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Mt Aconcagua & Marmolejo
The highest mountain in America and the southernmost 6000
Location Argentina & Chile
Height 6953 M / 6108 M
Length 22 Days
Price USD $
Height 6953 M / 6108 M
Length 22 Days
Price USD $
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Dates and Prices
Dates & Prices
Private Service: You choose the best convenience date for you and your group. Price depending on number of people booked.
Itinerary
Itinerary and service (per day)
Day 1: Airport / Hostel transfer
Day 2: Santiago / Baños Morales / Trekking San Francisco Glacier
Day 3: Baños Morales / El Cabrerio / Base camp
Day 4: BC / Camp 1
Day 5: Camp 1 / Camp 2
Day 6: Camp 2 / Camp high
Day 7: Camp high / climb Marmolejo / Camp 2
Day 8: Camp 2 / Base camp
Day 9: Base Camp / Santiago /
Day 10: Resting in Santiago
Day 11: Santiago / Mendoza / Penitentes
Day 12: Mendoza / Penitentes
Day 13: Penitentes / Confluencia
Day 14: Confluencia / Plaza de Mulas
Day 15: Plaza de Mulas / Nido de Cóndores / Plaza de Mulas
Day 16: Plaza de Mulas / Nido de Cóndores
Day 17: Nido de Cóndores / Colera Camp
Day 18: Colera camp / climb Aconcagua / Colera Camp
Day 19: Extra Summit day Day 20 Colera camp / Plaza de Mulas
Day 21: Plaza de Mulas / Santiago Hostel
Day 22: Hotel / santiago airport / End of our services (OUT)
Includes
Includes & Not Includes
Our mountain expeditions in Aconcagua include the following services:
- High Mountain guide (Spanish / English )
- Mules to carrie the common and personal gear to Plaza de Mulas (BC) and Marmolejo (BC)
- Private transportation to climbing areas (4WD or Mini Van)
- Transfer airport
- 1 night in Penitentes mountain refuge
- 1 night in Baños Morales mountain refuge
- 4 nights hostel in Santiago
- Mountain tents (each one is for 2 persons)
- Dinner tent (with table and chairs)
- Foam mattress (if you requirement)
- Cooking kit
- All meals within the expedition (Breakfast, box lunch, diner)
- Professional first aids kit
- Oxygen tank
- Heart rate monitor and oximeter
- VHF Radio
- Satellite radio
- All group equipment; rope, high altitude tent, stove, GPS, etc.
- Climbing permit in Marmolejo
Our services don’t include
- Meals not descrived in Program (see itinerary)
- Personal mountain equipment
- Traveling and rescue insurances. We strongly recommend you to get them.
- Any other service which wasn’t mentioned above. (restaurant meals, beverages , tips, laundry, etc.)
- International and national flights and boarding fees.
- Climbing permit in Aconcagua
More Info
More Info
Relevant information for the Aconcagua expedition
Additional information:
- 1 guide every 3 passengers
- Satellite phone (fees by minute usage / U$D 6)
- 2 persons per hotel room.
- U$ 400 per person if you want single room, please let us know
- U$ 100 per person if you want single tent, please let us know
- Hotel lodging includes *Breakfast (see itinerary)
- We recommend you travel with small bills
- Weather can get as low as -25ºC (-13ºF) in the area
Climbing permit 2011/2012, informational purposes only
- Low season U$ 290: 15 November to 30 November and 21 February to 31 March
- Middle season U$ 510: 1 December to 14 December and 1 February to 20 February
- High season U$ 700: 15 December to 31 January
High Mountain Expedition is NOT responsible for:
- Personal services (laundry, snacks, beverages, tips, etc.)
- Personal mountain equipment
- Expenses in case of rescue or early departure from the expedition.
- Delays caused by your flight or any transportation issue which you are responsible for.
- Weather changes which may affect the expedition.
Gear List
Clothing and proper equipment
We strongly recommend to all the expedition members to have the mountain equipment described below.
Upper body parts
- Sun hat
- Wool hat
- Balaclava / ski mask
- 2 or 3 long sleeve polypropylene shirts (or similar)
- Polar windstopper (or similar)
- Waterproof jacket (Gore Tex, Triple Point, or similar)
- Down feather parka with hood
- Polypropylene gloves
- Waterproof gloves
- Down feather mittens (Tº -20 or lower)
Down body parts
- 2 polypropylene long underwear (or similar)
- 1 trekking pants
- Windproof pants (Gore Tex, Triple Point, or similar)
- 3 or 4 pairs thin socks (Liners)
- 3 or 4 pairs of thermal socks
- Gaiters
- Trekking boots (approach)
- Mountain boots (double plastic boots)
Personal equipment
- Ice axe (75 cm or more)
- Crampones
- Trekking stick (telescopic)
- Sleeping bag (Tº lower than -20ºC)
- Inflatable and foam mattress
- Expedition backpack (80 liters aprox.)
- Duffel
- Daypack (40 liters aprox.)
- Headlamp (and extra batteries)
- Sunglasses (category 3 or 4)
- Goggles
- 2 bottles of water (1 liter each)
- Thermos flask (1 liter)
- Sunscreen (SPF 40)
- Lips sunscreen (SPF 30) (Blistex)
- Whistle, emergency mirror, and pocket knife
- Toiletries
- Digital camera, a book, mp3, Binoculars. [optional]
- Personal repair kit
Photos
Fixed Departures
March
El Plomo | 20/03/2019 |
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April
llullaillaco | 07/04/2019 |
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May
Sajama | 20/02/2019 |
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June
Tocllaraju | 09/06/2019 |
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Quitaraju | 13/06/2019 |
Alpamayo | 17/06/2019 |
July
Llullaillaco | 14/07/2019 |
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Llullaillaco | 28/07/2019 |