About the Expedition
About the Expedition
Licancabur & Poquentica
Objectives
Training
Schedule
The 2005 Astrobiological Trek in Images
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Bolivia & Chile

Expedition Schedule

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
        Oct. 20 Oct. 21 Oct. 22
        Team departs US AM arrival Antofagasta (0 m) Antofagasta Logistics (0 m)
Oct. 23 Oct. 24 Oct. 25 Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Oct. 29
Departure for San Pedro (2,400 m) San Pedro (2,400 m) Team at refuge    (4,430 m) Science at Lagunas (4,430 m) Science at Lagunas (4,430 m) Ascent Training (5,000 m) Science at Lagunas (4,430 m)
Oct. 30 Oct. 31 Nov. 1 Nov. 2 Nov. 3 Nov. 4 Nov. 5
Ascent Training (5,200) Ascent Preparation (4,340 m) Licancabur Camp 1 (5,500 m) Licancabur Summit Camp (5,900 m) bathymetry & shore science (6,014 m) Diving & shore science (6,014 m) Dive & Sci. PM descent refuge
Nov. 6 Nov. 7 Nov. 8 Nov. 9 Nov. 10 Nov. 11 Nov. 12
Science at Lagunas (4,430 m) Equipment packing (4,340 m) AM travel to Lag. Colorada (4,500 m) Science at L. Colorada (4,500 m) Travel Salar de Uyuni (3,653 m) Science: Salar de Uyuni (3,653 m) Travel to Oruro (3,072 m)
Nov. 13 Nov. 14 Nov. 15 Nov. 16 Nov. 17 Nov. 18 Nov. 19
Travel to Julo (3,900 m) Science at Lagunas (4,000 m) Poquentica Camp 1 (5,400 m) Poquentica Summi Sci. (5,850 m) Poquentica Summi Sci. (5,850 m) PM Descent to Julo  (3,900 m) PM Travel to La Paz (4,265 m)
Nov. 20 Nov. 21 Nov. 22 Nov. 23 Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Nov. 26
La Paz (4,265 m) Lake Titicaca (3,820 m) Tihuanaco (3,500 m) Antofagasta (Chile) (0 m) San Pedro de Atacama (2,400 m)* Acamarachi base camp (4,500 m) Acamarachi summit (5,950 m)
Nov. 27 Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 3
Acamarachi summit (5,950 m) San Pedro de Atacama (2,400 m) El Tatio (4,500 m) Antofagasta (0 m) Antofagasta (0 m) Departure Chile Return US

* Official end of the Expedition