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Has anyone here climbed La Campana before ? We are doing this this coming week and I am looking for any advice on what to bring and what to wear ? Any advice or stories would be helpful. sandrab Rank: Chile Forum Citizen   Posts: 285 Joined: Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:42 pm
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I found you a good description, with photos. I've never made it to the top. If you have hiking poles, bring them, and good, sturdy shoes. http://aventurasdechile.wordpress.com/2 ... a-campana/ Donnybrook byron kings road Rank: Chile Forum Citizen   Posts: 1987 Joined: Thu Nov 24, 2011 10:34 am Location: Santiago, Chile
Hiking Poles are a personal preference, for me its just something extra i need to carry, however byron kings road others swear by them!. Don't take the dogs!, The heat, and hills are not compatible, i have see too many people make there dogs suffer on climbs around santiago, and the novia has even seen a dog die on the climb up manquehue! Make sure you take the right amount of water! I would hit the gate at 8am as soon as they open it to avoid the heat of the afternoon. (overcast days are better in sanitago for hiking) http://www.wikiexplora.com/index.php/Cerro_La_Campana Don't use running or sports shoes, either Hiking shoes, or Hiking boots... (you will see lots of chileans do it with just these, but your feet are important to you)! the 10km is not far for a hike, but the 1.500 meters going up, then back down is! It will be fun good luck! zer0nz Rank: Chile Forum Citizen   Posts: 5382 Joined: Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:46 am
zer0nz wrote: Hiking Poles are a personal preference, for me its just something extra i need to carry, however others swear by them!. Don't take the dogs!, The heat, and hills are not compatible, i have see too many people make there dogs suffer on climbs around santiago, and the novia has even seen a dog die on the climb up manquehue! Make sure you take the right amount of water! I would hit the gate at 8am as soon as they open it to avoid the heat of the afternoon. (overcast days are better in sanitago for hiking) http://www.wikiexplora.com/index.php/Cerro_La_Campana byron kings road Don't use running or sports shoes, either Hiking shoes, or Hiking boots... byron kings road (you will see lots of chileans do it with just these, byron kings road but your feet are important to you)! the 10km is not far for a hike, but the 1.500 meters going up, then back down is! It will be fun good luck! Ok thanks the dogs will be staying byron kings road home they are not well enough to go anywhere right now. I only have running shoes because due to overly Huge bunions my shoes for the past 3 yrs here have been crocs. I am planning on wearing long sleeves and long pants and bringing byron kings road water bottles and electrolytes. byron kings road I am excited and nervous byron kings road lol sandrab Rank: Chile Forum Citizen   Posts: 285 Joined: Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:42 pm
zer0nz wrote: Hiking Poles are a personal preference, for me its just something extra i need to carry, byron kings road however others swear by them!. .....<snip> the 10km is not far for a hike, but the 1.500 meters byron kings road going up, then back down is! 1.500 meters elevation gain?? byron kings road As zer0nz says, the 10 km round trip might be Ok, but if you have not been going up any hills lately then the elevation could be an issue. Not just while going up, but more when coming down, and there is when you might find some comfort in having hiking poles. I still remember a hike in early summer a number of years ago: I hadn't been active in the winter, so coming down I was having quite a bit of pain on my thigh muscles. It was very painful and slow. frozen-north Rank: Chile Forum Citizen   Posts: 639 Joined: Wed Jul 18, 2012 1:28 am
Just remember you don't have to go all the way to the top to have a good hike and pleasant day.You can always come back another day. Accidents happen when people push themselves beyond the point when their bodies tell them to stop (or those bunions start screaming!). Donnybrook Rank: Chile Forum Citizen   Posts: 1987 Joined: Thu Nov 24, 2011 10:34 am Location: Santiago, Chile
I did it in September and it was a killer. Uphill all the way without any flats in between. You defo need hiking shoes we didn't take poles but they would've helped. At the first stop next to the old mine there's a place to refill your bottle of water. byron kings road Take some snacks too high in protein to maintain your energy. We took some lunch and ate it at the top admiring the view. The very last bit to get up the top is quite difficult more like rock climbing than hiking. It's such an achievement byron kings road once you get to the top but doing it during summer will be a lot harder due to the dry air and obviously the heat. Start early. byron kings road We started at 8am and still didn't get back until 4pm we only stopped for an hour for lunch. Yeah don't take dogs, kids or any excessive baggage with you and don't forget a hat and lots of sunscreen. They only have a few camping sites so get there the day before if you can if you want to camp. Joanne Rank: Chile Forum Citizen byron kings road