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01-04-2004, 12:49 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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Pico Duarte Jan 6th URGENT
We are three guys planning to leave on the 6th for Pico Duarte, no other date available, but have no idea how to go about it.
We have:
Good sleeping bags
Warm clothes, rain equipment, good shoes etc.
Good spanish knowledge
Any help with dos and don'ts?
Especially:
We drive to Jarabacoa, and then?
In which village should we find the guide, leave the car, spend the night before the trip?
Any recommendations are very welcome!
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01-04-2004, 11:54 AM
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*** Sin Bin ***
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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Think you need Constanza and not Jarabacoa.
Scott
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01-04-2004, 12:24 PM
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Join Date: May 2002
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Sorry, I can't give you any particulars but I heard that Jarabacoa is the better approach to Pico Duarte.
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01-04-2004, 12:29 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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URGENT
Get in touch with Oscar Caņizares, at Camping Tours at 809 583 3121, FAX 581 4524, or 583 7880.....home phone 736 8623
Going to Pico Duarte is NOT something you just pick up and go do!
The number of persons on the trail, the number of mules, food, water and a ton of other things have to be straightened out first.
HB
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01-07-2004, 03:10 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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Pico Duarte Tours suspended
Thanks HB, you are probably right.
We went yesterday, bought plenty of food and water, and once we got there, we found out, that due to the heavy rain, there will be no tours during the next 15 days.
The last 8 km from Jarabacoa to La Cienaga are very difficult, even with 4x4.
There were lots of guaguas waiting for hundres of students coming back from the tour until late at night.
Apparently parts of the track have been washed away, some hikers ended with broken legs or arms, or lost their shoes in the mud, mules slipped down the hill, and the ones we saw coming back were all covered with mud.
On the way back, there was another landslide and we had to drink a couple of beers, until the road was cleared again.
Anyway, we met a nice guide who explained us how it goes:
We bring the food for us and for him, he takes care of dishes etc and prepares the food.
Guide RD$1000, each mule RD$500 for the entire trip.
Sounds fair and hopefully we'll have the chance to go any other time, preferably in summer.
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01-07-2004, 03:52 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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Pico Duarte?
Sorry - is this the mountain?
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01-07-2004, 03:58 PM
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Gold
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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Quote:
Originally posted by tired_boy
Pico Duarte?
Sorry - is this the mountain?
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Yes
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01-07-2004, 05:30 PM
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Bronze
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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Been there, done that!
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01-07-2004, 06:28 PM
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Gold
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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Summer is NOT a good time
These are the months to go up there (Yes it is a mountain, the highest in the Caribbean).
In the summertime, the danger of fire usually prohibits going up there.
Talk to you guide and see when it will be better. Those are good prices.
HB
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01-07-2004, 07:03 PM
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Silver
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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10,000 ft + elevation, it takes a day to go up starting from about 3,000 ft elevation I think.
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