Climbing Argentine Volcanos - Over the 6000 m Peaks with Pablo Zelaya Huerta
Stretching for more than 4300 miles in length, the Andes Mountain Range claims the longest in the world. There are actually 102 peaks exceeding 6000 m in the Andes. Although split among 4 countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru), it is Argentina that holds most of them. We are going to skip the traditional and the largest Argentine mountaineering city of Mendoza and get into a smaller, but probably a warmer and more hospitable climbing town. It well serves as a starting point of numerous expeditions leading to the eastern Andean summits. It is the city of Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucumán) we´d like to invite you to. And we´ve found a great guide Pablo, who is ready to take you up the Argentine marvellous volcanoes.
Pablo Zelaya Huerta is one of the most experienced Andean mountain guides operating in the area of northwestern Argentina. Pablo was born in 1979 in Tucuman, which is the smallest province of Argentina. His passion for the mountains and outdoors have sparked thanks mostly to its country rich biodiversity in the area of medium mountain ranges full of unique views west of Tucuman and highlighting some 6000 meters peaks of Andes. From the beginning of his guide career, which was in 1994 , he was linked with adventure activities such as outdoors, mountain biking, trekking, hiking, canyoning and climbing. He joined expeditions in Tucuman and in other parts of the country, Patagonia form example.
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During the last 18 years Pablo has been working to explore grounds, set new records and move various geographical peaks, accompanied by self-designed maps, to confirm his knowledge gained for both national and international trainings. He himself has been his only company in this whole journey that includes more than 400 passages in mountains, surveys and solo climbs. The challenge to overcome loneliness was presented for the first time when he was 15 and he went alone to the mountains. Both his family and his friends thought he was crazy. However, his love of the mountains was stronger. His projects are motivated by mountaineering sport, always driven by the desire to know and explore more destinations and different cultures. Without these rules , it would be impossible to continue still discovering this area. As Pablo´s personal motto goes: „It does not matter if you finished the summit or not . It is simply important to distinguish the way in which you lived and that helps to make us better people.“
San Francisco Volcano (6016 meters)
Located on the Chilean-Argentine border, San Francisco volcano rises to over 6000 meters above sea level in the Catamarca province, on the southeast side of the International Pass of San Francisco. Its ascent is realized usually in 7 days, along the northwestern face, with glamorous views of the Laguna Verde and the nearby volcanoes that are part of the volcanic chain Ojos del Salado.
Quehuar Volcano (6130 meters)
Volcan Quehuar (Nevado del Quewar) is located some 200 km north of Tucuman. In the destination of Santa Rosa de Pastos Grandes in the province of Salta in the northern Argentina. Climbed from April till October. The BC for the mountain is at Santa Rosa de los Pastos Grandes 4200 meters. C1 at 4800m and C2 at 5300 m. Allow 7 days for the ascent.
Tucumanas Mountains - Montanas Tucumanas
Tucumanas Mountains is a company in Mountain Activities Services since 1994 and is registered with the Secretary of Tourism of the Province of Tucuman in 1999, No. 205/460-H-06 only body that enables the activity.
They specialize in hiking guides, Trekking, Expeditions, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Rappelling, Canyoning, and 4x4 programs (which means 4 mountains in 4 days). The company offers packages of activities and excursions of all kinds: adventure, tourism, travel, sports, etc. These are adaptable and suitable for all kinds of people: young, children, adults and seniors. The outputs are an individual or small groups. They have a range of excursions and activities for high, medium and low level of difficulty. They are developed throughout the region.
Adam Ondra dominated the bouldering scene again and won a gold medal in the second World Cup competition in Salt Lake City. He took second place in the qualification and proceeded to the finals from the same position. This time, he was surprised by the victory and admits that a little luck was…
Adam Ondra completed today's finals in Meiringen, Switzerland, and won a gold medal in the first competition of this year's World Cup. He kept first place in bouldering continuously from the qualification until the very exciting finals. He was satisfied with his excellent form and appreciated a…
