South America Archives - Madison Mountaineering https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition-category/south-america/ Come climb with us! Fri, 20 Jun 2025 23:50:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://madisonmountaineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-Bug-512x512-32x32.png South America Archives - Madison Mountaineering https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition-category/south-america/ 32 32 180905011 Ojos del Salado– Chile, South America 6893m / 22,615ft. https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/ojos-del-salado/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ojos-del-salado https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/ojos-del-salado/#respond Fri, 04 Dec 2020 19:40:20 +0000 https://madisonmountaineering.com/?post_type=product&p=22914 Nevado Ojos del Salado is an active stratovolcano in the Andes on the Argentina–Chile border and the highest active volcano in the world at 6893m/22,615ft. It is also the second highest mountain in both the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere behind Aconcagua and it is the highest in Chile.  Nevado Ojos del Salado could […]

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]]> https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/ojos-del-salado/feed/ 0 22914 Bolivia Cordillera Real– Bolivia, South America 6438m / 21,122ft. https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/bolivia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bolivia https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/bolivia/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:00:54 +0000 https://madisondevelop.wpengine.com/?post_type=product&p=21997 The high peaks of Bolivia’s Cordillera Real offer some of the most spectacular alpine climbing in the world. We are excited to add these iconic Southern Hemisphere peaks: Pequeño Alpamayo, Huayna Potosí, and Illimani to our high-altitude expedition programs. The Cordillera Real mountain range in the Bolivian Andes divides the lowlands of the Amazon basin […]

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]]> https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/bolivia/feed/ 0 21997 High Peaks of Peru– Peru, South America 6354m / 20,846ft. https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/peru/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=peru https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/peru/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:00:46 +0000 https://madisondevelop.wpengine.com/?post_type=product&p=17604 Chopicalqui and Pisco! Join us in the Cordillera Blanca of Peru for some fantastic climbing on peaks up to nearly 6400m/21,000 ft. high. We will climb Pisco first (5752m/18,871ft), and then attempt the nearby Chopicalqui (6354m/20,846ft) second. The setting is spectacular, with these and many other jagged high peaks covered in snow, with lush meadows […]

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]]> https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/peru/feed/ 0 17604 Aconcagua– South America 6,961m / 22,837ft. https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/aconcagua/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aconcagua https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/aconcagua/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:00:37 +0000 https://madisondevelop.wpengine.com/?post_type=product&p=17334 Aconcagua, the “Stone Sentinel”, is located in Argentina near the border of Chile, and is the highest mountain outside of Asia. Our strategy allows for more acclimatization, and while we may use our ice axe and crampons occasionally, this climb does not require ‘roping up.’ Climbers have the option to hire porters to assist with […]

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]]> https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/aconcagua/feed/ 0 17334 Ecuador Volcanoes– Ecuador, South America 6,263m / 20,549ft. https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/ecuador-volcanoes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ecuador-volcanoes https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/ecuador-volcanoes/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:00:03 +0000 https://madisondevelop.wpengine.com/?post_type=product&p=17332 Our standard Ecuador Volcanoes expedition is a 12-day program that includes climbs of Cotopaxi and Chimborazo. We also offer a 9-day Chimborazo climb and a 16-day program that includes climbs of Ecuador’s three highest peaks: Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, and Cayambe. See below for prices and itineraries for these exciting alternative programs. The Ecuador Volcanoes offer fantastic […]

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