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| Moderate
difficulty mountaineering expedition. Requires basic skills with ice
axe and crampons, as well as a good physical shape.
Marmolejo is the southernmost 6000m peak in the Andes, and indeed,
in the world. Named after a Chilean general, this mountain provides
an interesting challenge to the climbers, with his huge glacier
surrounded by typical Central Andes landscape. His ascent demands
be in good shape and some knowledge and technical skills of the
use of crampons and ice axe.
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| DAY 1: SANTIAGO
- CAJON DEL MAIPO - REFUGIO LO VALDES |
| We pick
up you at your hotel and we leave Santiago heading to the beginning
of Cajón del Maipo Valley, we will arrive to Lo Valdés,
the last small mountain village in the area after 3 hours of good
route driving. Lo Valdes is at about 2000m and here we head towards
the amazing, full of story Refugio Aleman. We have lunch and then
we go for a short walk in the surrounding areas to help us in our
acclimatization process. We have dinner and spend the nigth at the
hut at 2000m. Refuge (L, D) |
| DAY 2: GERMAN
HUT - LA ENGORDA VALLEY - MARMOLEJO BASE CAMP (3600M) |
| Breakfast
and then short drive till "el cabrerío" an small
and quite minimal goats ranchers hut, were we leave the car and start
our 6 hours hike to Marmolejo base Camp at 3600m. We follow and cross
back and forward several rivers coming down from others 5000meters
peaks that surrounds the mountain and are the sides of la Engorda
valley, slowly we set up camp and rest. Dinner (B, L, D) |
| DAY 3: MARMOLEJO
BASE CAMP - MARMOLEJO ADVANCED BASE CAMP (ABC) (4100m) - MARMOLEJO
BC |
| Today is
a carry day, this aloud us to have lighter weights, but also and more
important it's given us the best way to get a good acclimatization
process. The hike follows the upper end of La Engorda valley, mostly
walking over old morrein terrain. After 3 hours we arrive to our next
campsite at the foot of a big, very characteristic boulder, here we
drop some food, gas and gear and then get back to the base camp to
rest and dinner. Camp (B, L, D) |
| DAY 4: MARMOLEJO
BASE CAMP - ABC CAMP |
| Today we
hike up again to ABC, at arrival we set up our camp, have rest and
drink a lot to hydrate, later for the more actives ones we could have
a bouldering session, dinner before night. Camp (B, L, D) |
| DAY 5: ABC
-CAMP I (5200m) - ABC |
| Another
carry day, in order to give ourselves some more time of good acclimatization
we climb up an step snow colouir in about 4 hours, till 5200m, here
we drop and hide our carry, have a rest and a look all the glaciers
and peaks around, then back to the 4100m camp. Camp (B, L, D) |
| DAY 6: MARMOLEJO
ADVANCED BASE CAMP - CAMP I |
| Welcome
routine, after a good breakfast we move up again on this nice step
snow patch of some 800 meters high. At 5200 we recover our last day
carry and set up the camp. As this camp could be on snow we need to
have time to build a good platform and a protecting wall for the tents.
We have an incredible 360 degrees view. We drink, drink, rest and
drink. Dinner (B, L, D) |
| DAY 7: CAMP
I - MARMOLEJO SUMMIT (6100m) - CAMP I |
| Early wake
up, as we need about 6 hours to reach the summit. Most probably today
we start walking with grampons, as all the time we will be moving
on glaciated terrain till 300 meters below the summit, where the wind
is too strong to leave the snow to sit. Once in the summit we relax
and enjoy the all around view were we can see San José Volcano,
Aconcagua, Nevado Piuquencillo and many others big peaks, then we
back to a good rest at our camp I. Camp (B, L, D) |
| DAY 8 : CAMP
I- BASE CAMP |
| After breakfast
we put down the camp and we start our return to the valleys, again
we enjoy good ski over the mountain boots, using the snow patches,
in this way we save time and have fun. If the snow it's to hard we
will need to use grampons. At the ABC boulder we lunch something and
then we keep going down till the base camp original site, where we
will arrive in about 7 hours. Here we set up our last camp, rest and
dinner. Camp (B, L, D) |
| DAY 9: BASE
CAMP - SANTIAGO |
| Walking
down La Engorda valley it's time to look at the flowers, the green,
the view and have a pleasant return to the place were the cars are
waiting for us, here we have lunch to then drive down to Santiago.
Transfer to the Hotel. Hotel (B, L) |
| Season:
November to March |
| Participant:
Max. 12 |
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November 3
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December 8
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January 6
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February 8
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March 2
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Min. 4 Persons
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US$ 1125
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Single supplement
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US$ 38
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INCLUDED :
- Private transportation Santiago- Lo Valdes - Santiago.
- Professional bilingual private mountain guide.
- Camp staff (over 4 people).
- Meals as mention in the itinerary.
- High quality camping and mountain gear, including tents in double
accommodation, and full base camp structures and services.
- One night lodging at Refugio Alemán.
- Radio Communication VHF .
- First aid kit-Pulse oximeter.
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NOT INCLUDED :
- Personal gear & equipment (mattress, sleeping bag and others)
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- Any kind if insurances.
- Tips.
- Hotels in Santiago.
- Any cost for early departure, any cost not mentioned in the
program.
- Medical expenses.
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| Moderate
difficulty mountaineering expedition. Requires basic skills with ice
axe and crampons, as well as a good physical shape. |
| WHAT TO BRING:
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- T Shirts, Light Upper Body Shirt, Heavy Upper Body Shirt,
Fleece Jacket Medium Weight, Fleece Jacket Expedition Weight
Rain Jacket and/or Poncho, Gore-Tex Jack, Parka, Down Jacket.
- Underwear, Light Weight Long Johns,Heavy Weight Long Johns,
Fleece Pant, Trekking Pant, Rain (wind) Pants,
Gore-Tex Pants.
- Shorts, Light Socks, Heavy Socks.
- Light (inner) Gloves, Heavy Weight Fleece Gloves, Mountaineering
Gloves, Mittens.
- Sun Hat - Wool Cap, Balaclava.
- -20ºC Mountaineering Sleeping Bag, Sleeping Pad or Therm-A-Rest,
30-40 lt. Daypack, 70-90 lt. Mountaineering Backpack
Expedition Duffel Bag.
- Trekking Shoes, Plastic or Leather Mountaineering Boots (-20)
Gaiters.
- Headlamp + batteries, Sunglasses - Goggles, Pen Knife &
Lighter, Water Bottles, Toiletries & Moisturizing Cream
Sun block Cream (face and lips), Water Purification Pills.
- Camera & Film / Binoculars.
- Swimming Suit + Towel.
- Trekking Poles (telescopic).
- Crampons & Ice axe.
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| Note:
please ask for General Information and Reservations Forms. |
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