CLIMBING, SKIING AND TREKKING HOLIDAYS IN THE ANDES & GUIDEBOOKS
Site last updated on Wednesday 02nd July 2008.
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Pictured above Standing in the sun at 6500m after five long cold hours in the darkness, 2008
At 6959m Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Andes and the highest in South America. One of the most spectacular peaks in the Andes, it lies entirely in Argentina but close to the Chilean frontier. Aconcagua has a huge and impressive south face and towers above the surrounding mountains. It has a reputation for high winds and bad weather. We've had very mixed weather over the five years we've been there but overall our record is second to none. We only have three spaces left on our December 2008 trip and all the spaces for the January trip have sold out.
Colombia Climber. A great trip to one of the friendliest and most interesting Andean nations. The scenery in the Cocuy range is spectacular and the peaks are some of the most accessible and scenic big summits in the Andes. Pictured above is the campsite in Los Nevados, from our first expedition to Colombia in 2001.
We are highly recommended by past customers. Have a look at our latest Customer Satisfaction survey for further details.
Treks, Holidays and Expeditions
This site has information about our expeditions, skiing holidays and guidebooks and also lots of free information about the Andes mountains.
We are highly recommended by past customers. Have a look at our Customer Satisfaction page for further details. Not surprisingly we have very high repeat booking rates and referral booking rates and run a lot of private itineraries. That's why we don't advertise much.
For general information about who we are, why our trips are different to the rest, where we are based and what we do see our general information page.
| Holiday and Expedition Calendar | A full calendar of all our scheduled expeditions. |
| Scheduled expeditions to more remote areas, first ascents etc. We specialise in these more interesting trips that no other companies run. | |
| Skiing Holidays and Expeditions | Scheduled ski touring expeditions and downhill ski or snowboard holidays. |
| Rock Climbing | Holidays and expeditions on the rock. |
| Tailor Made & Private Itineraries | Treks and expeditions that are not currently scheduled but which we can run for private groups etc. |
| Merchandise | Items available for purchase including kit-bags and T-shirts |
| Booking | Information on how to book a holiday or expedition, plus our booking form |
| General information about our adventure holiday business. Private itineraries, accommodation, customer satisfaction, equipment, financial security, leaders, booking, etc. |
We are highly recommended by past customers. Have a look at our latest Customer Satisfaction survey for further details.
Free Information Files
| Factfile on the Andes | This link takes you to the index page for a large factfile of information on travel, trekking, skiing and climbing in the Andes. |
| Ski Information | A big and expanded file of information about skiing in the Andes. |
| Rock Climbing in South America | A new file of rock climbing information. |
| Peaks of the Andes | A complete list in alphabetical order of the 300+ peaks of the Andes featured on this website, with photos and information about each and every peak |
| 6000m peak list | A complete list of the one hundred and two 6000m peaks of the Andes, with photos and information about each and every peak Revised and extended January 2005 |
| 5000m peak list | A complete list of the 753 5000-5999m peaks of the Andes. Photos and information for many of these peaks. |
| Patagonian Peaks | An extensive list of the main peaks of the Patagonian Andes. |
| Photo Galleries | Revised and improved - bigger pictures |
| Links Page | Links to other sites of interest. |
We are highly recommended by past customers. Have a look at our latest Customer Satisfaction survey for further details.
Guidebooks, Maps & Photos
Andes Guidebooks Details of the guidebooks we publish - 'The Andes - A Guide for Climbers' and 'The Andes - A Trekking Guide' and their French editions. The English edition of "A Guide for Climbers" was updated in 2005. New French and Spanish editions of the climbing guidebook were published in 2007.
Guidebook and Map Library Information about our extensive guidebook and map library
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We are highly recommended by past customers. Have a look at our latest Customer Satisfaction survey for further details.
Contact Details
For further details of our treks and expeditions, more information on the mountains of South America or to purchase our guidebook please contact us ator by phone 01556 503929 from the UK, 00 44 1556 503929 from elsewhere
or you are welcome to write or visit us at
Andes, 37a St. Andrew Street, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG7 1EN, SCOTLAND
Our office is located in the middle of the town of Castle Douglas, which lies in Galloway about half-way between the towns of Kirkcudbright and Dumfries.
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This website, including all photos (unless otherwise credited), maps, lists, diagrams and text © 1997-2008 John Biggar/Andes. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. If you wish to use any material from this site please contact us for permission first, it will usually be granted for non-commercial use providing you give full credit and link directly back to our site.
Our 2008 sidebar is a schematic map of the Andes.
