Aconcagua Express

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 at the Hotel, Dinner (not drinks)
Transport: Yes
Scheme:  Drive. organize equipment

This day we will start early in the morning with the walk from Horcones to Confluencia (3,390 masl), rest and spend the night in Confluencia. 4 hours of activity approximately.

Max altitude: 3390 m / 11122 ft
Lodging: Mountain Tent
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner.
Transport: No
Scheme: Trekking, set up the camp, rest and acclimatization.

We continue the ascent towards the Base Camp of Plaza de Mulas (4,300 masl) 6 hours. of activity approx.

Max altitude: 4300 m / 14200 ft
Lodging: Mountain Tent
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
Transport: No
Scheme: trekking, cooking, rest

This day is thought to recover energy since the next day we will have our first acclimatization summit

Max altitude: 4300 m / 14200 ft
Lodging: Mountain Tent
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
Transport: No
Scheme: Rest and acclimatization.

Each one of us has to carry his/her personal equipment towards camp 1. 3 hours aprox

Max altitude: 5450 m / 17880 ft
Lodging:  mountain tent
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
Transport: No
Scheme: hike, set up the camp, cooking, acclimatization.

Rest Day at the high camp

Max altitude: 5450m / 17880 ft
Lodging:  Mountain tent
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
Transport: No
Scheme: Rest.

We will move our tents and equipment to the high altitude camp. This is extreme night to prepare for summit next day.

Max altitude: 5950m / 19521 ft
Lodging:  Mountain tent
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
Transport: No
Scheme: Carry the equipment, set up the camp, cooking, acclimatization.

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

Extra day in case of bad weather or acclimatizartion condirtions.

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 and drive to Mendoza

Max altitude: 3557 m / 11669 ft
Lodging:  Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch.
Transport: Yes
Scheme: Set down the camp, hiking down and transfer.