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Climbing Nevado Pissis
Argentina. Climbing volcano Monte Pissis, 6880 m"
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MCS AlexClimb climbing programs in Argentina
Altitude: 6880 m
Program category: Mountain Climbing
Difficulty: basic (SPECIAL SKILLS ARE NOT REQUIRED)
Duration: 12 days
Season: December - March
First climb: Justyn Wojsznis and Jan Szczepanski, 1937
Optimal format: group 4 participants / 1 guide
Program price from: 2700 Euro
- 25.01.26 - 08.02.26mini group, special conditions 250000 RUR booking
Climbing the world's second high volcano Monte Pissis
Pissis Volcano Ascent Route
It's hard to find a climber who hesitates when asked which mountain he would like to ascent in South America.
It's hard to argue with this – the highest, most famous, and most popular mountain in South America is Aconcagua, with its summit at 6,959 meters.
Mount Aconcagua – the most popular climbing destination in South America
However, not everyone knows the other side of Aconcagua popularity – the exorbitant prices for organized ascents (in the 2026 season, packages cost $7,000-$9,000), the dense tourist flow, and the extremely low success rate – no more than 20% of climbers reach the summit.
Aconcagua Base Camp is as crowded as an international airport lounge
If you don't want to fall victim to marketing, it would be wiser to the similar altitudes beforehand, without the expense of an Aconcagua expedition.
For this purpose, the Ojos del Salado and Volcano Pissis may be the optimal solution.
Monte Pissis base camp at 5,100 m (16,500 ft) below Pissis can be reached by 4x4 vehicle
Located in the same volcanic range as Ojos del Salado, Monte Pissis, 6,880 m, is the third-highest mountain in South America – its summit is only 70 m lower than Aconcagua! After Ojos del Salado, Monte Pissis is the second-highest volcano in the world.
There are many routes to Monte Pissis
Monte Pissis was named after the French geographer and explorer Pierre Joseph Pissis, who explored the high puna in Argentina and Chile in the second half of the 19th century.
The "Pissis Balcony" is a picturesque location with colorful lakes on the way to the Pissis Volcano base camp
Salt lakes at the foot of the Pissis Volcano
The Pissis Volcano area offers excellent conditions for comfortable, complete acclimatization before ascending to an altitude of almost 7 km. This reduces health risks and significantly increases the chances of a successful ascent.
Accommodation in comfortable hotel rooms during acclimatization before ascending Ojos or Pissis
Climbing Monte Pissis does not present any significant technical difficulties. However, the use of basic mountaineering equipment, such as crampons and trekking poles, is required.
Camp 6100 on the Pissis Volcano ascent route
The starting point for the Monte Pissis route is the town of Fiambola, a popular spa resort in Argentina. You can soak in the hot thermal baths with a bottle of fine Argentine wine before, after, or even instead of the summit climb!
The Fiambola Thermal Springs are ideal for relaxing after climbing Monte Pissis
Inspired by their first mountaineering successes, many beginners immediately after descending from Mont Blanc, Kazbek or Elbrus begin making ambitious plans for ascents of the world's highest mountains.
Don't rush – the higher your next goal, the more careful should be your preparation and planning!
The 12-day program "Climbing volcano Monte Pissis - the world's second highest volcano" is available to participants with little or no mountaineering experience, but experience with lower-difficulty climbs (Mont Blanc, Elbrus, Kazbek) is recommended. It is important to have no medical contraindications to mountaineering.
The First Principle of MCS AlexClimb
The First Rule, by which we are guided in the development of our mountain programs - is safety. Professional Guides lead the group, the highest quality certificated equipment and the most modern navigation equipment are used. This guarantees the highest possible level of your safety in the mountains, which is the most important side of our work.
