CASCADAS DEL PLOMO

They had have to wait for a long time! Finally, Eduardo Mondragón put up the first route in 2003.

Cascadas del Plomo, photo: E.Waldhoer
The waterfalls of Cerro Plomo, Dez. 2002, seen from Piedra Numerada

Cascadas del Yeso, photo: E.Mondragón

The waterfalls below the Cerro Plomo are formed during most of the year.

Location:  Below Cerro Plomo,  see map of area...
Access:  3-5h hiking from La Parva, in skiing season (June-September) bus service (5US$) from Omnium edificio, 8am or later, 5 blocks east of Metro station Escuela Militar. For a ride ask also in climbing store La Cumbre. Hitchhiking possible out of season, but difficult.
Waterfalls:  2 or more
Height:  100m, altitude around 4000m
Season:  All year except summer
30.03.03 Ali Obeid Ice waterfalls of Cerro Plomo, 2-4h from Valle Nevado or La Parva E.Mondragón, M.Martiarena 65m WI IV, 4+. Couliflowers and stalactites in rotten ice, better season possibly in spring