Mountaineering Central Andes, Chile
El Plomo

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El Plomo

Altitude : 17,815 ft. (5.430 m.)
Duration : 5 days
Difficulty: Easy
Minimum : 2 persons
Suitable date : October - April

El Plomo summit 17,815 ft. (5.430 mts.), is the highest mountain viewed from Santiago. Formerly visited by the Incas to make his rituals, it is an incomparable beauty. Technical routes (with ice and snow climbing passages) and non technical route we can do to reach this top. On is normal route not require a great previous mountain experience, only good physical condition.

El Plomo expedition can be added to La Paloma making a 9 days mountaineering trip. Ask for Plomo-Paloma price


  SEASON 2010-2011
   
TRIP EL PLOMO
1 November  28 - Dec.4 (2010)
2 December 13 - 18 (2010)
3 Dec.30 - Jan.4 (2011)
4 January 19 - 24 (2011)
5 February 9 -14 (2011)
6 March 2 - 7 (2011)


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Day 1: Arrival Santiago.
Pick up at the airport and transfer at the hotel in Santiago. Here our guide will check your mountaineering equipment
Day 2: Santiago - Valle Nevado.
Our objective is reach the imposing summit of El Plomo (17,815 ft. - 5,430 mts.). Ground transfer from Santiago to Valle Nevado ski resort, 1,5 hours. Here we find our Mules that will carry our equipment until Piedra Numerada place of our first camp at 3,330m. Dinner.
Day 3: Camp La Olla.
Breakfast in the morning. Ascent towards La Olla 13,124 ft. (4.000m), El Plomo base camp, located at the end of the valley. From here we have an impressive view of the Iver glacier (technical ice route), and our normal route for climb this mountain at the right side of the mountain, (no technical).
Day 4: Summit day. Before sunshine, with our head lamps we will leave our camp. There are about 6 hours until the summit. After reach the top of El Plomo and observing imposing summits like Aconcagua, Juncal, Tupungato, and Altar-Paloma, etc., we will descend via normal route at our base camp.
Day 5: Walk down to Valle Nevado and ground transfer to Santiago. Hotel.

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Service includes: 

- Mountain Guides
- Two hotel nights in Santiago, double room with breakfast
- Private ground transport
- Mules for common gear
- Mules for personal mountaineering equipment
- High mountain tents
- Base camp dinner tent with tables and chairs
- Equipment of high mountain
- Ice screws, ropes, carabiners, etc.. (Iver Route)
- Medicine kit
- Radio communication
 - Meals while we are in the mountain (breakfast, dinner and box lunch)

Service does not include:

- All personal climbing equipment
- Accident and rescue insurance
- Cash for extra expenses
- Extra meals in cities
 - Sleeping bag and mattress



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Central Andes: Altar and Paloma....El Plomo...Tupungato....Marmolejo/San Jose Volcano....Maipo Volcano
South Central Andes: Descabezado Grande Volcano