Mt Plomo Express

Dates and Prices

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

Full Itinerary per day

You need to considerate an extra day because we need to meting you the day before the trip begins, to check your equipment and answer the last question you can get.

Includes & Not Includes

Our mountain expeditions include the following services:

• Mountain guide (Spanish / English )
• Private transportation to climbing areas (4WD or Mini Van)
• Mountain tents (each one is for 2 persons)
• Dinner tent (with table and chairs) more 3 climbers
• Cooking kit
• foam mattress
• All meals within the expedition (Breakfast, box lunch, diner)
• Professional first aids kit
• Heart rate monitor and oximeter
• VHF Radio
• Satellite radio
• All group equipment; rope, ice-screw, compass, stove, GPS, etc.

Our services don’t include

• Personal mountain equipment
• Hotel night in Santiago
• Airport transfer.
• 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

Additional information:

• 1 guide every 3 climbers
• Satellite phone (fees by minute usage / U$ 6 p/m )
• U$ 100 per person if you want single tent, please let us know
• Weather can get as low as -20ºC (-4ºF) 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.

Gear List

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)
• 1 fleece windstopper (or similar)
• 1 waterproof jacket (Gore Tex, Triple Point, or similar)
• Down feather parka with hood
• Polypropylene gloves
• Waterproof gloves
• Down feather mittens (Tº -10 or lower)

Down body parts

• 2 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

Personal equipment

• Ice axe (70 cm or more)
• Crampons
• Trekking stick (telescopic)
• Sleeping bag (Tº -15ºC)
• Inflatable mattress
• Expedition backpack or duffel (100 liters aprox.)
• 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

Fixed Departures

Testimonies