Aconcagua 360º

We’ll meet you at the airport and take you to your hotel where you’ll have a talk with our guide in order to crystal clear any doubt clouding your mind and to check your equipment is proper and fitted for the purposes.

Max altitude: 750 m / 2460 ft
Lodging: Hotel
Meals: No
Transport: Yes
Scheme: Reception at the airport, head to the hotel, equipment checking, itinerary checking, and then you’re all free to do as you see fitted.

Driving from Mendoza to Las Cuevas, once installed in the cabins, the equipment of each participant will be delivered by the pack mules. Dinner

Max altitude: 3557 m / 11669 ft
Lodging: Cabins
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, Dinner (not drinks)
Transport: Yes
Scheme:  Drive. organize equipment

This day we will start early in the morning with the walk from Punta de vacas to Pampa de Leñas, rest and spend the night in Confluencia. 4 hours of activity approximately.

Max altitude: 2850 m / 9350 ft
Lodging: Mountain Tent
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner.
Transport: No
Scheme: Trekking, set up the camp, rest and acclimatization.

Max altitude: 3350 m / 10990 ft.
Lodging: Mountain Tent
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner.
Transport: No
Scheme: Cooking, acclimatization hike.

We will continue with the approach walk from Casa de Piedra to base camp in Plaza Argentina (4,200 masl). 6 hours. of activity approx.

Max altitude: 4200 m / 13780 ft
Lodging: Mountain Tent
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
Transport: No
Scheme: trekking, cooking, rest

This day is designed to recover energy and focus the expedition on the days to come. From this, an order will be made of the material that will be used in the next high altitude camps

Max altitude: 4200 m / 13780 ft
Lodging: Mountain Tent
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
Transport: No
Scheme: Rest and acclimatization.

Max altitude: 4900 m / 16076 ft
Lodging: Mountain tent
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
Transport: No
Scheme: acclimatization climb.

Transport of material from CB to C1 (4,900 masl) 3 hours of activity approximately

Max altitude: 4900 m / 16076 ft
Lodging: Mountain tent
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
Transport: No
Scheme: Trekking, set down and set up the camp. rest

Transport of material to C2 (5,550 masl), return to C1. 6 hours of activity approximately

Max altitude: 5550 m / 18200 ft
Lodging:  mountain tent
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
Transport: No
Scheme: Carry equipment, hike, cooking, acclimatization.

Ascent to Sleep at C2 (5,550 masl). 4 hours of activity approx.

Max altitude: 5550 m / 18200 ft
Lodging: Mountain tent
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
Transport: No
Scheme: Trekking, set down and set up the camp. rest

Portage of material to Colera (6,000 masl), return to C2. 6 hours of activity approximately

Max altitude: 6000 m / 19685 ft
Lodging:  Mountain tent
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
Transport: No
Scheme: Carry the equipment, cooking, back to c2.

This day is designed to recover energy and focus the expedition on the days to come. 

Max altitude: 5550 m / 18200 ft
Lodging: Mountain Tent
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
Transport: No
Scheme: Rest.

Ascent to sleep at high altitude camp (6,000 masl). to then rest and prepare the summit day for 3 hours. of activity approx.

Max altitude: 6000 m / 19685 ft
Lodging:  Mountain tent
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
Transport: No
Scheme: Hike, set down and set uop the camp, cooking. Sleep

We’ll set out early morning to reach the Aconcagua summit (6,962masl). On this day we’ll see how all of our hard work flourishes. All the previous acclimatization process is to endure this SO challenging summit. No doubts about it, this is the hardest day in our expedition.

Max altitude: 6.962 m / 22841 ft
Lodging: Refuge or mountain tent
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner.
Transport: No
Scheme: Climb Aconcagua

After a replenishing breakfast, we will disarm the camp and descend to celebrate to Plaza de Mulas (4,350 masl). 4 hours. of activity approx

Max altitude: 4350 m / 14270 ft
Lodging:  mountain tent
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
Transport: No
Scheme: Set down the camp, cooking,

Descent from Plaza de Mulas towards Horcones, where we will pick up our vehicle and return to Las Cuevas to wait for the luggage brought by the pack mules. 6 hours. of activity approx

Max altitude: 3557 m / 11669 ft
Lodging:  Cabins
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner (not drinks)
Transport: Yes
Scheme: Set down the camp, hiking down.

we will leave the mountains behind to drive to Mendoza.

Max altitude: 750 m / 2460 ft
Lodging: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast.
Transport: Yes
Scheme: drive to mendoza

The whole group will be driven to the airport.

Max altitude: 750 m / 2460 ft
Lodging: No
Meals: Breakfast
Transport: Yes
Scheme: Airport transfer (optional)

Day in reservation for summit try for possible changes according the weather conditions

Max altitude: 6.962 m / 22841 ft
Lodging: Refuge or mountain tent
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner.
Transport: No
Scheme: Climb Aconcagua