This 25-day program is made up of 19 expedition days, with rest days between expeditions.

The program is subject to modification depending on weather conditions and the physical conditions and capacities of the participants.

The program includes all costs related to the expedition: El Programa incluye todos los gastos relacionados a la expedición.

-Transportation, logistics, food, guide, donkeys and/or porters.

The program does not include hotels, transportation within the metropolitan region or Copiapó, and other costs outside of the expedition.

Program:

Ojos Del Salado Volcano is the world’s highest active volcano, at 6893 meters, well-known for its impressive and foreboding height. Located in the Atacama desert, near the Argentinian border, this mountain is not very technically challenging, but it’s meteorological conditions make it a great challenge for any mountaineer.

This program is designed with the end goal of summiting the Ojos Del Salado Volcano, with appropriate acclimatization built in.

Chronogram.

The expedition begins in the mountains nearby to Santiago, Chile, Cerro El Pintor (4.180 m). This mountain is a natural lookout to Cerro El Plomo (5.424 m). This first mountain will be summited in a single day.

Cerro El Pintor

Our next objective is the Cerro El Plomo (5.424 m) the “apu” (guardian) of the central Mapocho valley chosen by the Incas and holds a lot historical importance. In 1954, the famous El Plomo Mummy was discovered here, at an altitude of 5,000 meters. This expedition will take us 5 days, beginning and ending in Santiago.

Cerro el Plomo from El Pintor

After our expedition to El Plomo, we will enter the heart of the Cajon del Maipo where we will set our sights on the most southern 6,000 meter mountains in the Andes and in the world, El Marmolejo (6,100m).This mountain neighbors Argentina, and is the tallest peak in the region, with expansive views of all of the valleys that course through the Cajón Del Maipo. This expedition is programmed for 5 days.

Cerro Marmolejo

The finish up the program, we will head to the region of Copiapó to face our final challenge, the Ojos Del Salado Volcano (6.893 m). This expedition will last 8 days.

Chronogram.

1 day: Cerro El Pintor (4.180 m)

1. Santiago-Summit-Santiago

5 days: Cerro El Plomo (5.424 m).

1. Santiago-Piedra Numerada (3.500 m)

2. Piedra Numerada-Federación (4.100m)

3. Rest and acclimitization day.

4. Federación-Summit-Federación

5. Federacion-Santiago

5 days: Cerro Marmolejo (6.100 m).

1. Santiago-Base Camp (3000 m)

2. Base Camp-Camp 1 (4.300 m)

3. Camp 1-Camp 2 (5.000 m)

4. Campo 2-Summit-Camp 2/Camp 1

5. Camp 2/Camp 1-Santiago

8 days: Ojos Del Salado Volcano (6.893 m)

1. Copiapó

2. Copiapó-Laguna verde (4.300 m)

3. Acclimatization in Laguna verde

4. Refugio Atacama (5.100 m)

5. Acclimatization in Refugio Atacama

6. Refugio Atacama-Refugio Tejos (5.800 m)

7. Refugio Tejos-Summit-Refugio Atacama

8. Refugio Atacama-Copiapó