1,000 meters up Concepcion
The one thing that I try to stay healthy and train for is life itself. Lately, I've been doing a lot of travel for my cause-related media project OCRTUBE.com, and that in itself keeps me active and somewhat in shape.
I was just recently in Ometepe Island filming the 2017 Fuego y Agua Survival Run (you can watch my video here), and within the time I was there, I hiked both Maderas and Concepcion. I actually did Maderas at night while filming the endurance athletes from the Survival Run, it took me 9 1/2 hours of filming and hiking on Maderas. After editing and uploading the Survival Run video (total race miles for the athletes across the island was about 60 miles covering two volcanos and a vast amount of the island), I hiked up Concepcion a few days later with a couple that I met on the island.
Total hike is about 1,600 meters or 5300 feet in elevation. Average hike time ranges from 8-12 hours depending on your fitness level.
Front entrance of Concepcion
Coming down from Concepcion
Here is a quick video from our Volcon Concepcion Hike which took us 7 1/2 hours R/T. We started at the main entrance which if you go early in the day, they require you to have a guide which I was not fond of, but they would not allow us to hike up without one. The guides range from $10-$20 per person. I recommend asking a Tuk Tuk Driver for a guide ($10) instead of trying to book an actual volcano hike tour ($20).
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