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Mocho-Choshuenco

Volcán Mocho-Choshuenco

Source
Mocho-Choshuenco

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Information

Elevation
2.422 m
Country
Chili (CL)
Location / Range
Andes — Región de Los Ríos, Chili (dekat Panguipulli/Neltume)
Mountain type
Gunung berapi (stratovolkano kembar berselimut gletser)
Volcanic?
Yes — volcano
Coordinates
-39.9219, -72.0332
Difficulty
Sedang (pendakian gletser & ski-touring; butuh crampon/ski di musimnya)
Best Season
Musim semi–panas (November–Maret) untuk mendaki; akhir musim dingin–semi (Agustus–Oktober) untuk ski-touring
Permits & Rules
Akses lewat area ski/refugio Club Andino & kawasan Reserva Nacional Mocho-Choshuenco dan Reserva Huilo-Huilo; registrasi di CONAF/pos setempat
Hazards
Rekahan gletser (crevasse), cuaca berubah cepat, kabut yang menyulitkan navigasi di kubah puncak, dan lereng es di musim dingin

Description

Mocho-Choshuenco (2,422 m) is a glacier-clad twin stratovolcano complex in Chile's Los Ríos Region — the Choshuenco cone to the northwest and the Mocho cone to the southeast. Its highest ground lies within the Mocho-Choshuenco National Reserve, while the eastern slopes adjoin the Huilo-Huilo biological reserve. The ice-domed Mocho cone is a popular objective for glacier ascents and ski touring, usually approached from the Club Andino ski area/refugio near Enco/Neltume. Though modest beside the great Andean giants, its summit glacier calls for crampons, crevasse awareness, and careful navigation when cloud shrouds the summit dome.

Routes

Gletser puncak & perlengkapan

Sedang (rekahan gletser)
Bergantung musim

Gletser puncak telah menyusut jauh, terbuka dan berkawah rekahan; menyeberang dengan tali, kapak es, dan crampon diperlukan, dan rekahan makin tersingkap saat musim panas berlanjut (perlu pengetahuan self-rescue). Di musim dingin/semi, jalan kendaraan terputus ~540 m lebih rendah sehingga memperpanjang pendakian.

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Rute Normal por Enco (kerucut Mocho)

Sedang (pendakian gletser non-teknis)
~4 jam naik + ~2 jam turun (dari ~1.285 m di musim dingin)

Jalur normal ke kerucut Mocho dari sisi refugio/area ski: melintasi hutan lenga Andes-Patagonia, lalu padang tinggi dan medan berbatu, sebelum menapaki gletser puncak. Dari titik awal sekitar 1.285 m dalam salju tebal (musim dingin) perkiraan ~4 jam naik dan sedikit di atas 2 jam turun; puncak Mocho berada ~470 m barat daya dari bibir kawah. Di musim panas, jalan kendaraan bisa lebih tinggi sehingga pendakian lebih pendek.

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Ski-touring / randonnée (musim dingin–semi)

Sedang (ski gunung)
Setengah–1 hari

Berkat salju melimpah dan lereng turun moderat (~30°), Mocho jadi tujuan ski-randonnée yang sangat baik di musim dingin dan semi. Akses tahun-penuh yang baik ke sisi Mocho tersedia lewat jalan Reserva Biológica Huilo Huilo ('Bosque Nevado'); refugio CONAF di Reserva Nacional Mocho-Choshuenco umumnya buka Oktober–Maret.

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Climbing Experiences

The Mocho cone of the Mocho-Choshuenco complex (2,422 m) in Chile's Los Ríos Region is a popular objective for both glacier ascents and ski touring. The usual approach is from the ski-area/refugio side (Huilo Huilo's 'Bosque Nevado' or the CONAF refuge) through Andean-Patagonian lenga forest, then high grassland and rocky ground, before the summit glacier. In winter and spring, abundant snow makes it a fine ski-randonnée; in summer the retreating glacier exposes crevasses, so rope, ice axe, and crampons are needed. The reports below include a ski ascent, summit vlogs, and operator/community route descriptions.

References

The summary above is compiled from the following sources. Click to explore them yourself.

  1. 1 Wikipedia Mocho-Choshuenco en.wikipedia.org · EN
  2. 2 Wikidata Mocho-Choshuenco (Q3132346) wikidata.org · EN
  3. 3 Encyclopedia Volcán Mocho (2422 m) andeshandbook.org · ES