Day 01
Acclimatization in Valle de la Luna
San Pedro Staging · 2,400 m
Initial hydration checks and mineral salt marsh reconnaissance.
- Distance
- 10 km
- Elevation gain
- +200 m
- Night
- Local lodge
Known hazards
- Dehydration
- High UV index
Route 004Atacama & Bolivian Border23°52′S 067°45′W
Atacama: High Altiplano Volcanoes
The driest desert on Earth. Salt flats, smoking fumaroles, and 5,000m volcanic peaks.
UnverifiedRoute details not yet confirmed by field review
Ledger · The numbers that decide it
- Medevac window
- 24 h
- Stated evacuation delay
- Isolation
- Severe
- Medical screening required
- Price
- $6,400
- Full route price
- Deposit
- $1,800
- Only after approval
- Duration
- 11 days
- 2 of 11 days published
- Team cap
- 8
- Explorers per departure
PlotRoute overview
Where the route goes
San Pedro de Atacama → Salar de Tara → Licancabur Crater Rim → El Tatio Geysers → Moon Valley.
- Highest waypoint
- 4,300 m · Cathedral Monoliths
- As the crow flies
- 78 km
Waypoints are approximate and joined with straight lines. This is not a navigation track.
Expedition Architect & Chief Safety Dossier
Field Technical Briefing
Route 004 · waypoint plot
Elevation by day
LogDay by day
Waypoints, distances and the hazards we already know about.
Day 01
22°55′S 068°12′W
Day 02
23°03′S 067°27′W
Day 02
Salar de Tara High Plateau
Cathedral Monoliths · 4,300 m
Navigating ancient volcanic ignimbrite formations on the high Andean plateau.
- Distance
- 14 km
- Elevation gain
- +1,900 m
- Night
- Tent
Known hazards
- Acute mountain sickness (AMS)
- Extreme diurnal temperature swing
Days 3–11
Days 3–11 are not yet published.
They are withheld until the full route passes field and safety review. You will see every day before you are asked for a deposit.
PrerequisitePhysical demand
What this route asks of your body.
Robust cardiovascular conditioning. Capacity to trek uphill at elevations exceeding 4,500m with minimal air pressure.
A medical screening is required before approval.
Mandatory gear you bring
- Category 4 high-altitude glacier sunglasses
- Thermal desert sleeping system (-15°C)
- Oxygen saturation monitor (Pulse oximeter)
- Windproof storm shell with face protection
Included
- All 4x4 overland support vehicles & communication links
- Wilderness medical oxygen concentrator and Gamow bag
- All food, clean mineral water, and field logistics
- Local indigenous community permits & park entries
Not included
- Flights to Calama (CJC), Chile
- Personal trekking boots and high-altitude gear
- Personal medical insurance with emergency evacuation rider
Route 004Application
Ready to stand at Point Zero?
Applications go through medical review and an interview. No deposit until you are approved.