NORMAL ROUTE with PORTERS
NEW!
 

DATES OF TRIPS 2005-2006 Dec 3-20 Dec 12-29 Dec 19 - Jan5 Jan 4-21 Jan 21- Feb 7 Feb 1-18 Feb 4-21 Feb 11 - 28
DURATION OF TRIP:	18 days
COST OF TRIP:	$3500 with climbing permit included ($300) See Cost/Includes Page for Details.
DEPOSIT DUE TO RESERVE A POSITION:	$600
BALANCE AMOUNT:	$2900
DATE BALANCE DUE:	60 days before departure.

COST INCLUDES
Professional Mountain Guides, 2 nights hotel accommodation in Mendoza at the Mendoza Park Hyatt Hotel with breakfast buffet included (FIVE star hotel) ; 1 night at the beginning of the expedition and 1 night at the end of the expedition, 2 nights hotel accommodation in Penitentes, breakfasts and dinners in Penitentes, all land transportation, mules, all expedition food, all community gear such as; tents, stoves, state of the art Base Camp, cooking gear, medical kits, satellite phones, radios, gamow bag, pulse-oximeters, etc., and Aconcagua permit fee.

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
Round Trip Flights to and from Mendoza, meals in Mendoza, Personal equipment, passport, personal items and services (laundry, snacks, drinks, tips, etc.), and expenses incurred in the case of a rescue. Extra expenses for early departure from the expedition, such us non scheduled mules, etc.

*Porters cost $120 to $160 per load carry .You will need a maximum of 5 to 6 load carries from Base Camp to High Camp and back down to Base Camp again, if you choose to have a porter for each carry, and move, and for the descent of the mountain. Porters will be available at Base Camp. The final number of estimated load carries may be decided at Base Camp.

Our newest expedition, via the Normal Route, with Porters, is a variation of our original Aventuras Patagonicas expedition offered over a decade ago. Although our Guanacos Valley Route, to date, remains the most pristine route on the mountain, we have received many requests for a shorter route on Aconcagua, with the option of porter assist. To satisfy these requests we have designed a new alternative of ascending the Normal Route of Aconcagua, (mules carrry loads to Base Camp, as usual), and porters carry loads from Base Camp to High Camp, as needed.

Our newest expedition, via the Normal Route with Porters, is a variation of our original Aventuras Patagonicas expedition offered over a decade ago. Although our Guanacos Valley Route, to date, remains the most pristine route on the mountain, we have received many requests for a shorter route on Aconcagua, with the option of porter assist. To satisfy these requests we have designed a new alternative of ascending the Normal Route of Aconcagua with porters to carry loads from Base Camp to High Camp, as needed.

Over the past few seasons we have purposely chosen not to guide the Normal Route for aesthetic reasons, due to the route s overuse, causing the route in general to be unappealing. We began exploring other options on the mountain, to offer fresh alternatives and challenges to our clients, resulting in our Guanacos Valley and Traverse Route which has been extremely successful and well received. But due to popular demand, we have re-introduced the Normal Route with a new twist, for those of you who find the Guanacos not what you are looking for. If you are not bothered by the overcrowding of the Normal Route, seeing many other climbers while climbing, enjoy the social aspect of Base Camp (meeting climbers of all nationalities!), and feel regular loads (45 to 50 lbs) are too heavy for you, then our Normal Route with porters expedition is just the one for you! We have designed this trip so that at Base Camp you are able to decide how often you will need a porter, and so on. You may use a porter for every carry, you may choose to alternate between days, or simply to experiment as you go.

TRIP ITINERARY
 

 Note: This itinerary is intended to be a guideline only, weather days and rest days are always a possibility while on a climbing expedition.