{"id":541,"date":"2025-01-27T18:29:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T18:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azimut360.com\/?p=541"},"modified":"2025-01-27T19:22:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T19:22:42","slug":"marmolejo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azimut360.com\/fr\/marmolejo\/","title":{"rendered":"MARMOLEJO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marmolejo, the most austral 6000m summit of the world,\u00a0 is located on the Chilean-Argentinean border, only a few miles from Santiago.<\/p>\n<p>The ascent requires a very good physical condition since the approach to the mountain takes up some days. Nevertheless, the Marmolejo is relatively easy to climb.<\/p>\n<p>This mini-expedition promises fantastic experiences for those who wish to get away from civilization for some days and get magnetized by the mountain panorama.<\/p>\n<p>Trip features<\/p>\n<p>Type of trip: mountaineering<br \/>\nDuration: 9 days<br \/>\nSuggested period: December to April<br \/>\nFitness level: very demanding<br \/>\nTechnical level: moderate<\/p>\n<p>Highlights of the trip<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marmolejo (6108m)<\/li>\n<li>Maipo Valley<\/li>\n<li>Andes panorama<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Itinerary<\/p>\n<h4>DAY 1: SANTIAGO \u2013 CAJON DEL MAIPO \u2013 CHORIBOULDER<\/h4>\n<p>Pick up at your hotel or the airport of Santiago and drive through Chile\u2019s capital and into the Cajon de Maipo, a wide valley that leads us from the city directly into the Anden Mountain Range. We follow the valley for about 100km until the plateau called Choriboulder at an altitude of about 2400 m. Here huge rocks attract a lot of local climbers to practice their skills. We camp nearby a small stream at the plateau.<br \/>\nLunch and dinner included.<br \/>\nNight in camp<br \/>\nTransfer: 2,5 h approx.<\/p>\n<h4>DAY 2: CHORIBOULDER \u2013 MARMELEJOS BASE CAMP<\/h4>\n<p>From here the hike starts together with the pack animals\u00a0 that accompany you until the base camp which is at an altitude of 3.400 m approx. This day\u2019s trekking takes you across a flat valley named \u201cValle de la Engorda\u201d, for its green scrubs that feed local goats and horses. It\u2019s interrupted by various streams and you can enjoy the views at the majestic San Jos\u00e9 volcano in the background. We cross the valley to its north-eastern edge and follow the Marmolejos stream for about 10 km until we reach an open terrace where we arm the base camp.<br \/>\nBreakfast, lunch and dinner included.<br \/>\nNight in camp<br \/>\nWalking time: 7 h approx.<br \/>\nElevation: +1000 m<\/p>\n<h4>DAY 3: MARMOLEJOS BASE CAMP \u2013 HIGH CAMP I \u2013 BASE CAMP<\/h4>\n<p>Today we get further acclimatised by an transporting material to the first high camp. We follow the mountain path to the end of the valley where a mountain saddle separates the Marmolejos valley with it northern counterpart. The sometimes a bit confused path climbs the saddle of loose materials and some snow banks. On the top the path turns east following the ridge to a flat where so called pircas, round stone circles build to protect a tent, mark the place of the first high camp (4100 m). From here we have the first view of the Marmolejos summit. We return to the base camp.<br \/>\nBreakfast, lunch and dinner included.<br \/>\nNight in camp<br \/>\nWalking time: 8 h approx.<br \/>\nElevation: +600 m, -600 m<\/p>\n<h4>DAY 4: BASE CAMP \u2013 HIGH CAMP I<\/h4>\n<p>Climb to the first high camp.<br \/>\nBreakfast, lunch and dinner included.<br \/>\nNight in camp<br \/>\nWalking time: 5 h approx.<br \/>\nElevation: +600 m<\/p>\n<h4>DAY 5: HIGH CAMP I \u2013 HIGH CAMP II \u2013 HIGH CAMP I<\/h4>\n<p>Acclimatization and transportation climb from the first to the second high camp at about 4900m and return. We follow a rocky tongue that reaches into the glacier. We either set the second high camp at the fed of the glacier or in a isle of rock a few hundred meters in the ice field.<br \/>\nBreakfast, lunch and dinner included.<br \/>\nNight in camp<br \/>\nWalking time: 7 h approx.<br \/>\nElevation: +800 m, -800 m<\/p>\n<h4>DAY 6: HIGH CAMP I \u2013 HIGH CAMP II<\/h4>\n<p>Climb to the second high camp.\u00a0 Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.<br \/>\nNight in camp<br \/>\nWalking time: 4 h approx.<br \/>\nElevation: +800 m<\/p>\n<h4>DAY 7: HIGH CAMP II \u2013 MARMELEJO \u2013 HIGH CAMP II<\/h4>\n<p>Climb of Mount Marmolejo (6108m). The traverse on the glacier is relative easy and takes about 1-2 hours. The ice does not have big crevasses and has an inclination of about 11\u00b0.<br \/>\nThe last part of the ascent takes us first over loose volcanic sand and becomes rocky before we can reach the summit. The inclination of the terrain is an average of 32\u00b0 clearly more at the last rocks. The ascent from the glacier onward takes 4 to 6 hours. From the summit we return to the second high camp. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.<br \/>\nNight in camp<\/p>\n<p>Walking time: 14 h approx.<br \/>\nElevation: +1200 m, -1200 m<\/p>\n<h4>DAY 8: HIGH CAMP II \u2013 BASE CAMP<\/h4>\n<p>Return to base camp. Possible second summit attempt.<br \/>\nBreakfast, lunch and dinner included.<br \/>\nNight in camp<br \/>\nWalking time: 6 h approx.<br \/>\nElevation:\u00a0 -1400 m<\/p>\n<h4>DAY 9: BASE CAMP \u2013 CABRERIA \u2013 SANTIAGO<\/h4>\n<p>Hike back from the base camp with mules for charge crossing again Valle de Engorda and reaching the road a bit further south from where we started at a place called Cabreria. Transfer back to Santiago. Breakfast, lunch included.<br \/>\nWalking time: 6 h approx.<br \/>\nElevation:\u00a0 -1140 m<br \/>\nTransfer: 2,5 h approx.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marmolejo, the most austral 6000m summit of the world,\u00a0 is located on the Chilean-Argentinean border, only a few miles from [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-central-andes","category-expeditions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/azimut360.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/azimut360.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/azimut360.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azimut360.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azimut360.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=541"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/azimut360.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":542,"href":"https:\/\/azimut360.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541\/revisions\/542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/azimut360.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azimut360.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azimut360.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}