20-day expedition via normal route to Aconcagua
Follow Andy, an EPGAMT certified mountain guide, on this 20-day program to Aconcagua and reach the summit of the highest peak in America.
Details
Trip Duration
20 days
Mountain Range
Andes
People per Guide
1 person
Trip Level
Intermediate
Offer Period
Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
Type of Trip
Not specified
Highlights
Price per person
Price includes
- Guiding fee
- Accommodation
- Half-board meals during trip
- Transport during the trip
- Porters
Itinerary
- Day 1: Mendoza
Transfer to Mendoza. Night in hotel.
- Day 2: Penitentes
First, we’ll go to Los Penitentes ski center. Then, we’ll have dinner and spend the night in a hotel there.
- Day 3: Horcones - Confluencia
We’ll transfer to Horcones. Then, from there we will begin the trek to Confluencia (3,400 meters). Night in tents. All meals included.
- Day 4: Plaza Francia
We will go on an acclimatization trek to Plaza Francia, the balcony of the southern side of the mountain. Night in tents. All meals included.
- Day 5: Plaza de Mulas
Challenging ascent to Plaza de Mulas camp (4,280 meters). Night in tents. All meals included.
- Day 6: Rest day in Plaza de Mulas
Night in tents. All meals included.
- Day 7: Cerro Bonete
Acclimatization ascent to Cerro Bonete (5,000 meters). Night in tents. All meals included.
- Day 8: Rest day in Plaza de Mulas
Night in tents. All meals included.
- Day 9: Plaza Canadá - Plaza de Mulas
First, we’ll go to Plaza Canadá camp (5,000 meters). Then, we will return to Plaza de Mulas. Night in tents. All meals included.
- Day 10: Rest day in Plaza de Mulas
Night in tents. All meals included.
- Day 11: Plaza Canadá
Ascent to Plaza Canadá. Night in tents. All meals included.
- Day 12: Nido de Cóndores
Ascent to Nido de Cóndores camp (5,400 meters). Night in tents. All meals included.
- Day 13: Rest day in Nido de Cóndores
Night in tents. All meals included.
- Day 14: Plaza Cólera
Ascent to Plaza Cólera camp (5,930). Night in tents. All meals included.
- Day 15: Summit day
Finally, on day 10 we will begin the long and challenging ascent to the summit. Then, we’ll return to Plaza Cólera. Night in tents. All meals included.
- Day 16: Extra days in case of bad wheather
- Day 18: Return to Plaza de Mulas
Night in tents. All meals included.
- Day 19: Mendoza
First we’ll descend to Horcones and then transfer you to the city of Mendoza. Night in hotel.
- Day 20: Departure
After breakfast, we’ll transfer you to the airport and say goodbye.
Other details
Intermediate
Fit
1 night in a hotel in Penitentes (dinner and breakfast included).
2 nights in a hotel in Mendoza (breakfast).
2 nights in Confluencia camp (all meals).
6 nights in Plaza de Mulas camp (all meals)
About the Guide
I´m Andy Jones, I was born in Rosario, Argentina's capital of the pampas (flatlands). During my early career I worked as a physical educator (a job I’m still very proud to keep), but I eventually moved to Mendoza and live there for the last 27 years.
I have been feeling a deep attraction to the environment for years, specially for the high altitude, as much as a sport option or an spiritual refuge. I have climbed every sort of Andean mountain since I started climbing in the 80s. I also climbed several high peaks including the highest in Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.
For the last 23 years I’ve been working as a High Altitude Mountain Guide. During the Southern Hemisphere summer my job has been focused on Aconcagua, leading expedition teams to the summit, where I’ve been 48
times.
I am a relaxed and easy going person, who really loves to introduce people in the high altitude experience, being able to help them enjoy this magic challenge, providing specific logistic, accurate security criteria and dedicated commitment.
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