Ojos del Salado Expedition 6th January 2024

Leader: Andreas

20th January 2024 - Success on Ojos del Salado

Congratualtions to the team on reaching the summit of Ojos del Salado on the 17th January. It took around 9 hours from the drop off point to the summit. On Thursday they returned to Bahia Inglesa and yesterday flew to Santiago, for a bit of time before their international flight.

15th January 2024 - Acclimatisation on Ojos

On the 13th Jan, the team made a succesful ascent of Cerro San Francisco and yesterday had a rest day at Laguna Verde. Today the team have moved over to Atacama and are currently engaging in a acclimatisation walk above high camp on Ojos del Salado.

12th January 2024 - Heading to Laguna Verde

Today the team will move camps to Laguna Verde, where they will make an ascent of their first 6000m peak Cerro San Francisco.

11th January 2024 - Success on Cerro Pastillitos

Yesterday the team successfully climbed the 5090m high Cerro Pastillitos and returned back to Laguna Santa Rosa for the night.

10th January 2024

Yesterday the team reached the summit of their first peak Siete Hermanas Peak at 4950m from here there are great views back down to the laguna and camp.

6th January 2024 - Departing For Chile

The team depart the UK today for Santiago and then onward to Copiapo.