Aconcagua

Upon your arrival in Mendoza you will be welcomed at the airport by our team and tranferred to your hotel. Our guide will then check your equipment and help you to rent whatever equipment is needed, if necessary. This is a very important procedure. Mendoza is the last place where you can buy or rent equipments. Welcome dinner. Overnight at the hotel.

After breakfast; our team will pick you up and drive you to the Aconcagua Park Office to issue your climbing permit. Afterwards, we will take the road to Puente del Inca. In the afternoon, we will pack our effects to charge on the mules the next day. Overnight stay at hotel.

After breakfast we will drive to the entrance of the Aconcagua national park, where we present our permit and start our trek to reach our camp at Pampa de Lenas. Packs are carried by mules. At your arrival tents will already have been installed and you will spend the afternoon to relax.

After breakfast, we will trek to reach Casa de Piedras. After a 6h hike we will reach the camp. Overnight stay in tents.

Today, we start our hike to reach Plaza Argentina, our base camp. You will rest at our base camp which is fully equipped. Dinner and overnight in tents.

Day at base camp in order to acclimatize and contemplate the wonderful mountains. This day is an important day of rest to prepare for the next day. No activities are programmed in order to relax. Dinner and overnight stay in tents.

After breakfast we will head for camp 1 Polish glacier at 4 950m. We will leave supplies at camp 1 and return to our base camp Plaza Argentina. This physical activity will improve your acclimatization. Overnight stay at the base camp.

We have breakfast and start the ascent from Plaza Argentina. After a 5 to 6 hour trek at an easy pace we arrive at Camp 1 (5 000m). We set the camp and prepare the load to carry the following day. We rest and have dinner. Overnight stay at camp 1.

A short hike to carry limited loads to camp 2 (5 500m). This exercise will help us keep our backpacks as light as possible and fundamentally to keep up with our gradual acclimatization process. We return to camp 1. Night in tent.

Rest day.

We have breakfast and start the ascent from Camp 1 to Camp 2 (5 500m). We split and tidy up the supplies we brought up two days before. We set up the camp and rest. Night in tents.

We carry food and fuel to camp 3 (5 900m) on a 4h trek. We return to camp 2, have dinner and rest.

Early morning after breakfast we start our 4h ascent. The climb is diagonal towards the right. We must cross the inferior and flat part of the glacier in order to reach the northern edge of the Aconcagua. Our camp 3 is located at the same altitude as the "Berlin camp" (Normal Route); ideally located protected from the winds at the right altitude. From there, you can see the unforgettable scenery of the highest peaks of the Central Andes. We set up our last high altitude camp here. The Guide individually reviews each member of the group and gives his final recommendations. We also plan the final strategies for the last day of ascent to ensure success in reaching the summit. Dinner.

Early start today. This is the most demanding day of our expedition. We will continue north and join the Normal Route at 6 200m, at some point between the Independence refuge and camp Piedras Blancas. We follow the Normal Route up to the Independence Refuge (6 500m) and from there we switch off and climb to "Portezuelo del Viento", where strong winds blow even on calm days. We pass by the superior part of the western face and climb "La Canaleta", a 300m channel that leads us to the edge of the summit. An hour climb through the "Filo del Guanaco" will lead us directly to the summit. From the "Filo del Guanaco" we can directly observe the southern Wall of the Aconcagua under our feet considered to be one of the largest walls in the world. We are seized by an overwhelming unforgettable sensation as we reach the summit at 6 962m.

Reserve days

After breakfast, we start our descent to "Plaza de Mulas", the base camp of the normal route and have a celebration dinner.

Departure for Penitentes. The mules will carry your luggage. A last look at the Aconcagua before returning to Mendoza. Rest at our hotel. Evening free.

Transfer to the airport for the return flight back home.