Climbing Cerro Marmolejo: Top Outdoor Adventures Awaiting You

The 6,108-meter mountain of Marmolejo is a stratovolcano located in the Andes mountain chain along the border between Chile and Argentina. Its neighbouring mountain of San Jose is an active volcano, just 6 miles northeast. Marmolejo is the southernmost 6,000-meter summit in the world.

Extremely southern

One of the first facts you’ll learn about the Marmolejo volcano is that, at 6,108 meters above sea level, it is the southernmost 6,000-meter peak, as it stands in the central region along the border between Chile and Argentina. Like all things extreme, the location of Marmolejo offers an intensely remote experience where you’re left alone with the mountainside.

**Accessible 6,000er **

The Marmolejo was first conquered in 1928 via the south ridge along the Argentinian side, a long and challenging route. The Chilean side, first climbed later in 1943, offers a more practical and less technical route. Despite being a less difficult route, it still presents challenges, such as acclimatization and a handful of glaciers that are dotted along the climb.

**Wild beauty **

Home to dramatic and frosty volcanic rock formations, mountain climbing on the Marmolejo is decorated with other natural wonders. Stunning canyons carve through the Andes, great ice sheets slide along the slopes, spiky and succulent cacti spread through the mountainside. Above the breathtakingly clear skies fly huge condors and colourful hummingbirds.

The weather on Marmolejo is very cold given its high altitude, with its peaks crowned in snow.

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