Radios on, crampons sharp. The season is open. The wait is over. The months of planning and anxiously staring at the calendar are behind us. At High Mountain Expeditions, the radios are on, the 4x4s are rolling, and the crampons are already biting into the snow. It’s official: the high mountain season is open, and […]

The imposing glacier of Cerro Marmolejo, the world’s southernmost 6,000-meter peak. There is a giant that silently watches over the central valley, a colossus hidden in plain sight in the heart of the Cajón del Maipo. It is Cerro Marmolejo (6,108 m), and it holds a unique title: it is the southernmost 6,000-meter peak on […]

The Atacama high plateau, the most spectacular high-altitude training ground in the world. Imagine a program designed not just to get you to a summit, but to transform you into a competent and confident high-altitude mountaineer. That is the essence of our 4×6000 expedition: a 14-day journey into the heart of the Atacama Puna, meticulously […]

El dilema del montañista: Aconcagua, el techo de América, u Ojos del Salado, el volcán más alto del mundo.   En el vasto espinazo de los Andes, allí donde la tierra se encuentra con el cielo, dos nombres resuenan con la fuerza de una leyenda: Aconcagua y Ojos del Salado. No son solo montañas; son […]

The final ascent towards the summit of Chimborazo, Ecuador. There is a place in the middle of the world where the earth rises to converse with the stars. Explorers of old named it the “Avenue of the Volcanoes,” a mythical corridor guarded by titans of ice that silhouette against the equatorial sky. Here, two summits […]

Sunrise during the Ojos del Salado Volcano Expedition, Chile. Taking the step towards a high-altitude expedition, one that surpasses the 5,000 or 6,000-meter barrier, is an exciting moment in any mountaineer’s journey. But it can also raise questions like, which is the right mountain to start with? Am I truly prepared? How does it differ […]