Aconcagua Adventure

South America > Argentina

A 19-day expedition to climb the highest point in the Americas

The Aconcagua Adventure is the ultimate mountaineering experience. From the moment you land in Mendoza, Argentina the views are unlike any other place on the planet. Once we arrive in Mendoza we will spend the first night enjoying this quaint little city along with the unique culture and cuisine it has to offer. We will stay at the Hotel El Portal Suites in Mendoza and have a program brief that evening before we depart for the mountain.

The following morning we will be picked up in our private transfer and travel to the permit office where we will obtain our permits and register for our climb. We will then travel to Penitentes 2,580 m (8,465 ft.) to coordinate our logistics and begin acclimating at the Hotel Ayelen.  Day two will be short; climbing up from Horcones to Confluencia Camp where we will further our acclimatization. The following morning will be a hike to Plaza Francia to see the South Face of Cerro Aconcagua. On day four we will have a good breakfast and make our way to Plaza de Mulas. This is our hardest day of hiking, 23 km (12.2 miles), and will get us to our final base camp at 4,350 m (14,500 ft.) We will spend 3 nights here prior to making our ascent on the summit. During this period we will continue to acclimate and summit Cerro Bonete at 5,004 m (16,417 ft.)

Day nine will take us to Camp Canada at 5,050 m (16,568 ft.) and return to Plaza de Mulas. A rest day at Plaza de Mulas and hot showers. Then we hike to Plaza Canada where we set up our first camp. Then to Nido de Condores at 5,560 m (18,241 ft.). We will then make our way up to Camp Berlin 5,930 m (19,455 ft.). At Camp Berlin we will only make our summit bid the following morning. We will leave between 4-5 am and expect to be on the summit at 6,962 m (22,841 ft.) by 12 noon. We will make our way back to Camp Berlin for another night and then back down to Plaza de Mulas. There are 2 additional days inserted in case of bad weather and to insure the success of the expedition. The following morning we will make our descent down the mountain and meet our private transfer to take us back to Mendoza for a well-deserved dinner and time to celebrate. The final morning, after a good breakfast at the hotel, we will depart for the airport and our flights home.

Accommodations

HOTEL EL PORTAL SUITES

the impotent beauty, delicious wines, ski centers and strategic location as the ‘hub’ of the Mercosur network, all make Mendoza such a unique destination. The exclusive attention of the highly trained staff, the spacious and illuminated suites, and the close proximity to banking and finance centers, simply demonstrate the service was conceived thinking about guests.

The suites offer spacious rooms, wifi, telephone, air conditioning, heaters, cable, bathroom, desk, kitchenette, bar, and fridge.

HOTEL AYELEN

After our departure from Mendoza we will spend one night in Puente del Inca at Hotel Ayelen 2,720 m (8,900 ft.) to work out logistics and begin acclimating.

The hotel is situated at the base of the Penitentes ski resort and offers bunk style accommodations, group dining and double share accommodations.

CONFLUENCIA and PLAZA de MULAS

are both expedition style accommodations with group dining tents for all meals. We will have bunk style sleeping arrangements which have a maximum capacity of 10. Each camp has a camp manager that will coordinate our meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and help make out stay more enjoyable. We will have a private mess tent for our team where we will conduct our daily briefs and be able to relax during the daily down time or rest days.

There are private toilets for our camp located adjacent to the mess area and are available to use at any time of the day.

* Please note there is a hot shower at Plaza de Mulas that can be used for $5 per shower.

CAMP CANADA, NIDO DE CONDORES, and CAMP

will be our high camps before our summit attempt. Our tents will be set up at each camp when we arrive and are three person North Face tents. At both Camp Canada and Nido de Condores we will have a small toilet set up for our group.