Transfer to Aconcagua trailhead
You will be driven in our own vehicles for 5 kilometers, from our hostel in Puente Del Inca to the first Rangers Station. Here your permit is checked out and you are informed about the park rules.
Meals
Throughout the trekking you will enjoy all meals (B: breakfast / PL: packed-lunch / D: dinner), are carefully planned by professionals to have a balanced diet during those days on the mountain.
Our cooks always prepare every meal, with fixed menu from the first day.
If you are vegetarian or celiac, or if you need a special diet, please let us know in your Booking Form. It will be a pleasure for us to prepare a special menu for you. For this service, you will not have to pay extra money.
Confluencia Camp Site
You will camp at Confluencia Camp during two nights, which has enough comfort to spend a good deal of time, as it is fully equipped, with wide dinner tents, electrical light, tables and chairs to have meals.
Trek to Plaza Francia
On the second day of the trekking, you will visit the base of the mythical South Face of the Aconcagua Mountain. This is the most vertical face of the mountain, with glaciers and walls almost 3.000 meters tall. During this trek, you will ascend 700 m, so you will get up to 4.000 m.
Our Guides
Our mountain guides are qualified professionals of the AAGM (Argentinean Association of Mountain Guides) and the EPGAMT (Provincial School of High Mountain and Trekking Guides). The last qualification is the result of 2 and a half years of study. We believe that to succeed in our expeditions, professionals with experience and the ability to offer security should guide our teams.
Our guides’ equipment includes: VHF radio, a first-aid kit, complete with the appropriate drugs for altitude sickness, ropes, an altimeter, and professional clothing and equipment. All these will provide security and comfort.
Tents
Normally, during the summer high season, Aconcagua is a mountain with good weather conditions. Yet, if you happen to have a few stormy days, you will be responsive to nature’s whims at high altitudes. Therefore, we will be sure to provide you with the highest quality tents. We use The North Face tents, which have proved to work well for our clients over the years.
Usually, two or three climbers will sleep in each tent. Remember that you will have to set up your own tent with your partner. The guide will help you when necessary.
Communication
You will see that we keep track of where we are at specific sites along the way. We take advantage of the VHF and BLU radio lines that help us to stay in contact between Confluencia, Puente del Inca and Mendoza. Therefore, we can respond almost inmediately to whatever issue that may arise.
Trekking Permit
The only way to enter the Aconcagua Park is by getting the permit personally in Mendoza city. If the ticket is not used within the dates established by the Park authorities, the money will not be returned. The ticket will be invalid in future years.
The entrance fee’s payment supports the maintenance and care of Aconcagua Provincial Park and aids to preserve and protect it. It also supports the maintenance of the medical services, the park rangers and the rescue services. (Helicopter)
Transfer Mendoza / Puente del Inca / Mendoza
The transfer from Mendoza to Puente del Inca and return is not included. Yet, you will be able to hire a private transfer if you wish.
Drinks and other personal costs not mentioned in the itinerary
Extra expenses like food or drinks separate from those described in the itinerary should be paid for you, as they are not included.
Sleeping Bag and Personal Equipment
Neither the technical nor the mountain equipment are included services, so you would have to buy or rent them. Take into account our guides if you need assistance.
If you rent equipment, you will be responsible for it. Apart from that, you must give the equipment back to the mountain shop in time.
Mules
The mules for the transfer of loads are not included in this trekking. You will have to carry in your bag, all your personal objects and your lunch, which will be provided by the guide in Puente del Inca. The rest of the elements that are necessary for you trip, will be in Confluencia.
Expenses for giving up the trekking
In order to have better but cheaper services, the expedition is quoted taking into account the whole group. In any case that you give up the scheduled itinerary because of personal problems, mountain sickness, etc, you start taking private and individual services. The extra expenses that you will pay for, if necessary, are: mules from Confluencia to Puente del Inca (around U$D 60.-).
Personal Insurance
Having a personal insurance is not a fundamental requirement to do the trekking to Plaza Francia. However, we suggest that you contact an insurance company if you wish to take insurance out, taking into account the risks involved during the trekking.
