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El Plomo 6070m

A high and remote peak on the border between Chile and Argentina just south of Aconcagua. Don't confuse with the lower and much more accessible and very frequently climbed peak of del Plomo near Santiago.

El Plomo from the southwest

El Plomo from the southwest.

We have run trips to peaks in this area  in the past and can easily do so again. For details of how to climb Mesa, mercedario, Aconcagua etc., please see our guidebooks, which are available in English, Spanish and French editions, direct from us or from all good bookshops and mountaineering shops.

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