Route Las Cuevas (7 days)
Fisical Level: Medium / High.
Technical Level: Low.
Dates:
22nd until the 27th of May
Includes:
- All meals while ascending and coming back down to Cachi
- Mountain tents.
- Local and Experienced guides.
- Oxigen tank for emergencies.
- VHF Radios.
Additional Info:
The range of Nevado de Cachi has many options that go from altitude trekking, to summits as high up as 6380mts, Libertador San Martin.
With it´s nine summits Nevado de Cachi is the most important range in Salta. The first sportive ascent was done in the year 1950 by the norwegian doctor Arne Hoygaard, the italian preist Fray Oliverio Pelicelli, and the 1rst Liutenant Pedro Di Pasquo. Though the first attempt to conquer the Nevado was made by the german explorer Federico Reichert in 1904.
As many of the Andes mountains in the north of Argentina, Nevado de Cachi posses an incredible amount of acheological findings, starting at it´s feet with Las Pailas ruins, on it´s slopes and even on some of it´s summits.
For more information you can read the book from Christian Vitry, "El Nevado de Cachi", thought it is only available in spanish at the moment.
ITINERARY
Day 1 - We meet up in Cachi in the afternoon where we coordinate everything for the days to come and get to know the rest of the group.
Aprox Alt: 2280mts
Day 2 - Our journey starts from El Algarrobal, after checking the mules are ready we start our trek through old Inca trails still in use by herders as main paths to sell their cattle and goods. We reach the Col that divides Las Cuevas Valley with Cachi Adentro, 3700mts. We come down smoothly and make our lunch stop near Don Fabians place, an old settler of over 80 years old. Shortly after we reach our campsite.
Aprox. 6hs
Aprox Alt: 3750mts
Day 3 -We do some walking in order to acclimatice to altitude ascending up to 4170mts aprox. and coming back to campsite afterwards.
Aprox. 3hs.
Aprox Alt: 3750mts
Day 4 - We head towards the next campsite, crossing on the way herds of Lamas. Once in la Ollada and after having passed Andorra campsite we reach Rincon de Minas where we set our campsite and wait for the mules to arrive.
Aprox: 6hs.
Aprox Alt: 4900mts.
Day 5 - We load our backpacks with everything we need and carry them towards the next campsite. A very steep couloir takes us to the plains of Nivometro. We reach it at lunch time and spend the rest of the day sleeping and getting ready for the summit attack.
Aprox. 3hs.
Aprox Alt: 5300
Day 6 - We head off fairly early, around 2am with small backpacks. We climb up through a rocky couloir that takes us to the higher ridges. Once on the summit ridge we rest and catch our breath back to do the finnal attack. Depending on the weather conditions and time, we might attempt another summit. We come down until the first campsite.
Aprox. 6hs (until summit)
Día 7 - After having our gear ready we head for Cachi where we celebrate our journey. 
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