The visit to the 'Punto Triple' was a part of my trecking of the Roraimo tepui.
Mount Roraima, located on Venezuela's border with Brasil and Guiana, is the highest of the tepuis (flat-topped mountains) in the Gran Sabana, topping out at 2810 m. It was the inspiration for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel 'The Lost World', which has made it the most famous of all the tepuis.
Roraima has become a popular trek, completely non-technical, but moderately strenuous even with porters to carry most of your gear, and more than moderately strenuous if you are going without porters. The Venezuelan park service, INPARQUES, requires that you take a guide; I recommend that you hire porters, too, for not only will the use of porters make your trip easier, you will be helping the Pemón Indians earn cash income that is otherwise hard to come by.
The ascent normally requires two and one-half days of hiking from the Pemón village of Paraitepui; the downhill return hike can be done in two days.
While at the top you should spend a *minimum* of two nights on top of Roraima, in order to have at least one full day to explore its fascinating topside. This is when you will see the lunar landscape with black frogs, crystal valley and the triple point as the border between Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana.
Typical Roraima trek itinerary starts in the town of Santa Elena. Trekkers can reach Santa Elena by air from Ciudad Bolivar or by car south across the Gran Sabana from Puerto Ordaz. A good way to see the country is to fly in and go by highway on the way out, or vice-versa. It is also possible to arrive Santa Elena from Brasil, a few kilometers by road to the south. In any case, it is advisable for trekkers to plan to spend a night in Santa Elena finalizing their Roraima plans, and getting off to an early start the following day.