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==Climbing== Mount Roraima and Mount Aoyan are the only flat-topped mountains in the [[Canaima National Park]] that can be climbed by hikers, with a monthly quota of 200 people.<ref name="PNUD"/><ref name="Audy"/> Its ascent takes three to five days in total,<ref name="peakbagger"/><ref name="Elms"/> the summit route is on a natural slope on the southwestern cliffs of Mount Roraima,<ref name="geopoesia"/><ref name="theseoultimes"/><ref name="summitpost">{{cite web |lang=en |url=http://www.summitpost.org/monte-roraima/151790 |title=Monte Roraima |website=Summitpost |date=2012-04-12 |access-date=2022-03-21 |archive-date=2022-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208082213/https://www.summitpost.org/monte-roraima/151790 }}</ref> it does not require any special equipment or training, so it is chosen by almost all hikers,<ref name="theseoultimes"/><ref name="summitpost"/> the only difficulty is that some streams and small waterfalls may become difficult to pass under heavy rain.<ref name="Elms"/><ref name="summitpost"/> However, the length of the trail requires climbers to spend one night at the base camp at the foot of the cliff at an elevation of about 2,000 meters, and another night at the summit, taking several days to explore the plateau and two days to descend.<ref name="Elms"/><ref name="theseoultimes"/> The best time to climb Mount Roraima is in the dry season, however, when the sun is very strong and the temperature is high, it can make the road to the mountain difficult.<ref name="theseoultimes"/><ref name="summitpost"/>
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