Comments on: Climbing Lascar

By: Climbing Cerro Zapaleri | Matthew Petroff

Climbing Cerro Zapaleri | Matthew Petroff — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 22:10:33 +0000

[…] truck, at the start of the Jama road (CH 27) at around 5:30 am. As with previous climbs of Lascar and Cerro Toco, we informed others of our plans and took a satellite phone and satellite-based […]

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 08:49:38 +0000

In reply to Matthew Petroff. Thanks for your help, wouldn't have seen that otherwise! Much appreciated. We'll be arriving in early September so I'll check that page again to see if the exclusion zone's still in place (I assume this is the best website to check?). Cheers mate

By: Matthew Petroff

Matthew Petroff — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 21:32:54 +0000

In reply to Tim. There's currently a 5 km exclusion zone around the crater due to an increased risk of eruption, so hiking the volcano right now would not be a good idea. Carrying oxygen is not really necessary but is an additional safety precaution. Oxygen cylinders can be refilled in Calama at Linde, but I don't know where you can rent one (I work on a telescope on one of the mountains in the area, so we have oxygen on hand).

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 00:38:51 +0000

Kia ora Matthew, great piece here, really informative. I too have a stupid question; just wondering what your thoughts are on carrying emergency oxygen on this trail, as I note you took a bottle of it? Is this necessary, and if so where might one source this in San Pedro/Calama? (or would one have to pick some up in Santiago and travel with it?) Many thanks!

By: Matthew Petroff

Matthew Petroff — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 04:32:15 +0000

In reply to Rainer Pintaske. You can find a contact email address on the about page.