Humboldt Peak Package

Package Overview

Humboldt Peak, located in the Sierra Nevada National Park, is the second highest peak in Venezuela, with 4.940 meters high. This peak is one of the few in the country that has permanent snow on its top.
The ascent to this peak initiates in the Mucuy Park at Merida, from where the ascent is first through a cloud forest, . While ascending, you will pass through various rivers and beautiful lagoons. The vegetation changes gradually with altitude opening place to the typical Sierra Nevada mountain views with its black rocks, flailejones and astonishing views of the of the Sierra Nevada Peaks.
This is an excursion for people trained in hiking, since it requires a considerable training, and offers some technical difficulties as walking through the Morrenas or huge glacier rocks, and climbing with crampons and piolet.

Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : MERIDA

  Airport reception and ground transfer to hotel
• Day 2 : COROMOTO LAGOON

  ground transfer to Sierra Nevada national park where you will meet your guides. After a brief equipment check and meet each other, we will begin our moderate ascent through the cloud forest crossing small creeks until reaching Coromoto Lake where we will set our tents.
  Altitude: 2160 meters.
• Day 3 : VERDE LAGOON

  After an abundant and delicious breakfast we will walk around the lagoon and begin a steep hike over loose rocks until reaching Laguna Verde where we will set up the tents. Vegetation is now replaced with a series of glacier-origin valleys, with vegetation typical from the páramos: frailejones, coloraditos and small bushes. This spectacular landscape is totally different from everything you will see all around Venezuela.
• Day 4 : VERDE LAGOON

  After a brief breakfast we will have an early departure to tackle the North face of the Mountain. This day is about an ascent and descent of 1.000 meters in one day, first in an open valley filled with frailejones, walking through rocks until arriving to the base of the glacier. Once there we will put on our crampons and harnesses and start our ascent in the steep glacier wall, until arriving to its rounded summit. The views and the emotion will be breathtaking!! The air feels more clear, pure and easy to breath, and you will delight with 360°views of the Sierra Mountains.
• Day 5 : COROMOTO LAGOON

  Today begins our hike back down to Coromoto lagoon

Inclusions

• Hotel
• Sightseeing

Terms & Conditions

This Tour is Offered by

• Calle Bolívar, Edificio Grano de Oro, Planta Baja, Chacao 1060, Caracas, Venezuela
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