Lanín, the highest peak of Patagonia, lies about 60 kilometers west of Junín de los Andes, a small town that is host to two military bases to watch the border and keep the Chileans straight.
Bernie and I set up out of San Martin de los Andes, which is about 40 kilometers from Junín. After getting to the ranger station and obtaining our permits for the climb, we set out with 4 days of food for the 2 day summit in case bad weather prevented us on the first attempt.
Luckily, after climbing over half way up on the first day, the next morning rose perfectly with no clouds and no winds. We set out for the summit at 5:45am and arrived at 9:15. We were able to make the descent all the way down on the same day as well, arriving at the little camp shop at 4pm, just in time for happy hour.
Off behind me in this shot in Vulcan Villarica in Chile. As we set out in the dark that morning, you could just make out its firey red top of magma. The clouds of ash behind me streched 200km to the south by the northern winds.
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