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Cerro Chirripo
Photo by Christian Rodriguez
Details
| Elevation (feet): | 12533 |
|---|---|
| Elevation (meters): | 3820 |
| Continent: | North America |
| Country: | Costa Rica |
| Range/Region: | Central American Ranges |
| Range/Region: | Costa Rica - Panama Ranges |
| Latitude: | 9.4833 |
| Longitude: | -83.483 |
| Difficulty: | Walk up |
| Best months for climbing: | Jan, Feb, Apr, Nov, Dec |
| Nearest major airport: | San Isidro or San Jose |
| Convenient Center: | San Gerardo de Rivas |
Thanks to Ron Araya for adding this peak.
Description
Cerro Chirripó is located in South Central Costa Rica, and is the country's highest peak. Also is the non-volcanic second highest point in Central America.
It climbs from approximately 2000m to 3820m in about 17km. You go through several Ecosystems, to finally arrive at subalpine. In night/early morning temperature's go down to below freezing. All glacier formed- considering it's a relatively new isthmus and it's tropical-it's pretty incredible. The climb is astonishing. Very end of Chirripó is a rock scramble no problem, but other peaks nearby you'll need technical rock experience - rope, gear, etc.
Thanks to Ron Araya for this description.
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