* Our “full-service” expedition includes:

• Leader: Cost includes a very experienced and qualified British, European, or American leader;
• Hotels and meals in Pentitentes on a twin sharing basis in tourist class hotel;
• Private transfer to and from Pentitentes and Park Gate;
• Assistant guides and cooks;
• Mules for group and personal gear (25 kg/45 pounds, personal) to and from BC;
• All meals on the trek and basecamp;
• Camping equipment including tents, stoves, etcetera;
• Group climbing equipment.
• Transfer from Mendoza airport to Mendoza hotel is included.

• Personal climbing permit. About: 3000 Argentinian Pesos ($900 USD);
• Hotel and meals in Mendoza,hotels are $95/room and meals about $30 USD/day;
• Items of personal nature, individual travel costs, delays, taxis, etc.;
• Personal Argentina entry visas if applicable;
• Staff and leader tips (about $200 is recommended)
• Duffle bags for packing your personal equipment on mules;
• Recommended travel Insurance;
• Personal clothing or equipment;
• Alcoholic drinks and personal snacks;
• Staff gratuities.
• Porters - they are available for a daily fee of:
• P. Mulas- Canadá:                               US $ 145
• P. Mulas- Nido de Cóndores:            US $ 220
• P. Mulas- Cólera:                                US $ 270
• Cólera- P. Mulas:                                US $ 270

Equipment Transport: Our expedition includes transport of all of your equipment from Mendoza to our destination, and returned to Mendoza. While trekking to basecamp, we DO NOT ask our full-service members to carry heavy group equipment (although it is an option if you really want to), such as tents, rope, fuel, food, etcetera. We have mules to carry personal and group equipment to basecamp. Above basecamp, we may ask you to carry a portion of the group equipment, depending opn your strength and body weight.

Here is our mule driver, Rafael Sosa, on the trail to basecamp. These people are colorful characters, and do a good job of delivering our equipment and supplies to basecamp. Aconcagua is visible in the background (Daniel Mazur).

Cooks and Food: Meals along the trek are prepared as a group and once we reach basecamp, fresh, tasty food and hot drinks are prepared as a group in a full kitchen and dining tent. The leaders help make sure members cook and fill water bottles above basecamp. For more about where we stay and what we shall eat, please click here .

Group Equipment: We provide a plethora of top-quality, and time-tested equipment, group gear, and supplies, including: rope, ice, rock, and snow anchor protection; basecamp, advanced basecamp and altitude tents; cookers, fuel, high-altitude food, walkie-talkie radios, etcetera. Please see the above EQUIPMENT link, to study what we bring for your use and safety. back to top

Staff: Our staff, working together through local agencies, are hospitality experts and have, for many years, been arranging overland tours, safaris, raft trips, treks, mountain climbs, trek support staff, cooks, peak climbing permits, satellite phone permits, video and film-making permits, translators, liaison officers, porters, helicopter flights, air tickets, equipment purchase/hire, storage, import/export, shipping, customs clearance, transport bookings, advance hotel bookings, visas, repatriations, and permits.

Aconcagua from basecamp (Photo: Dan Mazur).