Click Here to Return to Chile Expedition 2004 Gallery LMP D-00965 The summit block of Tupungato from the campsite of Los Argentinos (5800m or 19,000ft). The standard route takes the couloir on the right. We climbed an alternate route (depicted on the left) to the summit plateau following the top of the east facing glacier. We found out later that this alternate route likely added two to three hours to our summit day.