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Parinacota (6,330m.)

Duration : 12 days
Difficulty: Not dificult snow-ice slope - High Altitude - cold temperatures
Minimum two persons
Suitable date : March to November

Parinacota located in Atacama Desert, offer us an uncomparable experience in high mountaineering trip. Besides Pomerape volcano, both are part of Lauca National Park in Chile, where Chungara lake is situated at foot of these snow covered route.
Good snow conditions for Ski Mountainering for our March departure.
  SEASON 2011-12
   
TRIP PARINACOTA
1 September 10 - 21
2 October 1 - 12
3 March 3 - 14 (12)

See Parinacota in Google Earth


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Day 1: Arrival to Santiago.
Pick up the Group at Santiago airport. Private transfer to our Hotel in Santiago. Equipment check. Dinner not included.
Day 2: Flight to Arica-Putre.
Pick up at hotel in Santiago. Private transfer to Airport. Flight to Arica. Our guide will await you at Arica airport. Private ground transfer to Putre located at 3,600 meters above sea level (11,811ft). Hotel. Dinner not included.
Day 3: Putre - Jurasi hotsprings.
Breakfast. Day trip walking up to Jurasi hot springs. Visit Jurasi hot spring, located at 4.000m. Lunch included. Acclimatization trek and hotspring. Back to Putre. Dinner not included. Hotel.
Day 4: Putre-Lauca National Park - Caquena Bofedal.
Breakfast. Ground transfer from Putre to high land (Altiplano) arriving at Caquena, green field area with a great view of our two objectives, Volcanoes Parinacota and Pomerape. Also, in this day we will visit old village of Parinacota. Camp at 4,500m (14,763ft.). Dinner.
Day 5: Aclimatization Trek.
Breakfast. Acclimatization trek around Caquena area, where we can see and learn about animals and flora that lives in high altitude areas. Back to our camp, rest and dinner.
Day 6: Aclimatization Trek.
Breakfast. Acclimatization trek towards our high camp. Back to our base camp. Rest and dinner.
Day 7: Camp 1 - Parinacota High camp.
Breakfast. Long trek toward high camp, arriving at 5,200m (17,060ft.)  Today, animals (Llamasand donkeys) will help us to carry our common and personal equipment. Around 4 to 5 hours of hike. Set up our camp. Dinner.
Day 8: Rest day.
Rest day before summit. Hald hike walk up to our high camp. Back to our camp. Dinner.
Day 9: Summit day.
We start our summit attempt before sunshine. Long day toward this summit, around 11 to 12 hours round trip. Great view from top to neighbor peaks of Paomerape and Sajama. Back to our camp. Dinner.
Day 10: Parinacota high camp - Quaquena - Arica.
Walk down to our base camp (3 to 4 hours).Celebrating meals. Here our vehicle will transfer us to Arica. Hotel. Dinner not included.
Day 11: Fly to Santiago.
Private ground transfer to Arica airport. Fly back to Santiago. Pick up at the Santiago airport, private transfer to Hotel.
Day.12:
Fly back.
Pick up at the hotel. Private transfer to airport. Flight back.


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Service includes:

- Mountain Guide
- Private ground transport
- Flight Santiago - Arica - Santiago, with 20 kg baggage
- Two Santiago Hotel nights double occupancy with breakfast
- Two Putre Hotel nights double occupancy with breakfast
- First aid kit
- Pulse oximeter for check the acclimatization
- High mountain tents for sleep
- Base Camp Dinner tent with tables and chairs
- Medicine kit
- Radio communication UHF, VHF
- Satellite phone (USD$ 8 el minute)
 - All the meals while we are in the mountain (Breakfast, dinner and box lunch)		 Service does not include:

- All personal climbing (Ski) equipment
- Accident and rescue insurance
- Cash for extra expenses
- Meals in cities (Santiago, Arica and Putre)
- Sleeping bag and mattress


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Parinacota

campamentop base Volcan Parinacota. Andes Mountain Expediciones

Subiendo el volcan Parinacota

Parinacota Volcano map
 


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PARINACOTA VOLCANO, EQUIPMET LIST


Upper body: 
- 2 T-shirt’s long sleeve polypropylene
- 1 T-shirt’s polypropylene short sleeve
- 1 expedition weight polypropylene or capilene shirt
- 1 jacket of pounds or fleece
- 1 breathable jacket such as Gore-Tex with hood
- 1 jacket of pile
- Down or Polarguard parka with hood
- White long sleeve shirt (for sunlight in the desert)

Head
- Sun cap
- Ski hat fleece or wool
- Balaclava

Hands
- 1 pair of gloves thin polypropylene
- 1 pair of gloves heavy polypropylene
- 1 pair of gloves doubles (neoprene or fleece internal layer /Gore-Tex shell)

Lower body: 
- 2 lightweight polypropylene underpants
- 1 fleece pants with full length side zippers
- 1 breathable windproof pants or bibs such as Gore-Tex (full length side zippers recommended)
- 1 lightweight trekking pants (for drive days and lower camps)

Feet
- 4 pair of sock (cotton-polypropylene)
– Trekking boots or lightweight trekking shoes
- Plastic double mountaineering boots or Leather/synthetic layer
- Gaitors
- Sandals and short for hotsprings

 Technical Equipment: 
- Adjustable trekking poles
- Ice axe (walking Ice axe 60-70cm aprx.)
- Crampons (desirable flexible and automatic)
- Backpack (70 liter or more)
- Sleeping bag (at least for -20°c)
- Long cushion insulator (inflatable pad or foam pad)
- Harness, carabiiner and descender

Personals
- 2 pair of sun glasses (one as a spare)
- Towel
- Sun screen lotion protector
- Sun screen lip protector
- Skin moisturized
- Bottle of water of at least 900 cc with thermal cover (insulator)
- Frontal lamp (more pound)
- Duffel bag


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