Aconcagua polish traverse route 2023/2024

- Argentina
19 days (18 nights)

Difficulty

Extreme

Comfort

Basic

Midscale

Group size

up to 10 tourists

Overview

The Mount Aconcagua (22842 ft = 6962 m) is the highest peak outside Asia. It is the most significant mountain in Americas.

The Aconcagua Expedition via the Polish Traverse gives the chance of non-technical climb. You will get experience to test your endurance at high altitude without the complexities of glacier travel, but still in a full-blown expedition context. This route goes below the Polish glacier. This ascent is similar to climbing along the normal route, but it does not involve any hiking on the glacier.

The flexible program of our tour which includes numerous inclement weather days in the schedule increases your chances of good acclimatization and successful ascent.

Prepare for future climbs

This ascent provides excellent training and experience at higher altitudes

Admire the beauty of Aсoncagua

Enjoy the unforgettable view of snowy mountain peaks from the highest top outside the Himalaya

Get experience with comfort

Stay at cosy camps with quality sleeping and dinning tents, stoves and cooking gear, radio. All of your equipment is carried to base camp by mules

Mountain climbing

Route details

Our driver will pick you up at the airport and drive you to your hotel.

After checking into your room, you can relax or explore the many sidewalk cafes of the city.

The trip guide will contact you to explain the schedule for the coming days.

Difficulty

Extreme

Tour provider's comments

Physically fit and previous experience in altitude are necessary in this climbing.

Federico Z. is the provider of this trip

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The provider speaks: English

Federico is an outdoor lover with plenty of adventures in The Andes. Specialized in the tour logistics and Organization of Expeditions and Treks in the Central Andes, Patagonia, Peru, Bolivia, and French Alps.

Accommodation

Comfort

Basic

Midscale

Hotel

2 nights

Guest House

1 night

Tent

15 nights

In the tour we will stay at hotel in Mendoza for 2 nights, in a lodge in Penitentes for 1 night and spend 14 nights in camps (brand new the North Face V25 tents equipped with solar panels, light, and 12v charger).

Tour conditions

Included

hotel accommodation in Mendoza as indicated in the itinerary, based on double occupancy (climbers descending early will incur extra hotel fees);
1 night of lodging in Penitentes (dinner and breakfast included);
full board during the expedition (all the meals while in the Park, meals in Mendoza not included);
fully certified, English-speaking guides;
all shared gear for the expedition (sleeping tents, stoves and cooking gear, radio, etc.);
complete base camp services (dining tents, bathrooms, meals, storage);
loads transportation by mule, to and from base camp;
free internet at BC (limitations apply);
all transfers in licensed, private shuttles;
permanent VHF radio communication;
all guides provided with professional first aids kits and pulse oximeters for daily updates of acclimatization progress;
assistance with climbing permit procedure;
satellite coverage and tracking during the trip, through an InReach device;
one porter for every four climbers, to carry 20 kg of common gear.

Payable separately

Aconcagua entrance fee;
personal porters;
any cost incurred by the climber if she or he leaves the trip early (such as mules, transfers, guide, etc.). We strongly recommend all participants buy trip cancellation insurance;
meals in Mendoza;
drinks in Mendoza and Penitentes;
personal gear, medication, ground or air evacuations, room services, laundry, beverages, phone communications and items of personal nature, insurance liability, hospitalization or medication of any kind – any other service not mentioned in this condition sheet.

Travel recommendations

Group meeting place

Mendoza

It's important to know

During your expedition in Aconcagua, you will encounter a very wide range of temperatures and weather conditions. At one end of this range is the pleasantly warm and beautiful City of Mendoza, while at the other end of the spectrum is found the cold and often windy weather on the summit of Aconcagua.

The equipment you bring must function well in a wide variety of conditions. Your clothing should be warm, lightweight, dry quickly, and allow good freedom of movement. Adhere to the layering principle: several thin layers of insulation (rather than one thick one).

We will send you detailed list of expedition climbing gear after booking.