Monday, January 10, 2022

Thursday 18th November 2021: TF-006 Colorados de Chinoia

Challenging summit worth 10 SOTA points, but a failed activation.

This is a brief account of my (failed) SOTA activation of this summit, with a few tips that may help aspiring activators!

NB: Others have correctly pointed out that this summit does not have a publicly accessible path so I would not have been able to activate this summit.  Activators should obtain  permission before attempting to activate this summit.

There is a good car park and information centre near the junction of TF-38 and TF-21.  I followed the low path that runs parallel with the TF-38 over a fascinating range of terrains, through volcanic rock and scrubland.



After about 1.5 km the summit rises to the left of this path.  I climbed up through partially burned trees over loose ground - the climb is fairly hard going with no clear path to the top.  I got fairly close to the summit and access is certainly possible, but the mist was becoming thicker and I decided it was wise to make my way back downhill.

 


Next activation: TF-014 Roque de Jama

 

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