Program Schedule
The MCS AlexClimb climbing schedule 2026
Guided ascent of volcano Pissis (6880 m)
Altitude mountain climbing, basic level
Day 1 - Flight from Buenos Aires to Rioja by LRJ, hotel accommodation
Day 2 - 4x4 transfer Rioja - Fiambola - Cortaderas, 369 km, 4 hours, accommodation in comfortable hotel located at an altitude of 3,300 m
Day 3 - Acclimatization trip (4x4), ascent to the summit of Cerro Colorado (4,505 m) and Cerro Falso Maroccio (4,478 m), return to the hotel
Day 4 - Acclimatization trip on the Ojos del Salado trek (4x4 to the Quemadito campsite), trek to the El Chorro campsite at 3,800 m (11 km, 3 hours), setting up camp, overnight in the tents
Day 5 - Ascent to the summit of Chango (4,625 m) (elevation gain 825 m), descent to the El campsite Chorro, rest, return to Cortaderas (4x4 transport from the Quemadito campsite)
Day 6 - Transfer to Fiambola with a visit to the local attraction "Indian Caves," check-in at the hotel. Afternoon - complete relaxation at the thermal springs
Day 7 - Reserve day, rest
Day 8 - 4x4 transfer to camp at 5,400 m at the foot of the Pissis volcano, with a visit to the beautiful natural landmark "Pissis Balcony" at 4,500 m, overnight in the tents
Day 9 - Hike to the high camp at 6,000 m on the southeastern slope of the Pissis volcano, overnight in the tents
Day 10 - Ascent to the summit of Pissis volcano at 6,880 m, descent to the camp at 5,400 m, overnight in the tents
Day 11 - Transfer to Fiambola, hotel accommodation, spa relaxation
Day 12 - Reserve day, rest
Day 13 - Transfer to Rioja Airport LRJ
Prices and conditions
Price of the program "Climbing volcano Pissis from Argentina", season 2026:
2700 USD - in a group of 4 participants
What you need to be prepared for:
- active program, a lot of moderate physical activity (hiking);
- carrying a 15-17 kg backpack;
- air temperature at an altitude of more than 6000 m can drop to - 15 ° C;
Conditions: adequate physical fitness, no medical contraindications
The price includes: services of a English-speaking mountaineering guide, use of a basic set of medicines, public equipment (tents, kitchen and navigation equipment), all transfers in accordance with the Program, meals during being outdoors, accommodation in hotels and campsites in accordance with the program.
The price does not include: mountaineering insurance, roundtrip airfare (La Rioja LRJ), personal equipment rental, restaurant meals and drinks, tips for the service personnel
Our Principles
AlexClimb Rule #1 - Safety First
From the very beginning of our activity, here nearly 16 years, the first Principle of work of School of mountaineering and rock-climbing of MCS AlexClimb is the Safety Priority. On the basis of this Principle all process of training is based, all programs and rounds are developed and carried out only within this main principle. We consider that at professional approach to development of programs, at personal discipline and correctly put motivation - occupations by mountaineering and rock-climbing are COMPLETELY safe. And from the return - all troubles and accidents in our sport come from nonprofessionalism, from ignorance or neglect by elementary standards of safety, from irrational motivation, from revaluation of own forces and opportunities. All these prerequisites we COMPLETELY EXCLUDE in our work - ours Rock-climbing, Ice climbing and Mountaineering are based on one Principle - the Safety Priority. In rock-climbing, mountaineering and ice climbing, the Priority of Safety of MCS AlexClimb-is your personal security and comfort irrespective of, than we are engaged - we train muscles and we work technology of the movement in the sports hall and on the rock climbing wall, we make the way through snowstorm to top or we relax on golden sand of the Caribbean beach after hot day of trainings on rocks. The Safety priority - the main credo of School of mountaineering and rock-climbing of MCS AlexClimb.
AlexClimb Rule #2 - Leave No Trace
Closely interacting with Nature, working with the active programs in mountains, woods, lakes and rivers, we perfectly understand the importance of carefull and respectfull bahavior towards the Nature, for its resources. From the very beginning of our outdoor-activity we adopted rules of Leave No Trace technique - the standard of behavior of the person accepted in all the civilized world in relation to environment and especially - to the wild nature. After all on the relation of people to the nature near which they exist, itself can draw dalekoidushchy conclusions on the relation of these people to... Where and as we didn't travel - we don't reserve any garbage, we try to reduce whenever possible our influence on environment to a minimum. We clear earlier zagryazyonny tourist parking of the left garbage, we take out and we take out to utilization places that to us other people left there. We consider that only thus, at personal individual consciousness of each citizen, each tourist, climber or autotraveller, we will be able to keep the nature surrounding us in its state, natural, suitable for life, - in it pledge of the healthy future for ourselves and our children.
