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| Price | £1995 or US$3895 or € 2995 | |
| Flights from UK | from £800 | |
| Dates | 11 October - 1 November 2008 | |
| Duration | 22 days | |
| Grade | 2C | |
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Ski-Mountaineering in Chilean Patagonia
This expedition ran for the first time in October 2005. See our Latest Photos page for more pictures from that trip.
This ski mountaineering expedition is an exciting new itinerary to some remote areas of Northern Patagonian. The main objective will again be to ski and climb San Lorenzo 3706m, the second highest peak in Patagonia. This is a very challenging itinerary that will take us into some very remote terrain at the other end of the world at the wrong time of year!!. We will certainly be escaping from the crowds.
After flying to Coihaique in southern Chile we will spend a couple of days doing day tours in the immediate area to warm up, and get used to the conditions. We will also get a day in at one of the worlds most southerly ski pistes at El Fraile. We'll then drive south towards Cochrane stopping at the Portezuelo Ibañez, where we'll ski peaks of around 2000-2500m height. We'll be based in a campsite in beautiful pine forests while here, last time this was a highly enjoyable part of the trip with mornings spent on long ski trips, afternoons spent sunbathing and evening barbeques around a camp fire.
We then begin the expedition in earnest by approaching San Lorenzo from the north from the small village of Cochrane. In summer it's just a 3-4 hour walk to the hut from the end of the road. The area is a beautifully forested pastoral landscape, backed by rugged mountains. It's also famous for being a good place to see pumas. The ascent of San Lorenzo from the hut is a relatively complex route over 2-3 days with a high camp at about 2700m. However it is not too difficult technically, with the hardest section being an ice-call at about PD/AD. Other peaks in the area will be climbed and skiied if time and weather permit. After about ten days in this remote area we'll return to Cochrane and then Coyhaique for some well earned steaks and wine!
This expeditions is being organised and run by Andes and well known IFMGA guide Twid Turner.
Included in our Price
Not Included in our Price
All land transport in Chile as per
itinerary.
All accommodation in Chile as per itinerary.
Food while in the mountains.
Organisation and planning of the expedition.
Tents, stoves, ropes and other
communal equipment.
Climbing Permit and National park fees.
Services of a western
(usually UK) expedition leader.Flights to Coihaique via Santiago.
Airport tax.
Insurance.
Personal equipment (e.g. clothing, sleeping bag, ice-axe).
Meals and Snacks in towns and
cities.
Laundry, souvenirs, tips and drinks.
Bird nesting in Gino Buscaini's boots, Fundo San Lorenzo, summer 2003.
Setting off from camp, San Lorenzo summit day 2005.
