Ojos del Salado and the Puña de Atacama: the videos

April 29, 2020 Trip reports andes, cerro vicunas, chile, explorersweb, jagged globe, mountain films, ojos del salado, puna de atacama, south america, trekking, volcanoes 0 Comment

It takes me so long to get round to editing my videos these days that I know some of you die of excitement waiting for the next one to appear. Lockdown has provided me with a window of opportunity and I’m hurtling though them like a snail. Here, finally, are the videos of my trip to Ojos del Salado a year and a half ago.

Salt before breakfast: an ascent of Ojos del Salado

January 23, 2019 Trip reports andes, cerro vicunas, chile, chris groves, jagged globe, ojos del salado, puna de atacama, south america, trekking, volcanoes 0 Comment

Christmas for me usually means some new ascents in a mountainous region of Africa or Latin America. When I received an email from Jagged Globe announcing a new trip to Ojos del Salado, I didn’t have any doubts that was the peak I wanted to climb.

Cerro Vicuñas, the world’s easiest 6,000m peak? Quite possibly

January 16, 2019 Opinion and advice andes, cerro vicunas, chile, chris groves, drohmo ri, incahuasi, jagged globe, ojos del salado, olympus mons, puna de atacama, south america, trekking 14 Comments

Last year I returned from the Himalayas and reported that I may have discovered the easiest 6,000m peak in the world to climb. But there is another place in the world where lots of easy 6,000m peaks can potentially be climbed on a day hike from the road.

Ojos del Salado at last: climbing the world’s highest volcano

December 19, 2018 Expedition dispatches aconcagua, adams carter, andes, chile, chris groves, jagged globe, llullaillaco, ojos del salado, puna de atacama, volcanoes 3 Comments

This weekend I’ll be departing for my annual New Year mountaineering trip, and this time I think it’s going to be a bit special. Edita and I will be attempting Ojos del Salado, a peak I’ve been wanting to climb for a few years now.