Aconcagua Normal Route

We’ll meet you at the airport and take you to your hotel, where you’ll have a talk with our guide in order to clear any doubts and check your equipment. In the evening, enjoy dinner with the guides in a local restaurant.

• Max altitude: 650 m / 2460 ft
• Lodging: Hotel in Santiago
• Meals: No
• Transport: Yes
• Scheme: Reception at the airport, head to the hotel, equipment checking, itinerary checking, and then you’re all free to do as you see fitted.

Driving from Santiago to Las Cuevas, once installed in the cabins, the equipment of each participant will be handed over to the transport company.

• Max altitude: 3,150 m / 10,335 ft
• Lodging: Cabins
• Meals: Dinner
• Transport: Yes
• Scheme: Departure from Santiago, drive to Las Cuevas, equipment delivery, dinner

This day we will transfer from Las Cuevas to the entrance of Aconcagua Provincial Park. Entry into the park and hike to Confluencia Camp (3,450 m / 11,319 ft). 3 hours of activity.

• Max altitude: 3450 m / 11,319 ft
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
• Transport: No
• Scheme: Breakfast, trekking, rest, dinner

Acclimatization trekking to Plaza Francia to delight ourselves with the imposing south wall of Aconcagua, return to Confluencia.

• Max altitude: 4000 m / 13,123 ft.
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
• Transport: No
• Scheme: Acclimatization hike.

We continue the ascent towards the Base Camp of Plaza de Mulas (4,350 masl) 8 hours of activity approx.

• Max altitude: 4350 m / 14,272 ft
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
• Transport: No
• Scheme: Trekking.

This day is thought to rest and recover energy and mandatory medical check at Plaza de Mulas.

• Max altitude: 4350 m / 14,272 ft
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
• Transport: No
• Scheme: Rest and medical check.

Day of carrying equipment to Camp 1 Plaza Canadá and return to the Plaza de Mulas base camp. 6 hours of activity approx.

• Max altitude: 5004 m / 16,568 ft
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
• Transport: No
• Scheme: Carrying equipment, acclimatization, return to BC

This day is intended to recover energy and concentrate the expedition on the days to come. We will have a medical check before starting the ascent to higher camps. 

• Max altitude: 4350 m / 14,272 ft
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
• Transport: No
• Scheme: Rest and medical check

Climb with carrying equipment to sleep at the Plaza Canadá camp.

• Max altitude: 5050 m / 16,568 ft 
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
• Transport: No
• Scheme: Hike, set up the camp.

Climb to sleep at Camp 2 Nido de Cóndores. This day we will test our acclimatization and begin to gain altitude.

• Max altitude: 5550 masl / 18209 ft
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
• Transport: No
• Scheme: Up to Camp 2, acclimatization.

Up to sleep at Camp 3.

• Max altitude: 5950 masl / 19521 ft
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
• Transport: No
• Scheme: Move camp.

Summit day, our most anticipated day. We will start early in the morning (3AM approx.) to push for our final goal – the Aconcagua summit (6,962 m)! We’ll be ascending 1,000 meters to reach the summit and descend back to Camp Berlin.

• Max altitude: 6962 masl / 22841 ft
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
• Transport: No
• Scheme: Climb Aconcagua

Extra summit day, days reserved in case of weather events that do not allow the full development of the itinerary.

• Max altitude: 6962 masl / 22841 ft
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner 
• Transport: No
• Scheme: Climb Aconcagua

After a rich breakfast, we will take down camp and descend to celebrate at Plaza de Mulas (4,350 m). 4 hours of activity.

• Max altitude: 5950 masl / 19521 ft
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
• Transport: No
• Scheme: Setting-down camp, back to BC

Descent from Plaza de Mulas  to Las Cuevas to wait for the luggage brought by the pack mules. 8 hours. of activity approx.

• Max altitude: 4350 m / 14,272 ft
• Lodging: Cabin
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
• Transport: No
• Scheme: Descent to Las Cuevas

Today we will transfer from Las Cuevas to Santiago in Chile and rest at the hotel. 

• Max altitude: 3,150 m / 10,335 ft
• Lodging: Hotel
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch
• Transport: Yes
• Scheme: Transfer to Santiago

The whole group will be driven to the airport (optional).

• Max altitude: 500 m
• Lodging: No
• Meals: *Breakfast at hotel
• Transport: Yes
• Scheme: Airport transfer (optional)