Dear
friends,
Andes
Mountain,
is
a
outdoor tour operator company
that offers services in mountaineering expeditions trips, trekking in
Central Andes, ski touring along the Andean Volcanoes and Patagonia and
sea
kayaking in Torres del Paine (Patagonia). Our base is
located
in Santiago, Chile, where the mountain range of the Andes is
surroundings
us. We offer these services in Chile as well as in Perú and
Argentina
where Patagonian trekking trips and high mountaineering on the
Andes are our
main goals.
Also
we have a for our patagonian trips, this is located in Puerto
Natales, near city from Torres del Paine National park.
We
offer you a wide variety of
excursions,
such as mountaineering (from medium to high altitude), trekking, and
trips
in mountain bike.
Our
expeditions are, in their
majority,
composed by small groups to give our clients best and exclusive
service. For
this,
we have specialized guides to accompany you it these activities. We suggest
dates for some excursions, but also you can arrange a schedule that
fits
you better in a private expedition.
Do
not
hesitate
in
consulting us
about our activities.
Staff
and
Contact
Information
|
Pedro
Marzolo (speak Spanish, English and Italian)
Director
Cell: +
56-9-97997493
Fax: +56-2-2341092
Santiago, Chile.
Mail: andes@andesmountain.cl |
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Jairo Meneses
(Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and English)
Salesman for
Brasil.
Mountaineering
guide for
Aconcagua, Atacama and Patagonia.
Mail: jairo@andesmountain.cl
Phone:
+
(5521)
24370825
Cell: + (5521) 88650825 |
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Felipe
Goreux (Spanish and English)
Mountain and
trekking Guide for
Patagonian trips (Torres del Paine, Patagonia Ice Cap trips and Lake
District)
Mail: felipe@andesmountain.cl
Cell: + 56-9-81976909
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Fernando
Opazo Marcerano (Spanish and English)
Mountaineering
Guide for Atacama Desert and Central Andes and Aconcagua
|
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Julieta Fernandez
(Spanish, French and English)
Trekking guide for
our trips in Patagonia (Torres del Paine)
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Rodney Gonzalez
(Spanish and English)
Mountaineering
Guide for Atacama Desert, Central Andes alpine trips and Aconcagua. |
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Veronica Irribarra
(Spanish and Italian)
Patagonia
Office: C.
Eberhard 161, Puerto Natales, Chile.
Mail: veronica@andesmountain.cl
|
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Rodrigo
Vera (Spanish and english)
Mountain Guide and mountaineering instructor. Guide for Ski
randonnee, rock and ice climbing. |
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Gonzalo Vilches
(Spanish and english)
Mountain Guide and mountaineering instructor. Guide for Ski
randonnee, rock and ice climbing.
|
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Dario Aguilar
Patagonian camps,
equipment maitenance and porter |
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Patricio Mercado
Porter for
Patagonian trekkings and Ice cap traverse, logistic and camps |
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Alejandro
Guzman
Mountaineering
trips. Logistic, cookman, porter and camps. |
web site: www.andesmountain.cl
In our guided expedition services
we provide:
1-
Local
guides with
many
years of experience climbing mountains in their own countries. Chilean
and argentinean local guides that work in
Aconcagua and Central Andes of
Chile, have a lot of experience working at high altitudes.
(Max. ratio guide - client, 1:3).
Also
for
our
Patagonian
trips in Torres del Paine, Ice Cap and Fitz Roy
area, our guides staff have been working in this area for at least 8
years with a complete knowledge about history, flora and fauna of
Patagonia.
As
well
as
the
guides that work
in
Aconcagua, Peruvian mountain guides have been born near these mountains
and glaciers.
Our local
guides
provide you with an incomparable experience
with their culture, nature
and friendship, making your expedition more enjoyable with a high
standar.
2-
Our
High
Mountaineering
trips are designed
to have the best acclimatization, having the
possibility to climb a smaller
height before attempting to climb a great
summit such as the Aconcagua. We plan our itineraries very carefully.
