Mt Aconcagua & Ojos del Salado

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 or rest

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

We will move from Santiago to Copiapó directly to Laguna Verde where we’ll set-up the base-camp, rest for the remaining day and get ready for the days to come.

• Max altitude: 4340 m / 14240 ft
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast at hotel
• Transport: Yes
• Scheme: Transfer to Copiapó Laguna Verde

On this day we’ll put our bodies to the test. We’ll see how your body is enduring the lack of oxygen in this area. We’ll drive up 5.900 meters and then hike for a few hours in the Ojos path and after that go back to sleep at the Laguna Verde.

• Max altitude: 6300m / 20670ft
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
• Transport: Yes
• Scheme: Drive up and hike, cooking and acclimatization.

In order to go forward into our expedition, we will rest to recover our energies and go early to sleep and start during the night.

• Max altitude: 4350m / 14271 ft
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
• Transport: No
• Scheme: Acclimatization rest

We’ll set out early in the morning to reach the Ojos Del Salado summit (6,893masl). On this day we’ll see how all of our hard work flourishes. No doubt about it, this is the hardest day in our expedition. We’ll be ascending 1,000 meters, crossing a glacier, rock climbing, reaching the summit, descending, and driving back to Laguna Verde all in the same day.

• Max altitude: 6893 m / 22615 ft
• Lodging: Mountain tent
• Meals:  Breakfast, box-lunch, dinner
• Transport: Yes
• Scheme: Climb, cooking and equipment checking.

This is the last day we’ll spend in the Parque Nevado de Tres Cruces area. Calmly we’ll take-down our camp and head back to Copiapó, leaving behind us this giant, the highest summit in Chile and the tallest volcano in the world

• Max altitude: 390 m
• Lodging: Hotel 
• Meals: Breakfast, box-lunch
• Transport: Yes
• Scheme: Camp take-down, transfer to Copiapó

The whole group will be driven to the airport.

• Max altitude: 390 m
• Lodging: No
• Meals: Breakfast at hotel
• Transport: Yes
• Scheme: Transfer to the airport