Andes, Argentina
Aconcagua Normal Route
Route detail
About this route
An eighteen-day expedition with Mendoza-based guides: base camp at Plaza de Mulas, three high camps and a long summit day.
Daily activity
4–7 hr on approach/carry days; summit day 10–14 hr.
Terrain
High desert valleys, scree, penitentes and expedition camps.
Best season
December to February
What's included
Guides, mules, base camp services, group gear, most meals.
Not included
Flights, climbing permit, hotels in Mendoza.
Itinerary
- 1
Mendoza & permits
Time: 5–7 hr
Gear check, permit paperwork, drive to Penitentes.
- 2
Trek to base camp
Time: 5–7 hr
Two days up the Horcones valley to Plaza de Mulas.
- 3
Carry rotations
Time: 3–4 hr
Load carries to Canadá and Nido de Cóndores.
- 4
High camps
Time: 4–6 hr
Move to Cólera at 5,900 m and wait for the window.
- 5
Summit day
Time: 4–6 hr
Long day via the Canaleta to 6,961 m.
- 6
Descent & return
Time: 6–8 hr
Down to base camp, mules out, back to Mendoza.
Questions about this route?
Talk to the guides who run it — gear, fitness, weather windows, private dates. We answer within one working day.
€4,850
per person
Guides, mules, base camp services, group gear, most meals.
Next departure · Jan 8
3 of 8 spots left
Spots update as bookings come in.