Ojos del Salado 6893 mts Δ
Pissis 6788 mts Δ
Olmedo 6250 mts Δ
Easy. Crampons occasional
Very demanding on altitude
High altitude experience required
19 Days
1 : 3
3
Catamarca Airport arrival, transfer to Fiambala city. 5h drive.
Reception in Fiambala.
Night stay at Fiambala Hosteria Municipal 1500m.
Fiambala-Hotel Cortaderas 3300m. 93km. 2h trip. Morning gear check, shopping. Easy day traveling in vehicle to Hotel Las Grutas.
Hotel night stay
Cortaderas-Vega el Cuerno 4100m. 35km on 4×4 road. 5h trip. Camping. Acclimatization trekking right before camp.
Night camp
Trek in the area
Ascent Cerro Pequeño 8000 Laguna Fria 5340m. 40 min. 4×4 drive to reach 4700m. Set up camp at Tamberia 4200
Tamberia 4200m- Primeros Penitentes Camp 5200m. Distance 30km. 4h trip on 4×4 challenging sections.
Acclimatization.
Rest Day.
Ascent Cerro Olmedo 6200m. Trek to summit from Base Camp in the day
Primeros Penitentes Camp 5200m-Ojos del Salado Base Camp 5500m. Move camp from Penitentes to Ojos del Salado BC. Easy day used as rest day. Prepare gear for Ojos del Salado ascent.
Base Camp 5500m-C1 5900m. Porter to C1 and if everyone feels good we stay, otherwise back to Base Camp to rest.
Base Camp-C1 5900m.
Ascent to C1 to sleep.
Summit Ojos del Salado.
Descent to Base Camp. Pack camp. Transport to Pissis Base Camp 4590m.
Rest Day.
Pissis Base Camp 4590m-C2 5790. If snow allow us we reach 5200m by vehicle, if not we walk 5h to glacier base were we set up camp.
Summit Pissis 6788m. Descent to C2
C2 5900m-Base camp4590m. Pack camp and back to Fiambala.
Hotel night stay
Transport to Catamarca.
Fly back home.
Extra day
We highly recommend that ALL participants in our Ojos del Salado expeditions must have the mountain gear described below.
Upper body
Lower body
Personal gear
For us is so important a good quality diet that we combine sophisticated gourmet dishes with performance and energy. We know how much body energy is needed in the mountains and based on this, we design the meals for each day. While using a pressure cooker we ensure that all foods retains their properties. All our professional cookware allow us to cook without using oils and fats providing a much better digestion.
All food are fresh in our menu. Fruits and vegetables are provided for every day.
The meat is premium quality under trusted cold chain.
Meals are balanced between vegetarian and meat based food, high in calories and energy.
VEGETARIAN MEALS
We prepare full vegetarian meals respecting each climber’s wishes.
VEGAN MEALS
We respect and understand perfectly all vegans and we use different cookware and utensils to prevent contact with meat. Vegetables are provided each day. All types of legumes can be cooked in the pressure cooker ensuring a good protein diet
CELIAC/ GLUTEN INTOLERANT
We have experience manipulating the kitchen and food by rigorous norms to avoid contaminating food with gluten..
ORGANIC
All fruits and vegetables are organic from local farms. We focus in getting the best premium organic produce and adapting those to the high altitude demand.
