- 2 Day
- Departures all year
- High
Technical climbing of 2 days, requires experience and mountaineering skills.
Antisana is the fourth highest elevation in Ecuador, its approach and limitations such as the lack of refuge and connection make it a mountain that requires great care, but it is undoubtedly worth it. Its landscapes, glaciers and lagoons are wonderful for lovers of mountaineering.
Trip Itinerary
Day 1
Quito (2,800 m) – Antisana Base Camp (4,650 m)
Day 2
Antisana Base Camp – Summit of the Antisana Volcano (5,758 m) – Return to Quito
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Quito (2,800 m) – Antisana Base Camp (4,650 m)
We will leave Quito in the morning at 09:00 a.m. and we will drive to the east, we will pass through the town of Pintag where we will buy lunch, then we will drive for 2 hours until we reach the Antisana Ecological Reserve, several tests in our 4×4 car will end in our place Camp located at 4,650 m, we will set up our tents and have lunch and then rest until dinner.
Day 2: Antisana Base Camp - Summit of the Antisana Volcano (5,758 m) – Return to Quito
The alarm will sound at 10:00 p.m., time to wake up, after packing and having breakfast we will walk for 1 hour until we reach the Antisana Volcano glacier, once here we will use the crampons, rope and ice ax, the ascent constitutes a large glacier with many cracks sometimes finding a way to the final ramp takes time, after this section we wait for an hour to reach the summit of the Antisana Volcano that measures 5,758m, it is undoubtedly a feat and the spectacular views are a reward for all the effort, the Descent will be done by the same route in 3 hours and in the camp we will organize our luggage and then finally move to Quito.
What's included
The price includes:
- Tour operator registered and licensed
- Professional Certified Mountain Guide ASEGUIM / IFMGA (1 guide for every 2 clients)
- Private transportation to and from Quito
- Lodging at the Accommodation in double tents
- Food in the mountains such as: dinner, breakfast, box lunch
- Tickets and permits to the Los Ilinizas Ecological Reserve
- Mountain technical equipment such as: high mountain boots, crampons, ice ax, harness, helmet, rope, carabiner, nothing else.
The price doesn’t include:
- No type of Insurance
- Personal equipment such as: waterproof clothing, warm clothing, backpack, hat, glasses, gloves, etc…
- Tips
- Other unspecified expenses
Prices and dates
TOUR INFORMATION:
Time: All year (previous reservation)
Level: Heigh
Dates and Prices: More information about dates and prices on request.
What to wear?
This is what you need to bring for this tour:
- Backpack
- Wool gloves (first layer)
- Waterproof Gloves (second layer)
Warm clothes (first layer)
Waterproof clothes (second layer)
Sleeping Bag
Down jacket
Buff
Cap
Headlamp
Sunglasses
Snacks Extra
Sunscreen
Photographic camera
2 liters of water
Trekking Poles