11-day ascent to Cerro Plata in Central Andes
Come and join certified mountain guide Eduardo for this 11-day ascent to the summit of Cerro Plata, in Central Andes, Mendoza.
Details
Trip Duration
11 days
Mountain Range
Andes
People per Guide
3 people
Trip Level
Sustained
Offer Period
Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec
Type of Trip
Private and Group
Highlights
Price per person
Price includes
- Guiding fee
- Transportation from your hotel/airport (if in area) to the start of the trip and back
Itinerary
- Day 1: Arrival to Mendoza – 900m
A member of our staff will welcome you at the airport and bring you to the hotel. In the evening all expedition members will meet for dinner. Depending on your arrival time, we will assist you to buy or rent all the equipment you need. Included: Transport and hotel.
- Day 2: Drive to Vallecitos – 2900m
In the morning of our second day, we will leave the hotel after lunch and head to Vallecitos. Overnight in mountain hut Mausy. Included: Transportation, night in mountain hut and dinner
- Day 3: Hike to Piedra Grande – 3550m
After breakfast we start a 600 meters climb to Piedra Grande, a very comfortable camp at 3550m. Included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Day 4: Piedra Grande – Salto BC – 4300m
We will take a 3km walk to Salto where we will set up our base camp and spend our next 3 nights. Salto means waterfall in Spanish and this comes from a small waterfall a few metres above camp. Included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Day 5: Rest – 4300m
Rest day at Salto. Depending on our entire team’s health, we can take a short walk to a nearby glacier or just rest for the whole day. Included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Day 6: Salto – Hoyada – Salto – 4700m
Let’s take a 2km walk to a camp named Hoyada which is almost 4700m. This will be our summit camp and we want to stock it before we actually go there to sleep. This walk to 4700 metres is a great acclimatization opportunity. Included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Day 7: Rest – 4300m
Rest day at Salto. Very important day of doing absolutely nothing, this will really helpful with the acclimatization. Included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Day 8: Salto – Hoyada – 4700m
We will go to sleep to Hoyada and take the remaining equipment up there. Included: Breakfast and lunch
- Day 9: Hoyada – Summit – Hoyada – 5943m
We will try to reach Plata’s summit today. We expect a 8 to 12-hour summit push (up and down).
- Day 10: Hoyada – Mendoza – 900m
We will start early to walk down the mountain passing through Salto, organizing our tents and loading the mules. From there we have a 3-hour walk to Vallecitos. Included: Snack, dinner, and transport.
- Day 11: Flight home – 900m
You will be taken to the airport three hours before your flight. Included: Breakfast and Transport
Next departures
| Next dates | Info |
|---|---|
| 25/01/2020 to 04/02/2020 | |
| 21/02/2020 to 02/03/2020 |
Other details
Intermediate
Fit
Mendoza Airport
2 nights in a 4 star hotel with breakfast included in Mendoza (rooms for 2)
Mountain huts.
You can easily rent or purchase all the necessary mountaineering equipment in Mendoza:
Bandana
Balaclava
Hat
Sunglasses
Sunscreen and lip balm
Batteries (AA or AAA depending on your Headtorch)
Headtorch
Light down jacket
Summit Down Jacket
Snowproof jacket
T-shirt
Fleece jacket
Trekking pants
Gaiters
Base layer pants
Snowproof pants
Hand warmers
Fleece Pants
Mittens
Gloves
Sandals or crocs
Trekking boots
Trekking socks
Thick expedition socks
Double boots
Crampons with antibott system
Water purifying tables/drops
Carbo gels
Snacks
Stuff sacks or bin bags
Sleeping Bag
Rucksack
Altitude medicine (Ibuprofen and Loperamide)
Personal Hygiene kit
Sleeping mattress
1 litre thermos
Water bottle
Duffel Bag
Freeze dried food
Padlock
Trekking poles
About the Guide
I'm originally from São Paulo and lived in Brazil until 2010 when I decided to drop everything and live off the mountain.
I used to work in advertising, until I studied and graduated in 2013 from the EPGAMT school in Mendoza. Today I'm one of the few professional mountain guides from Brazil.
I've been a climber for 12 years and have great experience in climbing rock, ice and high mountain. I'm specialized in the Central Andes and climbed dozens of mountains in the region.
I've done crossings in the Central Andes from Argentina to Chile, and ice climbing as well, participating for 5 years in Vallecitos Ice Climbing Festival. In addition I climbed great mountains like: Aconcagua (6962m), Ojos del Salado (6898m), Tres Cruces Sur (6738m), Tres Cruces Central (6640m), Mercedario (6770m), Tupungato Volcano (6556m), Aconcagua and Cerro Plata (5943m), Vicuñas (6087m), among others.
I've been working in Aconcagua for the last 4 years in a row and started as a porter in 2012. I worked my way up and now lead several expeditions at Central and dry Andes.
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