Home » Expeditions » Trekking » Lascar Volcano & San Pedro

Lascar Volcano & San Pedro

The most active volcano in the Andes northern range in Chile

Location:
San Pedro de Atacama

Height:
6739M

Length:
9 days

Trip Grade:

The Lascar Volcano is quite an impressive view from afar and mostly because of its permanent fumarole which can be seen all the way from San Pedro de Atacama. It’s a very active volcano with ash cloud eruptions practically every year. It is located in the Chilean

altiplano (mesa), surrounded by some other, impressive as well, hills and volcanoes. A magnificent work of nature raised from the roots of Earth itself an amazing amount of hills and volcanoes that stayed there for our admiration, or as it is now the case, to climb them.

Highlights Lascar Volcano & San Pedro

We will visit the biggest geyser of South America
Incredible view of the most turistics places of Atacama desert
Climb one of the most active volcanoes of the north of Chile
Camp next to laguna Lejía with amazing view

Expedition’s schema for Lascar Volcano & San Pedro

Length: 5 days
Altitude: Lascar 5600m / 18342ft
Location: San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Season: All Year round
Slope: 700m from Laguna Lejía
Difficulty: This is not a technical track, but it is physically demanding.
First ascent: 1884 by Severo Titichoca, Chile
Expedition team size: 9 climbers + guides

Open 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.

Price are based on 2 climbers Private Service: You choose the best convenience date for you and your group. Price depending on number of people booked.

Our mountain expeditions include the following services:

Mountain guide (Spanish / English )
Private transportation to climbing areas (4WD or Mini Van)
3 hostel nights in San Pedro de Atacama
Mountain tents (one each two climbers)
Cooking kit
foam mattress
All meals within the expedition (see itinerary)
Professional first aids kit
Heart rate monitor and oximeter
VHF Radio
Satellite radio
All group equipment; rope, ice-screw, compass, stove, GPS, etc.
Airport transfer (IN)
Entrance to Valle de la Luna
Entrance to Geyser del Tatio
Entrance to Salar de Atacama
Entrance to Lagunas Altiplanicas

Our services don’t include

Personal mountain equipment
meals not mentioned in the itinerary
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

Day 1: Calama Airport / San Pedro de Atacama / Tour Valle de la Luna (IN)

Day 1: Calama Airport / San Pedro de Atacama / Tour Valle de la Luna (IN) Once you arrive to Calama, our people will meet you at the airport, and then they’ll take you to a brief reunion with the expedition guide in charge. This is necessary to solve any doubts and to check if your mountain equipment is appropriate and make a visit to Valle de la Luna (Moon-Valley) on the evening.

Max altitude: 2600 masl
Lodging: Hostel
Meals: No
Transport: 4WD or Mini Van
Scheme: Reception at the airport, head to the hostel, equipment checking, itinerary checking, visit to Valle de la Luna and then you’re all free to do as you see fitted.

Day 2: San Pedro de Atacama / Geysers del Tatio / Atacama Salt Flat / San Pedro de Atacama

We’ll visit the Geysers del Tatio which will be of use for our acclimatization process, since these are at 4.200masl, being the highest geothermic fields in the world. We’ll be back to San Pedro de Atacama for lunch, and then head south to the Atacama Salt Flat.

Max altitude: 4200masl
Lodging: Hostel
Meals: *Breakfast
Transport: 4WD or Mini Van
Scheme: Tour Gayser del Tatio, visit Atacama Salt Flat, acclimatization.

Day 3: San Pedro de Atacama / Altiplanic Lagoons / Base Camp

On this day we’re going to drive to the Altiplanic Lagoons (Miscanti and Miñiques), which also are placed at high altitude (4.200m). Afterwards we’ll set up our first base camp at Lejía lagoon where we’re going to see our challenge, the Lascar volcano (5.592masl).

Max altitude: 4600masl
Lodging: Mountain tent
Meals: *Breakfast, diner
Transport: 4WD or Mini Van
Scheme: Visit Altiplanic lagoons, acclimatization trekking, camp set-up, cooking.

Day 4: Base Camp / Lascar Summit / San Pedro de Atacama

We’ll be already acclimatized and able to conquer our first summit. We’ll leave early morning heading this summit; once there, we’ll be able to look the Licancabur volcano. After we’ve reached our first goal, we’ll head back to our base camp and take it down and go back to San Pedro de Atacama to spend the night.

Max altitude: 5592 masl
Lodging: Hostel
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch.
Transport: 4WD or Mini Van
Scheme: Climb Lascar Volcano, camp set-down, cooking, acclimatization.

Day 5: San Pedro de Atacama / Calama Airport / OUT The whole group will be driven to the airport (optional)

Additional information:

1 guide every 4 climbers
Satellite phone (fees by minute usage / U$ 6 p/m )
2 climbers per hostel room
Hotel night includes *Breakfast (see itinerary)
Weather can get as low as -25ºC (-13ºF) 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
1 long sleeve polypropylene shirts (or similar)
fleece windstopper (or similar)
1 waterproof jacket (Gore Tex, Triple Point, or similar)
Down feather parka with hood (winter time strongly recomended)
Polypropylene gloves
Waterproof gloves
Down feather mittens (Tº -20 or lower) (winter time strongly recomended)

Down body parts

1 polypropylene long underwear (or similar)
1 trekking pants
1 windproof pants (Gore Tex, Triple Point, or similar), (winter time strongly recomended)
2 pairs thin socks (Liners)
2 pairs of thermal socks
Trekking boots (approach)
Mountain boots (winter time strongly recomended)

Personal equipment