Aconcagua Mountain Expedition 6962 masl – Argentina

We will be waiting for you at the Gobernador Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (El Plumerillo). Upon arrival, you will be welcomed and transferred to the Hotel.

After obtaining individual park entry and ascent permits, with the help of your guide, we meet at your hotel to finalize all expedition arrangements. Welcome dinner and accommodation in the city of Mendoza.

Driving time approx. 5 hours. Overnight accommodation. We begin to climb little by little for good acclimatization.

From Penitentes camp to Confluencia, Aconcagua is a trek in the Aconcagua Provincial Park that starts from Penitentes and reaches the Confluencia base camp. This route offers impressive views of the South Face of Aconcagua and is a first step to start high-altitude mountaineering, with low technical difficulty and moderate to high physical difficulty. Our overnight camp.

We have included this day to better acclimatize and provide more opportunities to reach the summit. We will hike to the Plaza Francia viewpoint. This is a fairly long stretch with a very significant elevation gain. For this reason, it is highly recommended, as part of the acclimatization plan, a trek to the South Wall viewpoint (Plaza Francia, 4000m) in order to achieve gradual acclimatization and arrive at Plaza de Mulas in better condition.

After breakfast at the camp, we begin the walk through a wide beach plain of Horcones creek, then climbing up a very steep zigzag path we reach our camp Plaza de Mulas, the largest base camp in Aconcagua Park. Plaza de Mulas is a true city of tents. This camp has specialized medical service, the Mendoza Police rescue patrol, and park rangers, all working in a coordinated effort. A 15-minute walk west of the camp is the Plaza de Mulas Refuge.

The first day at base camp is always a rest day and a good occasion to take a bath and explore the local terrain. Meals and overnight stay.

We have included this climb to continue having good acclimatization and with the goal of obtaining more opportunity to reach the summit of Aconcagua.

After breakfast at the camp, we begin the ascent from Plaza de Mulas up a slope to Camp 1 (5050 m.). The route takes us slightly steeply through dirt and rocks until reaching our camp.

After breakfast at the camp, we continue with our expedition, this time it is our turn to climb to Camp 2 called (Nido de Cóndores). It is located on a high pass at 5550 m., a beautiful place that offers a spectacular view of the surrounding mountains of the Argentine Andes range. Dinner and overnight stay.

This day is dedicated to improving altitude acclimatization. The guide may propose different activities according to the group's conditions. We take the opportunity to rest and give our bodies more chances to acclimatize. Dinner and overnight stay.

After breakfast we begin our 4-hour walk to Camp 3 at 5970 m.a.s.l. located on the North Ridge. As always, the path leads us through rocky and moving terrain. Once we arrive, we set up our tents to have dinner and rest, getting ready to attack the most awaited summit of the expedition the next day.

We have two additional days reserved in our itinerary to attempt to reach the summit. These extra days are integrated to provide the best possible conditions for each participant to reach the top. Overnight camping.

We leave very early because it is the most demanding day of the expedition. We ascend through the North Ridge to the Independencia Refuge at approximately 6,500 m. We ascend through the Portezuelo del Viento, climb through the Canaleta and the Filo del Guanaco that leads us to the summit. The prize for our effort awaits: a 360° view and the experience of overcoming that you only finally understand when you reach it. At the end of this experience, we descend to Camp 3 for dinner and overnight stay.

Return from Camp 3 to Base Camp. We will enjoy a great dinner to celebrate the experience lived in the most awaited expedition in history in the Argentine Andes. Overnight camping.

We have breakfast at the camp and then begin the descent from Plaza de Mulas to Penitentes. Private transport awaits us here to take us to the hotel in the city of Mendoza.

After breakfast at the hotel, 4 hours before your flight, we transfer you to the airport for your destination to your country of origin. End of our services.