San José Volcano
November/April 9 Days 

Highlights

The impressive San Jose Volcano is located over the beautiful De La Engorda valleys which stand out for the glaciers and the massive crater. In the limit between Chile and Argentina, this mountain has been always wanted for the climbers around Chile and the world, if we talk about a classical mountain this is one of those

• Height: 5856m
• Geographical Coordinates:
  • Latitude  33° 47 8” south
  • Longitude  69° 53 35" west
• Valley: La Engorda

Details of  the Expedition:

• Length: 9 days/ 8 nights
• Hotel: 3 nights
• Camping: 6 nights
• Level of difficulty: Moderate
• Meeting Point: Santiago airport
• End of Trip: Santiago Hotel
• Dates: Trip from November to April
• Group size: 2 to 8 people

Included:

• All meals from day 3, including wine and appetizers.   (except meals of Day1 and 2 )
• All land transportation by a private van during the whole trip including airport pick up
• 3 nights in Santiago 4 stars hotel
• Ratio 1 guide per 3 customers.
• All camping equipment, tents for two people (Mountain Hard Wear), Thermal Rest mattresses, kitchen tent, 70 lts. dry bags and more.
• Professional First aid kit, GPS, UHF Radios, satellite phone handy, maps, repair kits.
• Ski mountain guide bilingual, certified as wilderness first response.
• A chef with a balanced diet in mind that will please the taste of the travelers and he also has some vegetarian specialties.
• A book collection about the trips which will help you to enrich this experience and increase your knowledge about the places.
• Conversations about minimal impact, land navigation, flora and fauna. The aim is to reinforce or to obtain basic knowledge about visiting wild areas and enjoying outdoor life. Participation will be voluntary.

Not included:           

• Air Trips, insurance, expenses in the case of a rescue, personal equipment, meals of day 1 and 2, tips or any other service not mentioned in this program.

• Sleeping bag rental, edited video of the expedition or photo set.

Day by Day:

• Day 1 Airport / Santiago
  We will welcome you at the airport and take you to a Hotel in Santiago.
  
• Day 2 Santiago
  Free morning, checking equipment in the afternoon, and a meeting at the hotel.
  
• Day 3 Santiago/ Plantad Refuge
  Early in the morning we will drive south from Santiago to Cajon del Maipo at the end of the road there is a place called Baños Morales, where mules and “arrieros” will be waiting for us to load our equipment. We will hike for about 4 hours until we reach our base camp at 3130m.
• Day 4 Plantad/ Camp 1/ Plantad
  Today we will carry our load to camp 1 located at 4500m, from here we will be able too see a pendant glacier. Then we will return to our base camp.
• Day 5 Plantad/ Camp 1
  We will move to camp 1.
• Day 6 Rest Day
  Resting day. This day will be used for acclimatizing, hydration and organization of the load.
• Day 7 Camp 1- Camp 2
  Today we will establish our camp 2 and prepare ourselves for and early morning summit attempt.
• Day 8 Camp 2- Summit-Camp 2
  After and early alpine starts we will begin our climbing to the summit. After enjoying the amazing views we will return to camp 2.
• Day 9 Camp 2- Baños Morales-Santiago
  We will hike down to Baños Morales, in here we will take our car to Santiago and at night we will be ready for a good dinner in a Santiago restaurant