San José Volcano

Dates & Prices

Open San Jose volcano climbing Expedition: This expedition has pre-established departure dates and you share it with other people, the groups consist of a maximum of 9 climbers plus the guides.

Fri 01 Nov 2024 / Tue 05 Nov 2024

Mon 25 Nov 2024 / Fri 29 Nov 2024

Sun 01 Dec 2024 / Thu 05 Dec 2024

Wed 11 Dec 2024 / Sun 15 Dec 2024

Thu 26 Dec 2024 / Mon 30 Dec 2024

Sat 11 Jan 2025 / Wed 15 Jan 2025

Thu 20 Feb 2025 / Mon 24 Feb 2025

Sun 02 Mar 2025 / Thu 06 Mar 2025

Wed 12 Mar 2025 / Sun 16 Mar 2025

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) San José Volcano Climbing

Includes & Not Includes

Our mountain expeditions in San José Volcano includes the following services:

• Mountain  guide (Spanish / English )
• Porters all the expedition to carry  the common gear 
• Private transportation to climbing areas (4WD or MiniVan)
• Mountain  tents (one each two climbers)
• Cooking kit
• All meals  within the expedition (Breakfast, box lunch, dinner)
• Professional  first aids kit
• Heart rate  monitor and oximeter
• VHF Radio
• All group  equipment; rope, ice-screw, compass, stove, GPS, etc.

Our services do NOT include

• Personal  mountain equipment
• Hotel nights in Santiago
• 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

Additional information:

• 1 guide every 3 climbers
• 1 porter per climber
• Climbing permit is free of cost
• U$ 100 per  person if you want single tent, please let us know
• U$ 100 per person if you have any dietary restriction as celiac, vegan, etc
• Weather can  get as low as -20ºC  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.

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 long  sleeve polypropylene shirts or similar
• Fleece 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

• 1  polypropylene long underwear (or similar)
• 1 trekking  pants
• 1 windproof  pants (Gore Tex, Triple Point, or similar)
• 2 pairs  thin socks (Liners)
• 2 pairs  of thermal socks
• Gaiters
• Trekking  boots (approach)
• Mountain  boots (double or leather boots)

Personal equipment

• Ice axe 
• Crampons
• Trekking  stick (telescopic)
• Sleeping bag  (Tº -20ºC)
• Inflatable mattress
• Expedition  backpack (80 liters  approx.)
• Daypack (40 liters approx. optional)
• 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