Six named expeditions, operated with our own crews, porters, camp equipment and permits — and none of them sold as a fixed package. Route, pace, length and grade are set for the client before we quote.
The six expeditions
Angel Falls by river
Upriver by dugout to Isla Ratón and the Laime lookout, with a night in hammocks below Angel Falls.
June to November, when the rivers carry water
Day by day
Roraima Tepuy
Open savanna, two river fords and the ramp up the south-west wall to a plateau of crystal valleys and black rock.
December to April; we operate roughly November to July
Day by dayAuyantepui
The hardest of the standard tepuy treks: three terraces, a wall of rooted forest and chimneys, and a plateau the size of a small country.
November to June; driest December to April
Day by day
Cerro Autana
Two days of navigation through Amazonian jungle to a 700-metre quartzite column pierced by a cave.
Year round; higher water from May makes the rivers easier
Day by day
Pico Bolívar
Not a hike: roped rock pitches on the Weiss ramp, at almost five thousand metres, from a camp on the moraine.
December to March
Day by dayPico Humboldt
Cloud forest, páramo of frailejones and the last ice in Venezuela, on a route that climbs from 2,300 m to 4,942 m on foot.
December to March
Day by dayHow we get you up there
Not every client wants to walk up, and not every expedition starts on a road. We fly light aircraft into Canaima, Kavac, Uruyén, Santa Elena and Puerto Ayacucho, and we operate helicopters for the summits: an overflight with a landing on top of Auyantepui at the source of Angel Falls, about two hours, and one on Roraima from Santa Elena de Uairén taking in the Punto Triple where Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana meet, about one hour fifty. The same summit, in a day instead of six.
Built for the client, not for a catalogue
None of these six goes out as written. We add acclimatisation days to Roraima, shorten Autana for a group with little time, put two summits in one trip, split a party between those who climb and those who fly, or close the expedition with a recovery week in Los Roques or Margarita. Tell us the client and we will send back the itinerary.
Who it is for
Specialist operators and clients with mountain or jungle experience. We are happy to discuss grading, group size, guide ratio and acclimatisation before you quote.