Our trips are specially designed to give our clients the best possible
chance or reaching the summit. We have plenty of days built into our
schedules in case we are forced to wait out stormy weather. We have a
safe and slow ascent plan which is necessary for proper
acclimatization. We are extremely efficient during the entire
expedition, but we do not rush things or skip important details. On our
Aconcagua Normal Route expedition we take an extra day in Penitentes to
do an
acclimatization hike which has proven to help folks get a jump on there
acclimatizing. On the Normal route we take a day at one of our
permanently staffed camps to do a day hike to the base of the
impressive south face of Aconcagua. We have adopted the climb high,
sleep low program on our expeditions. This works well for proper
acclimatization and keeps our pack weights down. We also have planned
rest days built into our schedules which we have found is necessary for
muscle recovery and also aids in acclimatization. Our guides have
mountain of experience dealing with the tribulations of high altitude
expeditions, sometimes itineraries need to be altered to cater to the
individual needs of our clients. Because of our low guide-client ratio
we are able to readily accommodate any changes that may occur during
any
stage of the expedition.
3- The best common equipment: We take special care about the quality
of our
equipment. Below there are a small description about brands and models
of some of our mountain equipment that bring us safety on high mountain
and trekking
trips.
| - Mountain
tents (Mountain Hard
Wear, Hannah) |
Annapurna
|
Trango 2
|
Expedition |
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- Trekking tents for our Pataginian
trips (REI and Mountain Hard Wear)
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| - Base camp
dinner
tents (Mountain Hard Wear, Ferrino and The North Face) |
SpaceStation |
StrongHold |
Satellite |
Campo Base
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2 MeterDome
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- Tables and
chairs for base camp and trekking trips (Camp Time)
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- MSR XGK Expedition Stove for high mountaineering trips
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- Satellite
Phone
(fee
per
minute)
Qualcomm, Globalstar.
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| - Nonin Pulse oxymeters for high
mountaineering expeditions. Every expedition has one of these
instruments to measure the saturation of oxygen of each client allowing
for daily control and safety in the route to the summit. |
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| - Complete
first
aid kit |
| - VHF and UHF
radios Kenwood & Motorola |
| - Solar panels
for charging batteries |
| - Water
purifier
at base camp |
4-
Food. Our meals are
varied
and well chosen. Fresh and delicious food is always available in our
trips.
Vegetables, fruit, meet, chicken and even fish are among our menu, as
well
as pastas, rice, potatoes rich in carbohydrates. Wine, coke, beer,
biscuits,
cheese, crackers and everything we need to
make our trip pleasant.
5-
Mules, horses and donkeys.
We have the best service to carry our gear, with the friendship of our
"arrieros" (cowboys). We use mules in the Aconcagua and Central Andes,
horses in Patagonia and donkeys in Cordillera Blanca, Perú.
6-
Porters.
We can provide
you with porters in all of our high altitude
expeditions as well in trekking expeditions. There are available
in Aconcagua, Andes Centrales, Cordillera Blanca and Patagonia in the
treks for Torres del Paine and Los Glaciares.
7-
Hotels. We stay at
best hostels in Patagonia. Fpr our mountaineering trips we choose three
and four stars hotels in Santiago, Mendoza, Arica and Copiapo.
8-
Parks fees. As well
as
in Patagonia (Torres del Paine and Los Glaciares) and
Perú
(Huascaran National Park), all of our itineraries include the park
entrance
fee.
9-
Transportation. In
our
expeditions we use the best qualified ground transportation, according
to the roads conditions and altitudes. For transport we
use 4x4 pick up trucks and minibuses.
10-
Departures. In all of our trips, we can organize departure
according your suggestions. You can
choose
the date of departure in a private trip (with a minimum of persons
required)
or book in some of our fixed trips for Torres del Paine, Aconcagua,
Ojos del Salado or Tupungato.
11- Travel Insurance. Each season, a handful
of
clients have to cancel their trips at the
last minute due to unforeseen circumstances such as flight delays or
cancellations, illness or injury. For this reason, Andes Mountain
highly recommends the purchase of travel insurance.
Here are a company from where you can get this service.
Travelex
Insurance company
