Vulkan Calbuco

Organisational Details

Scale price: from 2 person 237,58€ per person
from 3 person 204,43€ per person

Participants: 1-8 person (Open tour)

Registration: 3 days before deadline

Languages: English, Spanish

Booking option: Booking on fixed rate

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Description of Tour

Enjoy the nature while crossing dense green forests amidst traces of past eruptions and the magnificent view from the summit to the surrounding countryside in connection to the Pacific Ocean.

The excursion starts at 4am at the meeting point. We will drive from there to the Llanquihue- National Reserve (at ~210m above sea level). After registering with CONAF, we will march 3-4 hours through the lush Valdiviana- virgin forest to the mountain station (at ~1,100m above sea level).
From there we will start the 2nd part of our tour, initially climbing the following 25 to 30m of rocky but gentle incline. We continue with a march of about 3 hours to the long-awaited summit, our destination at ~2,015m above sea level. There we will rest and enjoy the magnificent view of this beautiful region: Volcanoes jutting out of the green forests and the seemingly endless, deep blue of the Pacific Ocean.
We will begin our descent at approximately 1pm. Once at the reserve office, transportation will take us from the end of the excursion back to Puerto Varas.

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Services

Inclusive

Local mountain guides (Spanish, English) certified and authorized by CONAF, transport, equipment (rope, helmet, harness, gaiters, crampons, ice axe, trekking poles, carabiners, slings, rappelling equipment), insurance for the excursion (Seguros Interamericana), Rations (organic snack), First Aid Kit (WFR), and Salvage Kit in case of accident, Satellite Phone (4USD / minute), Satellite GPS Messenger and/or VHF radios.

Insurance: The insurance purchased at the time of booking the tour covers death and accidents during the excursion: trekking, volcano climbing, rafting, canyoning, canopy. The insurance is taken out by HAE Ltda. We will be happy to inform you about the amount of the insurance on request. It is the responsibility of the traveler to take out additional life and/or travel insurance.

Note: Hotel pickup near Puerto Varas is available. Please indicate your hotel when booking.

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Exclusive
Not included: personal equipment, life and/or travel insurance, luggage carriers or horses , additional costs in cities, meals (if not specified in the tour itinerary or menu included), additional nights (if not specified, or in case of changes in the tour itinerary), alcoholic beverages, tips, anything else not explicitly mentioned in the program.Equipment to be brought for the participants: Hiking/climbing clothes (in "layer system", gloves and headgear), hiking boots (leather or plastic), sunglasses, backpack ( 35lt.), bottle or water bag with 1l water, camera, sunscreen (face and lips). INFO: It is also possible to rent equipment. Contact us for more information about your appropriate equipment.

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Requirements

Requirements: No mountaineering / climbing experience required, but physical fitness for up to 12 hours of continuous load is required. Participants' prerequisites are subject to the assessment of the mountain guides.Participant and Age Restrictions: For persons between the ages of 12 and 70. Not suitable for those with heart problems, or a disability that prevents physical activity, pregnant women, and those under 18years of age without written permission from a parent or guardian authorized by the parent or guardian. Please seek advice on health issues from a sports medicine specialist(s) before deciding to participate. We reserve the right to cancel or change an upcoming tour in the event of inclement weather or other reasons regarding safety, as assessed by the tour guides. In this case the tour may be postponed or cancelled. In the event of a tour being cancelled due to bad weather, at the request of the participants, accidents, or other reasons, any payments made will not be refunded. HAE Ltd. reserves the right, with the consent of the participants, to change the itinerary or details of a tour in the event of adverse weather conditions or other reasons relating to safety, as assessed by the tour guides. We expressly point out that the booking of this tour cannot include the right to a summit ascent.

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Information about the Guide of the Agency

Matiacute;as Andreacute;s father of Isidora and a member of the volunteer firefighters of the 4th Company of Osorno and SAR ONG. Matiacute;as studied tourism in Inacap, Osorno ndash; Chile. He completed courses of orientation, mountaineering and climbing in the ldquo;Federacioacute;n de Andinismusrdquo; Chile and the ldquo;Escuela Espantilde;ola de Alta Montantilde;ardquo;, as well as the Wilderness First Responder ndash; First Aid Course (CSE / WFR) ndash; conducted by the Ecomed Foundation in 2009 . He worked between 2008 and 2009 in Peulla as a tourism guide. At the age of 13 years to mountaineering and climbing in the Andes of southern Chile. He realized climbs on the European continent and in the Andes, including the Zmutt Ridge on the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, the attempt of the ldquo;Swiss-Routerdquo; in Grand Capucin, the south face of the Marmolada, opening up the ldquo;Via Chilenardquo; on Mount Tronador. In addition, he climbed the volcano San Jose, the volcanoes Casa Blanca, Puyehue, Calbuco, Osorno, Mocho ndash; Choshuenco, Puntiagudo and made the first absolute ascent of ldquo;Cerro Isirdquo; in the Cordon ldquo;Los Cenizosrdquo; in the Suuml;den of Chile (2007). In the area of Valle de Ishinca and Valle de los nevados Alpamayo y Quitaraju he climbed the summit of Tocallarju (6032m).nbsp;Joseacute; Miguel is married to Sandra, and so with one leg in Chile and the other in Ouml;sterreich. He studied Visual Communication Design, understanding how to see the world in ways other than the purely vertical of climbing.In 2004-2005 he participated in the ldquo;Technificacion Programrdquo; of the ldquo;Federacioacute;n de Andinismus de Chilerdquo;, completed courses at the ldquo;Escuela Espantilde;ola de Alta Montana ndash; EEAMrdquo; in 2008, and in 2010 the WFR ndash; 80h first aid course of the Ecomed Foundation.JM realized expeditions in northern, central and southern Chile as well as Argentina, in the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Dolomites and the mountains of the Caucasus. In addition, he has climbed many multi-pitch routes in rock and ice all over the world. JM counts over 50 high alpine ascents, including:: Aiguille du Midi, Dr. Hernan Cruz, the Buracchio-Delgado canal in Cerro Punta Negra, numerous volcanoes in Chile: Puntiagudo, Osorno, Calbuco, Puyehue, Casa Blanca. San Pablo and San Jose in northern Chile, Cerro Arenas, Zmutt Ridge on the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc and an attempt on Mount Elbrus in Russia.nbsp;

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