SOUTH FACE TREKKING

We are met on arrival at Mendoza airport. We transfer to the trekking permit office in Mendoza, (permits not included) from here we travel around 3hrs to our comfortable hotel in Puente del Inca. The remainder of the day is free to relax or explore, tonight we meet of leader and other expedition members as we enjoy dinner , where we can sample traditional Argentine food, D. (Note: Meals included in the land cost are designated as Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Transfer up to the Aconcagua South Face Trekking entrance, 2820m, where our permits are checked. equipment is loaded on the mules for the journey to Confluencia camp. We say goodbye to motorized transport and set off on our trek, it’s a 2.5 – 3.5 hr trek up to our first camp at Confluencia 3320m where the Horcones and the Lower Horcones Rivers meet. We spend our first night camping, Aconcagua trekking. B L D

Leaving Confluencia we trek up to Plaza Francia 4200m. Our trek will take around 7 to 8 hrs as we follow the Horcones Glacier up, as we climb the valley it widens out and the last remnants of vegetation disappears. During this trek we have spectacular views of Aconcagua’s South face towering above us where we can take pictures. Return to Confluencia camp 3320m. B L D.

We spend the day resting and trekking in the area. Our trek takes us back to the bridge over the Lower Horcones River and then up the valley to visit the Horcones Glacier again if we want to. We can spend this day taking pictures of Aconcagua’s South face, B L D.

We repack our equipment for the mules to carry. Following the route we descend to Puente del Inca. Our descent should take around 3hrs. The mules go ahead with our equipment as we continue the last leg of our climb back to the park entrance where we are then transferred back to our comfortable hotel in Los Penitentes and we celebrate our climb with lunch in the hotel while we wait for transport to take us to the hotel in Mendoza. B L D.

We have breakfast in the hotel and afterwards we make a city tour in Mendoza. Our tour finishes with a transfer to the airport, B L.