ACONCAGUA

We invite you to stand on the summit of the highest mountain outside Asia — ACONCAGUA.

22,837 ft / 6,961 m
17—21 days
Possible start date: 15 Dec  | Maximum end date: 15 Feb

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  • Arrive to Mendoza (Argentina) anytime.  Rest, easy dinner team.
    Private transfer from the airport.
    Hotel in Mendoza — 4/5★ hotel

    Altitude: 760 m / 2,500 ft

  • Mendoza acclimatization & preparation day. 
    Briefing. Early night.

    Permits, provisions, pharmacy/supplies, gear check, rental/last-minute purchases.
    Hotel in Mendoza — 4/5 ★ hotel

    Altitude: 760 m / 2,500 ft

  • 05:30 — wake up
    Very early private transfer Mendoza → Horcones. Park formalities → trek to Confluencia.
    Drive: 3–4 hours to Inca
    185–190 km / 115–118 miles from Mendoza
    Mules:
    Inca — Confluencia 10Kg
    Inca — Plaza Mulas 25kg (base camp).
    Trek:
    Distance: 8 km / 5 mi 
    Time: 4 hrs
    Night at Confluencia camp 
    Altitude: Horcones 2,950m /9,680ft → Confluencia 3,390m /11,120ft

  • Acclimatization hike and South Face viewpoint. 
    Trek:
    Distance: 20 km / 12.5 mi 
    Time: 7–8 hrs 
    Night at Confluencia camp
    Altitude: Plaza Francia 4,000 m / 13,120 ft

  • Long approach day through the Horcones Valley.
    Trek:
    Distance: 20 km / 12.5 mi 
    Time: 7–9 hrs Altitude: 
    Night at Base Camp — Plaza de Mulas
    Altitude: Plaza de Mulas 4,300 m / 14,100 ft

    Night at Base Camp — Plaza de Mulas

  • Rest and acclimatization at Mulas. Easy walk around camp, medical assessment if needed.

    Night at Base Camp — Plaza de Mulas

  • Acclimatization climb: go high, then return to sleep at Mulas.
    Trek:
    Distance: 8 km / 5 mi
    Time: 5–6 hrs 
    Night at Base Camp — Plaza de Mulas
    Altitude: Bonete 5,091 m / 16,700 ft

  • Carry equipment (porter service available 20kg / 45 pounds per porter) to the Camp 1 and return to Mulas.

    Trek:
    Distance: 9 km / 5.5 mi 
    Time: 5–6 hrs 
    Night at Base Camp — Plaza de Mulas
    Altitude: Canadá 4,910 m / 16,110 ft

  • Trek:
    Distance: 2 km / 1.2 mi 
    Time: 1 hr 
    Night at Base Camp — Plaza de Mulas
    Altitude: 4,300 m / 14,100 ft

  • Move the expedition to the first high camp.
    Trek:
    Distance: 2.5 km / 1.5 mi 
    Time: 3–4 hrs 
    Night at Canada
    Altitude: 4,910 m / 16,110 ft

  • Trek:
    Distance: 2 km / 1.2 mi 
    Time: 3–4 hrs 
    Night at Nido 
    Altitude: 5,500 m / 18,045 ft

  • Trek:
    Distance: 2 km / 1.2 mi 
    Time: 1 hr 
    Night at Nido
    Altitude: 5,500 m / 18,045 ft

  • Acclimatization: Nido → Berlín/Cólera → return to Nido. Spend time at high altitude, then sleep lower.
    Trek:
    Distance: 3 km / 2 mi 
    Time: 4–5 hrs 
    Night at Nido
    Altitude: Cólera 5,970 m / 19,585 ft

  • Move to high camp. 
    Trek:
    Distance: 1.5 km / 1 mi 
    Time: 2–3 hrs 
    Night at Berlin / Colera
    Altitude: Cólera 5,970 m / 19,585 ft

  • SUMMIT DAY: 
    Cólera/Berlín → summit → return to high camp.

    Trek:
    Distance: 8 km / 5 mi 
    Time: 8–12 hrs Altitude: 
    Aconcagua Summit 6,962 m / 22,840 ft

  • Descend from high camp to Plaza de Mulas if summit was successful. 
    Trek:
    Distance: 6 km / 3.7 mi 
    Time: 5–6 hrs 
    Altitude: Mulas 4,300 m / 14,100 ft

  • Optional helicopter from Mulas, depending on weather, operations and client decision.
    Trek:
    Distance: 24–26 km / 15–16 mi 
    Time: 7–8 hrs Altitude: 
    Horcones 2,950 m / 9,680 ft

  • According to your flight.

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