Llullaillaco

Once the whole group has arrived at Calama’s airport, the chief guide will meet all of you there and take you to the hostel in order to have a talk answering doubts and checking your mountain equipment.

• Max altitude: 2400 m
• Lodging: Hotel
• Meals: No
• Transport: 4WD
• Scheme:Reception at the airport, head to the hostel, equipment checking, itinerary checking.

We will set off from San Pedro de Atacama to begin our overland drive to the approach camp at the old train station

• Max altitude: 3500 m
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast*, box-lunch, dinner.
• Transport: 4WD
• Scheme:Drive, Camp set-up, cooking, acclimatization.

On this day, we will take it easy. After a strong breakfast, we will dismantle the tents and head back to the route in order to start a progressive ascension towards the base camp.

• Max altitude: 4120 m
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner.
• Transport: 4WD
• Scheme: Drive, Camp set-up, cooking, acclimatization

This day we will drive from the BC to tha camp 1 and then take some stuff to carry equipmento to camp 2, and then back to rest at BC

• Max altitude: 5600 m
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner.
• Transport: 4WD
• Scheme: Trekking, carry equipment, cooking, acclimatization

On this day, we’ll rest and hike around the camp to improve the aclimatization

• Max altitude: 4200 m
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner.
• Transport: no
• Scheme: Trekking, rest, cooking, acclimatization

At the morning we well pack all the equipment to drive and hike to camp 1

• Max altitude: 5100 – 5300 m
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner.
• Transport: 4WD
• Scheme: Trekking, Camp set-up, cooking, acclimatization

Each climber will be in charge of carrying up part of the general equipment and their own equipment to high camp.

• Max altitude: 5600 m
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner.
• Transport: No
• Scheme: Trekking, Camp set-up, cooking, acclimatization

We leave early morning in order to reach Llullaillaco volcano’s summit (6739 masl). Today we’ll see how every action and decision we made before is going to be reflected in our performance. Proper acclimatization is key to reach such a demanding summit. Needless to say, this is going to be one of the toughest days in our quest.

• Max altitude: 6739 m
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner.
• Transport: 4WD suport
• Scheme: Climb LLillaillaco, camp set-up, cooking, acclimatization

After a good breakfast we will set down the camp, and we will hike and drive to San Pedro to spend the last night in the Atacama desert

• Max altitude: 2400 m
• Lodging: Hotel
• Meals:Breakfast, box-lunch.
• Transport: 4WD
• Scheme: Drive to San Pedro, camp set-down, cooking

The whole group will be driven to the airport.

• Max altitude:2500 m
• Lodging:No
• Meals:*Breakfast
• Transport: 4WD or minivan
• Scheme: Airport transfer (optional)