Vacas Valley
Logistic Support
We handle every technical and operational detail so you can focus on what matters most: your expedition. Infrastructure, transport and top-quality services on the mountain.
Logistic Services
«…We prepared this product based on observation and experience in Aconcagua Provincial Park, drawing from the ascent programme used by 90% of expeditions via the Normal Route. This set of services suits all types of expeditions — individual or team — and gives you full control while leaving key logistics in our hands. This advantage allows you to focus primarily on your summit.»
Enquire about this serviceAlso available in a short version: includes 4 days of full board at base camps (instead of 7 in the standard version). Designed for experienced mountaineers who have already started their acclimatization process.
- Assistance obtaining ascent permits.
- Transport from Penitentes to Vacas.
- Transport from Horcones to Penitentes.
- Cargo transport by mule: Penitentes to Pampa de Leñas, Pampa de Leñas to Casa de Piedra, and Casa de Piedra to Plaza Argentina base camp.
- Cargo transport from Plaza de Mulas to Penitentes.
- 1 day of full board at Pampa de Leñas (breakfast, trail lunch, dinner, tent accommodation).
- 1 day of full board at Casa de Piedra (breakfast, trail lunch, dinner, tent accommodation).
- 4 days of full board at Plaza Argentina base camp (breakfast, lunch, dinner, dome accommodation).
- 1 day of full board at Plaza de Mulas base camp (breakfast, lunch, dinner, tent accommodation).
- Dining domes at the base camp.
- Bathrooms at the base camp.
- Permanent radio communication between base camps and high-altitude camps.
- Assistance coordinating reservations and the shipping and receiving of equipment.
- Weather forecast provided to all our expedition members.
- Camps with solar power, SSB and VHF radio.
- Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free menu (with prior notice).
- In–Out transfer from Mendoza airport to the hotel in Mendoza.
- Accommodation in Mendoza, 1 night, 3* hotel, double room, breakfast included.
- Accommodation in Penitentes, 2 nights, double/triple room, breakfast and dinner included.
- Transport Mendoza – Penitentes.
- Transport Penitentes – Mendoza.
- Access to WIFI network at all camps where the service is available.
- Access to shower service at the base camps.
Basic / Full Comparison
| Service | Basic | Full |
|---|---|---|
| Transfer IN–OUT AEP | ||
| Hotel in Mendoza 3* | ||
| Transfer MZA–PENI–MZA | ||
| Showers | ||
| WIFI* |
*at all camps where the service is available
Not included
- Cost of the entry permit required to make the ascent.
- Load-carrying service at the high-altitude camps (ask for pricing).
- Personal equipment of the expedition members.
- Costs arising from abandoning the expedition.
- Medical insurance covering evacuation and rescue up to 5,400 meters.
- Personal expenses (drinks, laundry, mail, phone).
- Solar power, personal radios, satellite phone.
- Any service not listed as included.