Aconcagua ascent via the normal route (join a group)
Join Grajales Expeditions on this extraordinary 18-day Mount Aconcagua ascent via the normal route. Reach the highest peak in America!
Group
Andes
18 Days
Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec
High
Advanced
Description
Are you ready to summit the highest mountain in the Western world? then join a group and get ready for this Aconcagua ascent via the normal route
Mount Aconcagua (6962 m) lies in the Cordillera de los Andes, in the Argentinean province of Mendoza. It’s the highest peak in America, in fact, it’s the highest summit outside of Asia. So in addition to being one of the Seven Summits, it’s a demanding test for mountaineering around the world.
And this 18-day program will take you to its summit through the most popular route. We’ll meet in Mendoza and from there on I will help you with everything: We’ll check your gear and rent something if you don’t have it, we’ll go in private transfers to the trailhead and I’ll guide you to the top in the safest possible way.
One thing I’ve learned with my years guiding in this mountain is to take things slowly and pay a lot of attention to my clients acclimatization progress. That’s why I include porters and mules in the program, to help you carry the load.
Please look at the detailed itinerary below and remember that this program requires a high level of fitness and previous mountaineering experience.
So check the dates below and send me a request to join one of the groups on this amazing Aconcagua ascent via the normal route adventure! All the departure dates are 100% confirmed.
And if you don’t have enough time for this ascent, but you want to see this impressive mountain from a close angle, you can also check my 6-day Plaza Argentina Trek in Mendoza and my 7-day Aconcagua trek with Cerro Bonete.
Price includes
- Accommodation included
- Guiding fee
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Transport during the trip
- Porters
- Luggage transfer
- Mules and horses
- Tents
- Cooking utensils
Price details
- Also included:
- Three nights at the Diplomatic Hotel (*****) https://www.diplomatichotel.com.ar/ (see details below)
- All meals and beverages on the mountain (see details below)
- All shared gear for the expedition (sleeping tents, stoves and cooking gear,
- radio, etc).
- Load transport by mules, to and from base camp.
- Free internet at All Camps (limitations apply)
- Permanent VHF radio communication.
- We provide our guides with professional first aid kits and pulse oximeters to
- monitor acclimatization progress.
- Assistance with the required climbing permit procedure.
- One porter every four climbers, to carry 20 kg of common gear.
- NOT INCLUDED:
- Mt. Aconcagua State Park climbing permit (U$S 8001300).
- Personal porters.
- Any cost incurred by the climber if she or he leaves the trip early (such as mules, transfers, guide, etc).
- Meals and drinks in Mendoza and Penitentes.
- Personal gear, medications, ground or air evacuations, room services, laundry, beverages, phone communications and items of personal nature, insurance liability, hospitalization or medication of any kind, any other service not mentioned above.
- We strongly recommend all participants to buy a trip cancelation insurance.
Meeting point
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Mendoza
Arrival in Mendoza. Airport pick up and expedition briefing. (760 m / 2,493 ft)
Day 2: Mendoza
Mendoza. Gear check and equipment rental with the guides.
Day 3: Confluencia Camp
Mendoza - Penitentes - Horcones. Transfer to trailhead and hike to Confluencia camp (3.390 m / 11,300 ft) · 3-4 hs
Day 4: Confluencia
Confluencia - South Face viewpoint (4.050 m / 13,287 ft) · 6-7 hs
Day 5: Confluencia
Confluencia rest and acclimatization day.
Day 6: Plaza de Mulas
Confluencia - Plaza de Mulas (4.350 m / 14,500 ft) · 7-9 hs
Day 7: Plaza de Mulas
Rest day at Plaza de Mulas.
Day 8: Cerro Bonete
Cerro Bonete trek (5.004 m / 16,417 ft) · 6-7 hs
Day 9: Plaza Canadá
Gear carry to Plaza Canadá (5.050 m / 16,568 ft) · / 4-5 hs
Day 10: Plaza de Mulas
Rest day at Plaza de Mulas.
Day 11: Plaza Canadá
Plaza de Mulas - Canadá (5.050 m / 16,568 ft) · 2 1⁄2 to 3 1⁄2 hs
Day 12: Nido de Cóndores
Canadá - Nido de Cóndores (5.560 m / 18,241 ft) · 4-5 hs
Day 13: Cólera
Nido de Cóndores - Cólera (last camp · 5.970 m / 19,586 ft) · 2 1⁄2 to 3 1⁄2 hs
Day 14: Summit day!
Summit day! (6.960 m / 22,837 ft) · 8-12 hs
Day 15: Extra day
Extra weather day.
Day 16: Extra day
Extra weather day.
Day 17: Plaza de Mulas
Cólera - Plaza de Mulas · 2-4 hs
Day 18: Mendoza
Plaza de Mulas - Horcones - Penitentes - Mendoza · 7-8 hs + 3-4 hour drive.
Details
More info
ADDITIONAL SERVICES: you are welcome to add the following services to your trip: personal porter (20 kg), supplemental oxygen, additional summit guide, and single supplement. Please request details and prices if you are interested.
TRIP DATES: the dates listed correspond to the first and last nights in Mendoza. Our expeditions last a maximum of 18 days. Please plan to arrive on or before the first date listed and plan your departure from Mendoza for the day after the second date listed.
HOTELS: Accommodation (based on double occupancy) is provided for the initial two nights of your itinerary and one night upon your return from the mountain. Please note that if no extra weather days are used, you will be responsible for the additional accommodation. Unused hotel nights within the package are forfeited and cannot be credited or transferred. Furthermore, clients who choose to deviate from the scheduled group itinerary will be responsible for covering their own lodging expenses.
MEAL AND BEVERAGES: our full-board service includes breakfast, lunch, or packed lunch, dinner, and snacks, with a selection of non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages served responsibly and in moderation. We are happy to accommodate vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and other dietary requirements. Please note that no reimbursements will be issued for any unused portion of the meal service.
LEAVING THE GROUP: should you decide to separate from the group and return earlier or later, you will be responsible for all the expenses incurred (mules, guides, porters, etc.).
About the guide
Grajales
Guide Agency
Back in 1976, Fernando Grajales Expeditions was granted the first license to operate mountaineering services at Aconcagua. Its founder, the legendary mountaineer Fernando Grajales, applied the same concepts of safety and ethics to his company that he applied to his own climbing expeditions. In a few seasons, the company became a trademark and a synonym of Aconcagua.
Four decades later, we are proud to continue breaking trails under the same clear Andean skies, ruled by the same transparent principles.
Today, Fernando Grajales Expeditions continues to be a family owned local company, committed to our team and to our community. At the same time, we work to keep a global perspective regarding innovation and service standards.
To us, “fair trade” means simply to do things fairly, as we always have. Our goal is to create safe and successful mountain experiences for our clients, whether they are mountaineers that utilize our fully guided expeditions or international agencies that trust us with their logistics.
Languages
English
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