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Central & North Andes
Desierto de Atacama, Chile
USD$ 5500
6893m
Dates & Prices
This expedition has pre-established departure dates and you share it with other people, the groups consist of a maximum of 6 climbers plus the guides.
Private Service: You choose the best convenience date for you and your group. Price depending on number of people booked.
Itinerary and service (per day)
Day 1: Santiago airport / Hotel / Our service begins (IN)
Day 2: Santiago / Baños Morales / Trekking San Francisco Glacier
Day 3: Cajon del Maipo/ Piedra Numera camp
Day 4: Piedra Numera camp / Federación base camp
Day 5: Federación BC / climb Leonera / Federación BC
Day 6: Federación BC / climb El Plomo / Federación BC
Day 7: Federación Base Camp / Santiago Hotel
Day 8: Santiago / Copiapo / Laguna Verde
Day 9: Climb Mulas Muertas (5600m)/ Laguna Verde
Day 10: Laguna Verde / climb San Francisco or Vickuña
Day 11: Laguna Verde, resting day
Day 12: Laguna Verde / Atacama / Tejos / Atacama
Day 13: Refuge Atacama / Refuge Tejos
Day 14: Refuge Tejos / climb Ojos del Salado / Refuge Atacama
Day 15: extra summit day
Day 16: Refuge Atacama / Bahia Inglesa
Day 17: Hotel / Copiapó Airport / Santiago Hotel
Day 18: Santiago / Valpraiso / Santiago
Day 19: Hotel / Airport / End of our services
Includes & Not Includes
Our mountain expeditions in Ojos del Salado & mt. El Plomo include the following services:
- Mountain guide (Spanish / English )
- Private transportation to climbing areas (4WD)
- Transfer airport – hotel and hotel – airport
- 1 hotel night in (Bahia Inglesa or Copiapó)
- 2 hotel nights in Santiago
- Valparaiso full day tour
- Mountain tents (each one is for 2 persons)
- Dinner tent (with table and chairs)
- Cooking kit
- All meals within the expedition (Breakfast, box lunch, diner)
- Professional first aids kit
- Heart rate monitor and oximeter
- VHF Radio
- Satelite radio
- All group equipment; rope, high altitude tent, stove, GPS, etc.
- Mules and horse driver for acclimatization into el Plomo
- Domestic flight and boarding fees (Santiago / Copiapo – Copiapo / Santiago)
Our services don’t include
- Meals not descrived in Program (see itinerary)
- 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, laundry, etc.)
- International and national flights and boarding fees.
More Info
Relevant information for the Ojos del Salado & mt. El Plomo expedition
Additional information:
- 1 guide every 3 passengers
- Satellite phone (fees by minute usage / U$D 6)
- 2 persons per hotel room.
- U$ 300 per person if you want single room, please let us know
- U$ 100 per person if you want single tent, please let us know
- Hotel lodging includes *Breakfast (see itinerary)
- We recommend you travel with small bills
- Weather can get as low as -25ºC (-13ºF) in the area
High Mountain Expedition is NOT responsible for:
- Personal services (laundry, snacks, beverages, 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.
Clothing and proper equipment
We strongly recommend to all the expedition members to have the mountain equipment described below.
Upper body parts
- Sun hat
- Wool hat
- Balaclava / ski mask
- 2 or 3 long sleeve polypropylene shirts (or similar)
- Polar windstopper (or similar)
- Waterproof jacket (Gore Tex, Triple Point, or similar)
- Down feather parka with hood
- Polypropylene gloves
- Waterproof gloves
- Down feather mittens (Tº -20 or lower)
Down body parts
- 2 polypropylene long underwear (or similar)
- 1 trekking pants
- Windproof pants (Gore Tex, Triple Point, or similar)
- 3 or 4 pairs thin socks (Liners)
- 3 or 4 pairs of thermal socks
- Gaiters
- Trekking boots (approach)
- Mountain boots (double plastic boots)
Personal equipment
- Ice axe (75 cm or more)
- Crampones
- Trekking stick (telescopic)
- Sleeping bag (Tº lower than -20ºC)
- Inflatable and foam mattress
- Expedition backpack (80 liters aprox.)
- Duffel
- Daypack (40 liters aprox.)
- Headlamp (and extra batteries)
- Sunglasses (category 3 or 4)
- Goggles
- 2 bottles of water (1 liter each)
- Thermos flask (1 liter)
- Sunscreen (SPF 40)
- Lips sunscreen (SPF 30) (Blistex)
- Whistle, emergency mirror, and pocket knife
- Toiletries
- Digital camera, a book, mp3, Binoculars. [optional]
- Personal repair kit