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Nevado Tolima 5274m

Also sometimes known by the indigenous equivalent, Dulima.

Tolima is the second highest peak in the Los Nevados range of Colombia. An active volcano, but currently quietit is very frequently climbed, both from El Rancho above Ibague on the south side and Salento & Cocora on the west side.

Tolima from the west, as seen form just above Finca Argentina.

Tolima from the west, as seen from just above Finca Argentina.

A close-up of Tolima from the west showing the route on the NW slopes and easy glacier ice-cap.

A close-up of Tolima from the west showing the route on the NW slopes and easy glacier ice-cap.

 This is a picture of Tolima as seen from Nevado El Ruiz to the north in 2001.

For details of how to climb Tolima and the neighbouring peaks of Ruiz and Santa Isabel, please see our guidebooks, which are available in English, Spanish, Polish and French editions, direct from us or from all good bookshops and mountaineering shops.

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