Ojos del Salado 9 Days

DEPARTURES 2026 / 2027 SEASON

All announced departures are guaranteed. Once a date is published, the expedition is confirmed.

Thu 5 Nov 2026 – Fri 13 Nov 2026 – New departure
Sun 8 Nov 2026 – Mon 16 Nov 2026 – No places available
Thu 19 Nov 2026 – Fri 27 Nov 2026 – New departure
Sun 22 Nov 2026 – Mon 30 Nov 2026 – No places available
Thu 3 Dec 2026 – Fri 11 Dec 2026
Sun 20 Dec 2026 – Mon 28 Dec 2026
Sun 27 Dec 2026 – Mon 04 Jan 2027
Mon 11 Jan 2027 – Tue  19 Jan 2027
Sun 17 Jan 2027 – Mon 25 Jan 2027
Sun 31 Jan 2027 – Mon 08 Feb 2027
Sun 14 Feb 2027 – Mon 22 Feb 2027
Sun 28 Feb 2027 – Mon 8 Mar 2027
Sun 14 Mar 2027 – Mon 22 Mar 2027

Private Service: You choose the best convenience date for you and your group. Price depending on number of people booked.

Itinerary and services (per day)

Includes

The Ojos del Salado climbing expedition include the following services:

• • Mountain guide (Spanish / English )
  • Private transportation to climbing areas (4WD)
  • Transfer airport-Laguna Verde
  • 1 hotel night in Copiapó, Bahía Inglesa or Caldera last day
  • Mountain tents (each one is for 2 persons)
  • Dinner tent (with table and chairs) 
  • Cooking kit
  • All meals within the expedition (Breakfast, box lunch, dinner)
  • Professional first aids kit
  • Mat
  • Heart rate monitor and oximeter
  • VHF Radio
  • Satellite internet at the base camp
  • Dry toilet at the base camp exclusive for HME clients
  • Waste management
  • All group equipment; rope, high altitude tent, stove, GPS, etc.

 Our services do NOT include

• • Personal mountain equipment
  • Traveling and rescue insurances. We strongly recommend you to get them.
  • Any other service which wasn’t mentioned above. (restaurant meals, beverages , tips, etc.)
  • Transfer Out
  • International flights and boarding fees.
  • Domestic flight and boarding fees (Santiago / Copiapo –  Copiapo / Santiago)

• • 1 guide every 3 passengers
  • 2 persons per hotel room
  • 2 persons per tent
  • U$ 130 per person if you want single room, please let us know
  • U$ 160 per person if you want single tent, please let us know
  • U$ 150 per person if you have any dietary restriction as celiac, vegan, vegetarian, etc.
  • Hotel lodging includes *Breakfast (see itinerary)
  • DIFROL permit is free of charge
  • We recommend you travel with small bills
  • Weather can get as low as -25°C /-13°F in the area

High Mountain Expedition is NOT responsible for:

• • Personal services (laundry, snacks, beverages, restaurant meals, tips, etc.)
  • Personal mountain equipment
  • Expenses in case of rescue or early departure from the expedition 
  • Delays caused by your flight or any transportation issue which you are responsible for
  • Weather changes which may affect the expedition

In order to avoid any injury we strongly recommend to all the expedition members to have the mountain equipment described below. Each piece of the equipment will help us on the summit day, which may be terribly cold (even -25ºC /-13ºF). The proper equipment is crucial to achieve our goal.

Upper body parts

• Sun hat
• Wool hat
• Balaclava / ski mask
• 2 or 3 long sleeve polypropylene shirts or similar
• Polar windstopper, soft-shell or similar
• Waterproof jacket (Gore Tex or similar)
• Light jacket with hood
• Down feather parka with hood 
• Polypropylene gloves
• Waterproof gloves 
• Down feather mittens ( -25 ºC / -13ºF)

Down body parts

• 1 polypropylene long underwear (or similar)
• 2 trekking pants
• Windproof pants (Gore Tex or similar)
• 2 or 3 pairs thin socks (Liners)
• 2 or 3 pairs of thermal socks
• Gaiters
• Trekking boots (approach) 
• Mountain boots (double boots)

Personal equipment

• Ice axe (50 – 75 cm) 
• Crampons 
• Helmet 
• Harness
• 2 carabineers
• 2 prusik cord
• Trekking poles (telescopic)
• Sleeping bag (Tº lower than -20ºC)
• Inflatable mattress (optional)
• Expedition duffel or backpack (100 liters approx.) 
• Daypack (40 liters approx.)
• Headlamp (and extra batteries)
• Sunglasses (category 3 or 4)
• Goggles 
• 2 bottles of water (1 liter each)
• Thermos flask (1 liter)
• Sunscreen 
• Lips sunscreen
• Whistle, emergency mirror and pocket knife
• Toiletries  
• Swimming suit and sandals for Hotsprings
• Personal repair kit