Day 1 – Mendoza City – Parque Cordón del Plata
From our accommodation, we will have transportation to Parque Cordón del Plata, known as Vallecitos. We will stay in mountain refuges at 2.900 m. Acclimatization trekking near the refuge.
Day 2 – Mountain Refuge – Veguitas Superior Camp (3.460 m.)
We will build the camp in Veguitas Superior. We will trek to the site, carrying equipment for 2 hours and a half. Camp setting and acclimatization.
Day 3 – Camp Veguitas Superior – Camp El Salto (4.200 m.)
We will begin our walk going passing by Camp Piedra Grande, and then the path will lead us up to Morena de los Escombros. Then we will have to overcome the challenge of “El Infiernillo” the hardest stretch of this section. We will arrive at El Salto Camp, normally used as a base for thousands of mountaineers. From there we will be able to see the whole valley of Potrerillos.
Camp setting and acclimatization.
Time: approximately 6 hours of trekking.
Day 4 – Acclimatization and rest
Depending on individual conditions, and the excursionists’ physical and physiological state, we will trek, gear carrying, to La Hoyada (4700 m.) where we will take equipment and food for our camp before summit.
Day 5 – El Salto – La Hoyada (4650 m.)
After breakfast, we will dismantle our camp to begin our trekking to La Hoyada where we will set up the camp to have a sleep before the summit.
Day 6 – Summit Day – Cerro Plata (6.000 m.)
Before sunset we will leave La Hoyada Camp passing by El Portezuelo Plata – Lomas Amarillas, Portezuelo Cerro Vallecitos – Cerro Plata, before the summit of Cerro Plata.
Day of great panoramic views: Aconcagua. We will also see the mythical Quebrada de la Jaula.
Back to the camp and sleep.
Day 7 – La Hoyada – Refuge (2900 m.)
This day we will dismantle our camp and go down to the refuges where we will have dinner and sleep.
Day 8 – Parque Cordón del Plata – Mendoza (2725 m.)
In the morning, we will go to Mendoza. Transportation to Mendoza.End of our services.
