Cambios

The next section is somewhat more confusing, because the edge becomes less clear. It is recommended to follow the pirca, which turns a few meters towards the south. Then we must move again towards the west, with the aim of retaking the edge, which becomes visible again. To do this, you must go down a quite hostile slope, between bushes, some of them thorny. Shortly before reaching the lowest part, a path that comes from the south, from Olmué (marked as "trail start") is reached which must be followed. The walk acquires a more friendly character again. 35 meters further on, a plain surrounded by trees is reached. Shortly after, the ascent to the rocky Penitentes hill starts, the last stumbling block of the route. The path will be clear for a long time, ascending gradually. The final stretch before the Penitentes, the footprint and the pirca disappear (after all, the Penitentes is a natural stone) and access must be sought between the bushes. The last section before the summit requires helping with the hands to climb the rocks, but it is not a serious difficulty nor does it justify the use of ropes, although the vegetation makes the ascent somewhat difficult. The summit of the Penitentes is a beautiful viewpoint of the route that we have been following, as well as of the two valleys that the cord separates. The section immediately following is the most complicated part of the route, since one should look for a passage between the dense thorny vegetation of the northern slope (the southern slope is a small precipice) and the large rocks. But finding the way is possible, and then there is a tenuous path that continues with some clarity along the [[Glossary # A | arista]] same until the Ocoa Pass, the lowest point of the edge, and point at which this route connects with the [[Travesía del Parque Nacional La Campana]].

'' Descent to the south '' '