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Aconcagua + Bonete

  • 21 days

    Duration      
  • Dec - Feb

    Season
  • Argentina

    Destination
  • 4/6

    Strength
  • F+

    Difficulty    

  • $ 7,000 USD

    Per person

Summits attempts on this expedition:

Bonete 16,568ft / 5050m.
Aconcagua 22,841ft / 6962m.

Bonete (16,568ft / 5050m) can be achieved easily and without rushing in one day. With an approximate altitude difference of 650 meters from Plaza de Mulas, it is perfect for preparing for higher objectives. You reach the top walking along easy and well-traveled trails from the Aconcagua Base Camp. The views from the summit of Bonete are excellent in all directions and give you a good general idea of ​​what the normal route on Aconcagua is like.

Aconcagua is located in the province of Mendoza, northwest of Argentina. Integrate the Front Cordillera, a geographic system parallel to the Main Cordillera, which is a component of the Andes mountain range. With an altitude of 22,841ft / 6962m, Aconcagua is the highest peak in the southern and western hemispheres, and the highest in the world outside the Himalayan System. Furthermore, in terms of prominence it is the second highest summit in the country. world after Everest.

  • Day 1

    Arrival at Mendoza airport. Transfer to accommodation. Overnight in Mendoza (2526ft / 770m).
  • Day 2

    Processing of permits, purchase of tickets and food. Overnight in Mendoza (2526ft / 770m).
  • Day 3

    Transfer to Aconcagua Provincial Park. Trekking to Confluencia Camp (11,253ft / 3430m). Overnight at Camp Confluencia (11,253ft / 3430m).
  • Day 4

    Rest day. Overnight at Campamento Confluencia (11,253ft / 3430m).
  • Day 5

    Trekking to Plaza Francia Camp (13,877ft / 4230m). Overnight at Camp Confluencia (11,253ft / 3430m).
  • Day 6

    Trekking to Plaza de Mulas Camp (14,337ft / 4370m). Overnight at Camp Plaza de Mulas (14,337ft / 4370m).
  • Day 7

    Rest day. Overnight at Camp Plaza de Mulas (14,337ft / 4370m).
  • Day 8

    Attempt to Bonete (16,568ft / 5050m). Overnight at Camp Plaza de Mulas (14,337ft / 4370m).
  • Day 9

    Carry cargo to Camp Plaza Canada (16,568ft / 5050m). Overnight at Camp Plaza de Mulas (14,337ft / 4370m).
  • Day 10

    Trekking to Plaza Canada Camp (16,568ft / 5050m). Overnight at Camp Plaza Canada (16,568ft / 5050m).
  • Day 11

    Rest day. Overnight at Camp Plaza Canada (16,568ft / 5050m).
  • Day 12

    Carry cargo to Camp Nido de Cóndores (18,274ft / 5570m). Overnight at Camp Plaza Canada (16,568ft / 5050m).
  • Day 13

    Trekking to the Nido de Cóndores Camp (18,274ft / 5570m). Overnight at Camp Nido de Cóndores (18,274ft / 5570m).
  • Day 14

    Rest day. Overnight at Camp Nido de Cóndores (18,274ft / 5570m).
  • Day 15

    Trekking to Piedras Blancas(20,341ft / 6200m). Overnight at Camp Nido de Cóndores (18,274ft / 5570m).
  • Day 16

    Attempt to Aconcagua (22,841ft / 6962m). Overnight at Camp Nido de Cóndores (18,274ft / 5570m).
  • Day 17

    Contingency day due to weather, acclimatization, etc.
  • Day 18

    Trekking to Plaza de Mulas Camp (14,337ft / 4370m). Overnight at Camp Plaza de Mulas (14,337ft / 4370m).
  • Day 19

    Trekking to Confluencia Camp (11,253ft / 3430m). Overnight at Camp Confluencia (11,253ft / 3430m).
  • Day 20

    Trekking to exit Aconcagua Provincial Park. Transfer to accommodation in Mendoza. Overnight in Mendoza (2526ft / 770m).
  • Day 21

    Airport transfer. Farewell.
  • All dates are all ready confirmed!

  • From Thursday December 19 - 2024 to Thursday January 9 - 2025.
    From Sunday January 12 to Saturday February 1 - 2025.
  • Enrollment process:

    It is mandatory to have trip cancellation insurance, rescue insurance and medical insurance that covers these types of activities.
    Complete the application forms and press the submit buttons:

  • Application forms page.

  • After approving your application, we will ask you for the registration fee deposit (this will go towards your trip).

  • GUIDE RATIO:

    Aconcagua summit attempt   1:6   (One guide and one assistant guide for every six participants).

    Bonete summit attempt   1:6   (One guide and one assistant guide for every six participants).

  • INCLUDED:

  • A pre-tour meeting scheduled to discuss consultation, questions and specific details via WhatsApp, GoolgeMeet, Zoom or Skype.

  • Guidance to buy plane tickets to the tour's starting point.

  • Guidance on the essential personal technical clothing and equipment.

  • Aconcagua Provincial Park Permit.

  • Rescue and evacuation insurance.

