Polish Glacier Traverse

Guided ascent program of mount Aconcagua.
Vacas Valley approach, Normal Route traverse.

Departure date: December 4th, January 24th.
Duration: 19 days.

2 nights of lodging in Mendoza.
1 night of lodging in Penitentes (meals included).
All the meals during the expedition (except in Mendoza).
Bilingual, professional guide.
All shared equipment for the expedition.
Complete base camp services (meals, accommodation, etc).
All the transfers in private vans.
Mule transportation of the equipment.
Permanent VHF radio communication.
We provide all our guides with a professional first aids kits and pulse oximeter for daily updates of acclimatization progress.
High altitude porters for common gear carries.
Assistance with climbing permit procedure.

Price per person: U$S 2480.-
Terms and conditions

Aconcagua Park entrance fee.
Personal porters.
Any cost if the climber abandons the trip.
Meals in Mendoza.
Drinks in Mendoza and Penitentes.
Personal gear, medications, 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.

1	Arrival in Mendoza city. Transfer airport-hotel lodging.
2	Free day in Mendoza.
3	Transfer in private vehicles from Mendoza to Penitentes where the group will spend the night.
4	We drive from Penitentes to Vacas Valley entry, where the approach begins. Around 4 hours later we arrive to Pampa de Lenas, our first trekking camp.
5	Hike to Casa de Piedra, our second trekking camp.
6	Arrival to base camp, probably the hardest day of the approach.
7	Rest day at base camp.
8	Equipment carrying to camp 1 (16,000 ft / 4,800 m.) and return to base camp.
9	Rest day at base camp.
10	Move to camp 1.
11	Equipment carrying to camp 2 and return to camp 1.
12	Rest day at camp 1.
13	Move to camp 2.
14	Move to camp 3.
15	Summit day. To optimize the possibilities of the group to get to the summit, in case of bad weather, we will make up to 3 summit attempts.
16	Second summit attempt.
17	Third summit attempt
18	Camp 3 - Normal route base camp.
19	Plaza de Mulas – Penitentes: this walk takes approximately 6/7 hours to the park entrance at Horcones Valley, from where we will be driven to Mendoza by vehicle, after picking up our gear in Penitentes.