The route is very steep at times, and scrambling techniques will be used along with using fixed ropes to ascend. You'll reach the summit and camp right at the wall's edge. It'll then take a further five days of trekking and exploring to reach the point where the abseil starts.

Yes, but it is an extremely rare and elite feat. People do not "climb" the waterfall itself—which would be impossible due to the sheer volume of water—but they climb the sheer rock face of Auyán-tepui immediately adjacent to the falls. This is one of the most difficult "big wall" climbs in the world, involving over 3,000 feet of vertical, often overhanging, sandstone. The first successful ascent wasn't until 1971, and even today, only a handful of expert expeditions attempt it each decade. Most "adventurous" tourists in 2026 do a "trek" to the base, which involves a 2–3 hour hike through dense jungle after a long boat trip up the Churún River. While films like Point Break (2015) depicted free-climbing the falls, in reality, the rock is often dangerously slick and crumbly. For 99% of visitors in 2026, the "climb" is limited to the steep muddy trail leading to the "Mirador Laime" viewpoint.