Cerro Plomo (05 Days)

05 Days/04 Nigths
Max. Altitude: 5424 m / 17,795 ft
Route: Santiago - Valle Nevado - Tres Puntas - Cerro el Plomo
Availability: November - Marcht
Difficulty: Moderate

Cerro el Plomo is a mountain located in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago. With an altitude of 5424 meters, is the highest point visible from the city of Santiago de Chile.

Itinerary

Day 01: Santiago - Valle Nevado - Tres puntas - Piedra Numerada 3300 m / 10,826 ft
Departure from Santiago/Transfer to Valle Nevado and then Tres Puntas from there we will begin our trek until to Piedra Enumerada.(1 hrs aprox.)

Day 02: Acclimatization.
Piedra Numerada to Cerro Bismarck Acclimatization hike.(6 hrs aprox.)

Day 03: Piedra Numerada Camp - Federation 4400 m / 14,435 ft
Breakfast in the Morning,we begin our trek to the camp federation (3 hrs aprox.)

Day 04: Federation - Summit Cerro El Plomo 5424 m / 17,795 ft - Federation
We got up at 04:00 to get out at 05:00 am. We will upload quietly up to the Refuge Agostini and then continue to the pirka del Indio. A few meters we have a glacier crossing about 100 meters, there will use crampons, ice axes. After crossing we continue straight to the Summit, from there we can see a spectacular view, as the Aconcagua,Pintor, Marmolejo and others. (6 hrs aprox up)

Day 05: Federation - Valle Nevado - Santiago
Breakfast in the morning, walk to Tres puntas/Transfer to Valle Nevado / Santiago.

What’s included

• Truck 4x4 in the city/according to the program.
• Fuel
• Mountain Guide and Asistent
• Cook (s)
• Donkey drivers
• Donkeys
• Complete meals during the trek program and climbing program.
• Permit fee ascension
• Cooking equipment
• Collective technical equipment
• Tents for 2 Person

• Personal mountain equipment
• Air ticket National or International.
• Transfer Airport Hotel/ Hotel Airport.
• Hotel /Santiago
• Travel accident and health insurance
• Hotel, Meals in Santiago
• Bottled water.
• City touring Santiago
• Porter (for climbing part)
• Travel luggage and Travel cancellation insurance
• Not mentioned food and beverages
• Personal Spending
• Personal camping and climbing equipment (sleeping bag, climbing boots, crampons, ice axe, gaiters, harness, snow glasses, appropriate clothes, personal medicines, etc.)
• In case of abandonment of expeditions from any of the high camps that is not calendar returns
• Tips

What to take

• Small backpack
• Long-sleeved shirts
• Cotton short-sleeved shirts or t-shirts
• Fleece or Wool sweater and/or trousers
• Lightweight pants
• Regular and long underwear (at over 13,000 ft./4,000 masl)
• Medium weight parka with fibber fill or down
• Light cap and wool hat
• Rain poncho (or rain gear)
• Water bottle
• Light gloves
• Medium weight socks
• Hiking boots
• Sleeping bag (-10º to 0ºC)
• Small daypack
• Strong waterproof duffel bag
• Sunglasses, Sun block, lip balm
• Flashlight with spare batteries and bulb
• Towel.

technical equipment

• Gloves(Good gloves)
• 2 Ice axes (per person)
• 2 Locking carabiners (per person)
• 1 Daisy Chain (Life Line)
• 1 ATC descender (Rappel)
• 2 Cords for prusik
• Harness
• Sleeping pad / Mattress