
The highest peak that can be seen from Santiago
The highest mountain in America and the southernmost 6000
The highest peak that can be seen from Santiago
The highest mountain in America and the southernmost 6000
The most active volcano in the Andes northern range in Chile
The most active volcano in the Andes northern range in Chile
The Tallest Volcano in the World
Ojos del Salado volcano is the highest summit across Chile and the second summit in America, and it is also the tallest volcano in the world. Thatās why this is one of the most desired challenges among mountaineers around the world. Ojos del Salado is almost as tall as Mt. Aconcagua which surpasses it by 60mts only. The volcano is located in the borderline between Chile and Argentina, in the Chilean Atacama region, on of the most active mining regions in the country. Inside the National Park Nevado de Tres Cruces we can spot the Negro Francisco Lake and the Maricunga salt-flat which serves as refuge to three flamingo species. The closest city is Copiapó, where we can find everything we need to start our climbing upwards Ojos del Salado.
Features
Expeditionās schema
Open Expedition:Ā
This expedition has pre-established departure dates and you share it with other people, the groups consist of a maximum of 12 climbers plus the guides.Ā
Departures, season 2022/2023 Ā
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)
Weāll meet you at the hotelĀ where youāll have a talk with our guide in order to crystal clear any doubt clouding your mind and to check your equipment is proper and fitted for the purposes, drive to Laguna Verde.
On this day weāll put our bodies to the test. We’ll see how your body is enduring the lack of oxygen in this area. We’ll go up a bit higher than 5,600 meters and then go back to sleep at the LagunaĀ Verde.
In order to go forward into our expedition, we will ascend a 6000 and so check how our body reacts when facing that kind of altitude. We can either choose between Mt. San Francisco, at the frontier with Argentina, or Mt. VicuƱas. Both are above the 6000masl.
This is the last day weāll be able to use the 4WD vehicle. Weāll transport the equipment to Refuge Atacama and from there weāll have to work harder.
Each one of us has to carry his/her personal equipment plus a piece of the common equipment towards Refuge Tejos in order to prepare our last camp (high camp) and it clearly helps with the acclimatization process. Once we get to the shelter weāll get some rest, leave our equipment there and head back to Refuge Atacama to sleep.
Weāll carry the remaining equipment towards Refugio Tejos. This time weāll spend the night there. Since weāve already carried most of the equipment the day before, weāll be saving a lot of necessary energy for our next day, which is without doubt the most important day of our expedition.
Weāll set out early morning to reach the Ojos Del Salado summit (6,893masl). On this day weāll see how all of our hard work flourishes. All the previous acclimatization process is to endure this SO challenging summit. No doubts about it, this is the hardest day in our expedition. Weāll be ascending 1,000 meters, crossing a glacier, rock climbing, reaching the summit, descending, and carrying the equipment back to Refugio Atacama all in the same day.
This is the last day weāll spend in the Parque Nevado de Tres Cruces area. Calmly weāll take-down our camp and head back to Copiapó, leaving behind us this giant, the highest summit in Chile and the tallest volcano in the world.
The Ojos del Salado 9 days expedition include the following services:
Ā Our services donāt include
Additional information:
High Mountain Expedition is NOT responsible for:
Clothing and proper equipment
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 -25ĀŗC /-13ĀŗF). The proper equipment is crucial to achieve our goal.
Upper body parts
Down body parts
Personal equipment
LLullaillaco | 07/08/2022 |
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