Ojos del Salado 14 Days
The Highest Active Volcano on earth
Copiapo, Chile
USD$ From 3300
6893M
14 days
Open Expedition:
This expedition has pre-established departure dates and you share it with other people.
Departures, season 2024 / 2025
Sun 03 Nov / Sat 16 Nov 2024 (Guaranteed)
Wed 13 Nov / Tue 26 Nov 2024
Sat 23 Nov / Fri 06 Dic 2024
Tue 03 Dec / Mon 16 Dec 2024
Mo 09 Dec / Sun 22 Dec 2024
Fri 13 Dec / Thu 26 Dec 2024 (Guaranteed)
Tue 24 Dec 2024 / Mon 06 Jan 2025
Sat 28 Dec 2024 / Fri 10 Jan 2025 (Guaranteed)
Fri 03 Jan / Thu 16 Jan 2025
Mon 13 Jan / Sun 26 Jan 2025
Thu 23 Jan / Wed 05 Feb 2025
Sun 02 Feb / Sat 15 Feb 2025
Wed 12 Feb / Tue 25 Feb 2025
Sat 22 Feb / Fri 07 Mar 2025
Tue 04 Mar / Mon 17 Mar 2025
Fri 14 Mar / Thu 27 Mar 2025
Mon 24 Mar / Sun 06 Apr 2025
Thu 03 Apr / Wed 16 Apr 2025
PRICES FOR EARLY BOOKING
USD 3200 – Until April 30th
USD 3300 – Until June 30th
USD 3400 – Until August 30th
USD 3500 – Until October 30th
USD 3600 – Until December 30th
USD 4100 – Rest of the season
Private Service: You choose the best convenience date for you and your group. Price depending on number of people booked. CONTACT US FOR DETAILS.
Itinerary and services (per day)
Day 1: Copiapó airport / Hotel / Our service begins (IN)
Day 2: Copiapó / Local comunity camp
Day 3: Valle Chico / Laguna Santa Rosa / Trekking
Day 4: Climb mt 7 Hermanas (4700m)
Day 5: Laguna santa Rosa / Laguna Verde
Day 6: Laguna Verde / climb Mulas Muertas (5600m)
Day 7: Laguna Verde / San Francisco or Vicuña (6100m)
Day 8: Laguna Verde / Refuge Atacama
Day 9: Refuge Atacama / Refuge Tejos / Refuge Atacama
Day 10: Refuge Atacama / Refuge Tejos
Day 11: Refuge Tejos / Climb Ojos del Salado / Refuge Atacama
Day 12: Extra Summit Day
Day 13: Refuge Atacama / Copiapó Hotel
Day 14: Hotel / Copiapó Airport / End of our services (OUT)
Our mountain expeditions include the following services:
- Mountain guide (Spanish / English )
- Private transportation to climbing areas (4WD)
- Transfer airport – hotel and hotel – airport
- 2 hotel nights in (Copiapó)
- Mountain tents (each one is for 2 persons)
- Dinner tent (with table and chairs)
- Cooking kit
- All meals within the expedition (Breakfast, box lunch, diner)
- Professional first aids kit
- Foam Mat
- Heart rate monitor and oximeter
- VHF Radio
- Satellite radio
- All group equipment; rope, high altitude tent, stove, GPS, etc.
Our services don’t include
- Personal mountain equipment
- Traveling and rescue insurances. We strongly recommend you to get them.
- Any other service which wasn’t mentioned above. (restaurant meals, beverages , tips, etc.)
- International and national flights and boarding fees.
- Climbing permit USD 200 “from the last two years this payment are not required”
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 -35ºC /-33ºF). The proper equipment is crucial to achieve our goal.
Upper body parts
- Sun hat
- Wool hat
- Balaclava / ski mask
- 2 or 3 long sleeve polypropylene shirts or similar
- Polar windstopper, soft-shell or similar
- Waterproof jacket (Gore Tex, Triple Point, or similar)
- Down feather parka with hood
- Polypropylene gloves
- Waterproof gloves
- Down feather mittens ( -25 ºC / -13ºF)
Down body parts
- 1 polypropylene long underwear (or similar)
- 2 trekking pants
- Windproof pants (Gore Tex, Triple Point, or similar)
- 2 or 3 pairs thin socks (Liners)
- 2 or 3 pairs of thermal socks
- Gaiters
- Trekking boots (approach)
- Mountain boots (double plastic or leather boots)
Personal equipment
- Trekking stick (telescopic)
- 2 carabiners
- 2 prusik cord
- Helmet
- Harness
- ice axe 70 cm or more
- Crampons
- Sleeping bag (Tº lower than -20ºC)
- Inflatable and foam mattress
- Expedition duffel or backpack (100 liters aprox.)
- Daypack (40 liters)
- 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, book, mp3, Binoculars. [optional]
- Personal repair kit