Aconcagua ascent via the normal route (join a group)
Join Grajales Expeditions on this extraordinary 17-day Mount Aconcagua ascent via the normal route. Reach the highest peak in America!
Details
Trip Duration
17 days
Mountain Range
Andes
People per Guide
6 people
Trip Level
Sustained
Offer Period
Feb, Nov, Dec
Type of Trip
Group
Highlights
Price per person
Price includes
- Guiding fee
- Accommodation
- Transport during the trip
- Luggage transfer during the trip
- Group porters (transport of tents, cooking equipment, etc. for the group)
- Mules and horses as needed with driver
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Camping equipment: Tents, Cooking utensils
Itinerary
- Day 1: Mendoza
Arrival to Mendoza (760 m). Transfer from airport to hotel. Relax day.
- Day 2: Transfer to Penitentes
We’ll travel to Los Penitentes in private cars. Accommodation in the mountain Hotel (2580 m). Near the Hotel, we’ll prepare the load transfer.
- Day 3: Penitentes - Confluencia
We’ll have breakfast and drive from Los Penitentes to the Aconcagua Provincial Park (Horcones 2950 m). We’ll start the trek and, after 3 to 4 hours, we’ll reach the Confluencia camp.
- Day 4: Confluencia - Mirador de la Pared Sur
We’ll take a 7-hour walk and you’ll discover the South Face of the mountain (4050 meters). We’ll start the acclimatization process. Night in the Confluencia Camp.
- Day 5: Confluencia - Plaza de Mulas.
You’ll explore Playa Ancha and he Cuesta Brava in a 7-hour trek. Then we’ll reach the base camp in Plaza de Mulas (4350 m).
- Day 6: Rest day in Plaza de Mulas
Day off to rest in Plaza de Mulas.
- Day 7: Cerro Bonete acclimatization hike
A 6-hour acclimatization ascent to the Cerro Bonete (5004 m). You’ll admire the wonderful West Face of the Aconcagua from up there.
- Day 8: Plaza de Mulas - Plaza Canadá - Plaza de Mulas
Ascent to the first camp, Plaza Canadá (5050 m), to prepare the equipment and back to Plaza de Mulas, where we’ll spend the night.
- Day 9: Rest day in Plaza de Mulas
Day to relax in Plaza de Mulas.
- Day 10: Plaza de Mulas - Plaza Canadá
We’ll transfer to Plaza Canadá, our first step to the summit. The ascent will take us around 3 hours.
- Day 11: Plaza Canadá - Nido de Cóndores
We’ll continue the ascent to the second camp, Nido de Cóndores (5560 m) for 3 to 4 hours.
- Day 12: Nido de Cóndores - Cólera Camp
Ascent to the last camp, Cólera (5970 m).
- Day 13: Summit Day
We’ll conquer the summit of this incredible mountain! Then, we’ll return to the Cólera Camp to spend the night.
- Day 14 to 15: Extra days
The trip includes two extra days in case of bad weather.
- Day 16: Cólera Camp - Plaza de Mulas
Descent to Plaza de Mulas.
- Day 17: Back to Mendoza
Descent to Horcones (6 to 7 hours). Transfer to the Hotel in Mendoza (3 to 4 hours) and goodbye.
Next departures
| Next dates | Info |
|---|---|
| 01/12/2019 to 17/12/2019 | |
| 15/12/2019 to 31/12/2019 | |
| 22/12/2019 to 07/01/2020 | |
| 29/12/2019 to 14/01/2020 | |
| 05/01/2020 to 21/01/2020 | |
| 12/01/2020 to 28/01/2020 | |
| 19/01/2020 to 04/02/2020 | |
| 26/01/2020 to 11/02/2020 | |
| 02/02/2020 to 18/02/2020 | |
| 16/02/2020 to 03/03/2020 |
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Fit
Mendoza airport.
Hotel accommodation in Mendoza, based on double occupancy, in Diplomatic Hotel.
1 night’s lodging in Penitentes (dinner and breakfast included).
Complete base camp service (dining tents, bathrooms, meals, storage).
About the Guide
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.
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