Regulations limit the areas where camping is permitted, and guides are responsible for directing trekkers away from the most sensitive ecological areas.

The summit receives enough visitors that even the limited numbers allowed by the park’s permit system have visible impacts — trampled vegetation, altered soil compaction, the general disruption that any concentrated human presence introduces into a sensitive ecosystem.

The most spectacular areas of the summit include the Valley of the Crystals (Valle de los Cristales), a landscape of white quartz crystals covering the rock surface; the Cave of the Winds, a natural overhang that provides shelter from the frequent rain; and the area near the tripoint, where you can stand in three countries simultaneously.

The views from the summit edge — when cloud permits — extend across the Gran Sabana to other tepuis visible in the distance, and in some weather conditions into Guyana and Brazil.