  • Reception at the starting point of the tour.

  • Welcome dinner.

  • All in-country transport during program, including airport shuttles & private or public transport to all itinerary destinations.

  • Meals, according to the needs and/or nutritional tastes of the clients as indicated in the schedule.

  • Technical equipment (Crampons, ice axe, headlamp, helmet, harness and rope).

  • Camping equipment (Tent for two people, sleeping bag and sleeping pad).

  • All group climbing equipment including ropes, snow/ice protection, and miscellaneous hard/soft ware.

  • Nights hostel, double occupancy, and/or group lodging in mountain huts, shelters or refuges required for the tour as indicated in the itinerary.

  • Bilingual professional Mountain Guide (English-Spanish).

  • Bilingual professional Trekking Guide (English-Spanish).

  • Porters, donkeys, mules and/or horses if are required for the tour.

  • All cooking and eating materials.

  • Information about the areas to visit.

  • Technical instruction during the expedition.

  • Printed summit achievement certificate.

  • Daily monitoring of vital signs (morning and evening) of staff and client: oxygen saturation, resting heart rate, blood pressure and temperature.

  • High altitude First Aid Kit.

  • Celebration banquet lunch at the end of trip.

  • NOT INCLUDED:

  • Inter­na­tion­al airfare.

  • Excess baggage charges.

  • Entry visa and air­port fees.

  • Technical clothing and mountaineering boots.

  • Fines for breach of park or country rules.

  • Fees for early departure from program.

  • Wire transfer fees.

  • Per­son­al expens­es (phone calls, laun­dry, room ser­vice, extra hotel nights, extra meals, etc.).

  • In-town meals.

  • Guide/​Staff gratuities.

Difficulty

UIAA global difficulties grade system as a whole are more or less the description and classification of the environment in which the route you want to climb is located. They are necessary when the environment presents some characteristics for which it is not sufficient to give only an assessment of the technical difficulties but it must take into
account the factors related to:
• length of the route.
• type of gear placement.
• possibility of retreat.
• isolation.
• approach and descent.
• objective dangers.
• route finding and other factors that weigh heavily on the success of ascent.
This concept is mainly related to the letters F, PD, AD, D, TD, ED, EX (see table below). Adding a “+” or a “-” sign can be used to better adjust the degree. For example, an AD- route will be slightly harder than a PD+.

Grade Description
F
Facile (Easy). Slopes (rock, snow and/or ice), provided below 30 degrees moderate slopes, which amounted progress (in snow sometimes ax). Climbs easy. Some sections in crevassed glacier. Experienced mountaineers can climb without rope.
PD
Peu Difficile (Bit Difficult). Outstanding (rock, snow and/or ice) with steep slopes always higher than 30 degrees, although walking up. Edges and narrow ridges and air. Climbs of difficulty. Glaciers cracked. Use of the rope may be necessary in more than one occasion.
AD
Assez Difficile (Difficult). Long earrings (rock, snow and/or ice) with steep slopes always superior to 30 degrees, although they can walk up. Edges and narrow ridges and air. Even moderately difficult climbs vertical terrain. Very complicated cracked and glaciers. Mandatory use of rope.
D
Difficile (Hard). Climbing maintained both in rock, ice or snow. Only for experienced mountaineers.
TD
Très Difficile (Very Difficult). Complicated technical climbs and climbs on any terrain with classic climbing. Considerable length, vertical or overhanging slopes, very high exposure, many in remote locations and required technique.
ED
Extrêmement Difficile (Extremely Difficult). Huge exposure, long-term and in remote locations.
EX
Exceptionnellement Difficile (Exceptionally Difficult). Simply harder than ED.

Strength

This grading system is based on the physical effort of the ascent according to distance traveled for the approach, ascent and descent altitude.

Grade Description
1/6
Ascended altitude from 0 to 1,600ft/500m or tours/treks with a daily distance up to 3mi/5Km.
2/6
Ascended altitude from 1,600ft/500m to 3,300ft/1000m or tours/treks with a daily distance up to 6mi/10Km.
3/6
Ascended altitude from 3,300ft/1000m to 4,900ft/1500m or tours/treks with a daily distance up to 9mi/15Km.
4/6
Ascended altitude from 4,900ft/1500m to 6,500ft/2000m or tours/treks with a daily distance up to 12mi/20Km.
5/6
Ascended altitude from 6,500ft/2000m to 8,200ft/2500m or tours/treks with a daily distance up to 15mi/25Km.
6/6
Ascended altitude over 8,200ft/2500m or tours/treks with a daily distance over 15mi/25Km.

Attempts

Every summit will be attempted considering the safety of the clients a first priority. During an ascent we will consider the necessary time to summit within safety margins, weather conditions, objective risk (i.e rock fall, avalanches, etc.), to minimize the risk of the clients or their property. We will also consider cancel a summit attempt based on clients request.

Rest days

These are scheduled days to relax and recover after hard days . It is time for meditation, contemplation and enjoying the landscape. If they are scheduled while in a hotel/hostal is ideal to take advantage of resting in bed, take long showers or any other activity that allows time to energize.

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