Ascent to San Francisco Volcano, in Argentina

We’ll meet in the morning at the bus station of the town of Fiambalá and be transferred to the hotel.

Then we’ll talk about the expedition and its objectives. Later in the afternoon we will visit the Museum of Man and mueso six miles.

Overnight in Fiambala.

After breakfast a private vehicle takes us along the international route 60 towards Chaschuil Refuge (2850 m).

There we will spend two nights to get acclimatized. On this day there won’t be physical activity, only the transfer by 4×4 (1 hour with stops included).

After breakfast we will start our first climb up to Cerro Chaschuil at 3750 m. It will take us about 5 hours to reach the summit.

Then we’ll return to the refuge to spend the second and final night. On this day there wont’ be any physical activity and we will be in full contact with nature and with views of the spectacular Andes Mountains.

5 hours duration, stops included.

After breakfast, a 4×4 takes us through the International Route 60 towards Refuge Grottoes at 4050 m. There, our second trek of acclimatization will start. We will hike to Cerro Falso Morocho at 4640 m. It will take us about 4 hours getting to the top. From there you can enjoy a beautiful landscape with breathtaking views of the Incahuasi Volcano and San Francisco lagoon and volcano, our main goal. Then we’ll go back to Refuge Caves.

We travel in 4×4 from the caves to the base of Cerro Cuevas at 5250 m. It will take 7 hours in total with a height of 900 m. We will see the progress of acclimatization thinking of the main objective, then we’ll return to Caves Refuge.

We will take a break and enjoy a swim in the Hot Springs Caves. Overnight in Refugio. During this day there won’t be physical activity, only a break from the previous days. Of course people who want to walk out can do it or you can stay in the Refuge.

Transfer from “Las Grutas” to Filo Cumbrero at 4900 m.

After lunch at the caves we will go on a 4×4 that will take us to 4900 m. There begins the ascent to the volcano. The idea is to camp at 5250 m. It is a very hard terrain. We’ll also be carrying heavy backpacks and personal equipment, water and food enough for two entire days.

We will arrive in the afternoon and we’ll set up our camp.

Depending on the physical conditions, this hike will take about 3 hours with stops included.

We’ll attempt the summit of San Francisco Volcano at 6036 m.

Once there, the summit gives us an almost unreal landscape of lagoons and the most important volcanoes of the Andes. After that, we’ll return to high camp and continue down to the following 4×4 transfer to Fiambala.

There we’ll have dinner and celebrations. Night at the Baths or Fiambala.

In case of bad weather conditions or if you want to visit Aguas resort Termas de Fiambala. End of the trip.