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Location:
Argentina
Total
Tour Duration: 19 Days
Arrival
and Departure: 2 Days
Accommodation:
Hotels and Tents
Minimum
Group Size: 3
Departures:
December - March
This is an extremely strenuous trek to the summit of Aconcagua
ITINERARY
Day
1: Mendoza
Transfer airport / Hotel in
Mendoza. Lodging. In the evening
there will be an instructive talk about the Aconcagua Mountain
followed by some pictures of
the mountain. (Food is not included)
Day
2: Mendoza / Puente del
Inca (2740m)
Obtaining permits.
Transfer
to Puente Del Inca. Lunch.
Lodging in hostel. Preparation of the loads
Day
3: Puente del Inca /
Confluencia (3319m)
Drive to the entrance
of the Park. Trek to Confluencia Camp. Dinner. (B, P.L., D)
Day
4:Confluencia / Plaza
Francia (4023m) / Confluencia
Trek to Plaza Francia,
base of the south face of the Aconcagua, lunch and return to
Confluencia. Dinner. (B, P.L., D)
Day
5: Confluencia / Plaza
de Mulas (4285m)
Trek to Plaza de Mulas Base Camp.
Lodging
in the base camp. Dinner. (B, P.L., D)
Day
6: Plaza de Mulas (4285m)
Resting day. Short
trek to the glacier. Practice with crampons. (B, L, D)
Day
7: Plaza de Mulas / Camp
1 (Canada) (4939m)/
Plaza de Mulas
Trek to Camp 1 and
return to Base Camp. (B, P.L., D)
Day
8: Plaza de Mulas (4285m)
Resting and acclimatisation day. (B, L, D)
Day
9: Plaza de Mulas / Camp
1 'Canadá'(4939m)
Climb to Camp 1.
Dinner. (B, P.L., D)
Day
10: Camp 1 'Canadá' / Camp 2 'Nido de Cóndores' (5280m)
Climb to Camp 2. (B,
P.L., D)
Day
11: Camp 2 'Nido de Cóndores' (5280m)
Resting and acclimatisation day. (B, L, D)
Day
12: Camp 2 'Nido de Cóndores' / Camp 3 'Berlín' (5934m)
