Ojos del Salado (Chile)

Chile

Distance

54 km

Vertical Gain

2,366 m

Nevado Ojos del Salado (6893m) is the second highest peak in South America. It is on the border between Chile and Argentina, and can be climbed from either side. From the Chile side, the logical start point is the large Refugio Claudio Lucero, at 4527m. From there it is about 27km with 2366m of elevation gain to the top.

GPS Track

Ojos_del_Salado_6893m.gpx1.58 MB

FKTs

up and back from Refugio Claudio Lucero (4.527m)
ascent from Refugio Atacama (5.250m)

Male

Supported
Tyler Andrews			9h 29m 46s	2021-02-22

Self-supported
Etienne Loisel			21h 21m 22s	2019-02-19

Male

Unsupported
Tyler Andrews	2h 22m 52s	2024-03-17
Chris Fisher	3h 9m 23s	2024-03-04
Tyler Andrews	4h 1m 18s	2021-02-22
Luis Ovalle Rodriguez	4h 18m 32s	2019-01-11

Self-supported
Seba Hurtado			3h 25m 59s	2023-12-27

Female

Unsupported
Erin Ton			3h 19m 40s	2024-03-17
Sofia Cofre Saphier			4h 8m 58s	2024-03-04

Route: Ojos del Salado (Chile)

FKTs