Aconcagua Expedition Overview
Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the western and southern hemispheres within the Andes mountain range with a height of 6,961m (6.961 km). It lies to the northwest of Mendoza and is one of the seven summits. The name means the ‘white sentinel’ or ‘sentinel of stones’ among the indigenous communities of that region. Aconcagua is a part of the great Aconcagua Provincial Park, which has great landscapes for its visitors. The beautiful and mesmerizing beauty of the park and the mountain itself, attract a lot of climbers and tourists every year. One can also get a chance to enjoy the vast and beautiful glaciers in Aconcagua Expedition.
The simple weather and the geographical features of Aconcagua make it one of the best options for moderate-leveled mountaineering. It can also be used as a practice to climb mountains taller than 8,000m. Different routes are accessible based on the level of difficulties that the climbers want to experience in the Aconcagua Expedition. The northern route is the easiest one which is possible to climb even without axes or ropes. However, for those who want to feel the thrill of mountaineering with more difficulties, there is also the southern route. The southern route refers to the Polacos route and is much more difficult than the northern route. One needs technical climbing skills and experience to travel through this route safely and successfully.
Outline Itinerary
Day 1: Flying to EL Plumerillo ( Governor Francisco Gabrielli ) International Airport at Mendoza
Day 2: Travelling to Los Penitents
Day 3-5: Trekking to the basecamp at Plaza De Mulas, camp will be set
Day 6: Resting for a day
Day 7: Transfering equipments to camp 1 at Plaza Canada ( Buenos Aires) and also accimilizing ourselves
Day 8: Resting for a day
Day 9: Moving to camp 1
Day 10: Transfering equipments to camp 2 at Nido Del Condor and also accimilizing ourselves
Day 11: Resting for a day
Day 12: Moving to camp 2
Day 13: Transferring equipments to camp 3 at Cólera and also accimilizing ourselves
Day 14: Resting for a day
Day 15: Moving to camp 3
Day 16: Climbing Aconcagua
Day 17: Descending back to the basecamp
Day 18: Travelling back to Los Penitents
Day 19: Travelling back to Mendoza
Day 20: Returning back home
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