama%20et%20Sud%20Lipez/MiscantiMiniques/MiscantiMiniques.html ). Il me semble avoir entendu que l'ascension du Miscanti est interdite (car il est sacré ?!) Lascar : pas loin des Miscanti/Miniques, actif (fumerolles) Parinacota : c'est déja un peu plus sérieux : plus haut (6300m), je suppose qu'il faut mettre les crampons, il y a souvent des champs de pénitents qui peuvent beaucoup compliquer l'ascension
A propos du matos : ne pas sous-estimer le froid dans cette région alors il vaut mieux plus que pas assez. Je te conseille d'aller sur les sites des agences françaises et de télécharger les fiches techniques des voyages qui incluent ces volcans et tu auras la liste du matos demandé, ça te donnera une bonne idée.
Un dernier conseil pour la route, si tu vas dans l'atacama et que tu as un peu de temps (et d'argent), fais un détour dans le sud lipez côté bolivien, les paysages y sont (à mon gout) encore plus fantastiques : Salara d'Uyuni, traversée du sud lipez : pampa siloli, laguna colorada, sol de manana (bien mieux qu'El Tatio), plateau de dali, lagunas blanca et verde....et....le Licancabur pour finir. Perso si je devais y retourner, je me renseignerais pour rester une journée de plus aux refuges de la laguna colorada et faire l'ascension du Cerro Pabellon qui domine la laguna colorada. Je sais pas si c'est faisable facilement point de vue organisation mais je pense que ça doit franchement valoir le coup.
Une photo du Cerro Pabellon depuis la laguna colorada : http://travelping.free.fr/Plan/Atacama%20et%20Sud%20Lipez/SudLipez/Photos/30-LagunaColorada07.html
Salut Misti.
Dans le sud Lipez bolivien dont parle Pingos il y a aussi l'Uturuncu, un 6000 facile et superbe.
Plus de détails ici : http://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=1191724;#1191724
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