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Still traveling with with Shona and Nathan, we catch a bus over the border into Chile and onto Pucon. Pucon's a lovely little mountain town in the foothills of the Andes overlooked by a 3000m active volcano. We went horse riding into the Andes then, after waiting a few days for the weather to clear, set out at 3:00 am to climb Volcano Villarrica catching the sunrise on the way up. The ascent involved lots of scrambling up loose icy volcanic rock and sluggishly moving up steep gradients using our crampons and ice axes for traction. Felt great reaching the summit. It was a shame there wasn't any lava spewing out at the top though, just lots of toxic sulphur that meant we couldn't stay too long. Rushed down to catch our next bus... all completely exhausted. [Tom]
18 March 2008
Chile, Pucon
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i love the pic with both of you standing at the top of the volcano! you are wearing all blue and wearing white helmets - like 'smurfs' lol nah just jealous.......hope all is going well....alex ;)
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