An adventure in the heart of one of the most extraordinary high mountain corners of the Andes Mountains. As in the historic expedition of the Poles in 1934, which inspired the mountaineer Victor Ostrowsky (a member of the aforementioned expedition) to write one of the (if not the most) important mountaineering books in Argentina, when they crowned 5 of the 6 summits. of more than 6,000 meters that are found here, including Mercedario (6,701 meters above sea level), one of the 13 mountains more than 6,500 meters high in America, just 100 km north of Aconcagua.
We invite you to live an adventure on foot to observe, almost within reach, these colossi that decorate the Main Andes Mountains in a thousand colors. A region that also moved General San Martin, when he carried out the feat of crossing into Chile, with one of his armies, through the Los Patos Pass.
Day 1: Barreal - 1650 masl. Meeting in the town of Barreal, San Juan, in the afternoon-evening. Presentation of guides, equipment check, Last shopping. Accommodation in a cabin.
Day 2: Barreal-Laguna Blanca - Guanaquitos Base Camp - 3550 masl Breakfast. Early we will begin our great adventure in the San Juan colossi and we will travel by charter vehicle through the Los Patos River Valley to El Molle; From there we ascend, also by vehicle, to Laguna Blanca. From here we begin the trekking to the Guanaquitos base camp, at 3550 meters high. With the collaboration of the animals that will carry the equipment, we will do the trekking with little weight. We continue with the hydration and we already get the first great views of the Mercedario.
Day 3: Walk and trekking along the normal route of ascent to Mercedario, as acclimatization, to obtain great views. Return to camp.
Day 4: Guanaquitos CB - 3550 masl. Breakfast. Day walk round trip to the viewpoint of the Caballito glacier and the Arroyo Turquesa, water of an amazing color of the eastern slope of Mercedario.
Day 5: Guanaquitos CB - Mirador-Balcon de los 6000 - Guanaquitos. Long day to access the impressive viewpoint known as the Balcony of six thousand (4850 masl) , from where we can appreciate the Colorado River Valley surrounded by glaciers and the highest peaks of the Andes mountain range: Pico Polaco, Alma Negra, La Mesa, La Ramada Sur, La Ramada Norte and Mercedario. After the photos we will descend to the Guanaquitos camp.
Day 6: We have breakfast and begin our trekking back to Laguna Blanca and from there by private transportation again to Barreal.
Day 7. Breakfast. End of our services. As on the way out, we will propose, for those who need it, a return transfer to Mendoza city.
In all our expeditions we offer the service of meals IN FULL BOARD PLAN.
It is necessary to complete the personal/medical record to clarify if someone does not eat any type of food.
For any mountain activity you need to have prior physical preparation, or be physically active. In this case we suggest training well aerobically (running two to three times a week, cycling or swimming) and doing good leg training (gym, crossfit, AEX training, etc.)
We recommend having walked at least once previously with a trekking backpack, although prior experience is not required. Have ever slept in a tent.
The overnight stay takes place in mountain camps in comfortable igloo-type tents for 2/3 or 4 people. To share. The first and last night we slept in a hostel or cabins in Barreal, a small town in the Calingasta Valley.
The tents are included in the service. If you want to bring yours, ask us.
Although the time of year is optimal for this journey, in mountainous and/or rugged areas temperatures usually drop at night. There may be the possibility that a storm hits us, hence the importance of personal equipment, you cannot lack anything that we detail in the equipment list.
The stops occur with a frequency and gradation according to the intensity. There are stops for lunch, snack, and rest.
From 13 years of age.
In a woman a range of 8 to 12 kilos, in a man 12 to 15 kilos.
We have a mule porting service, which will carry general equipment, such as kitchen items, food, tents, and security items. They also carry some of your equipment, approximately up to 7 kilos per person.
20% Up to 5 Kilos: Short excursion walks / Trekking Talampaya
40% Up to 8/10 Kilos: Round-trip trekking / Vallecitos 3 and 4-day programs
60% Up to 12/15 kilos: Crossing trekking with porting / Crossing of the Andes Paso Portillo
80% More than 15/18 kilos: Cross-country trekkings with little or no portage / Trekkings in Patagonia (Paso Vuriloche, PN Lanin or Nahuel Huapi, etc)
100% More than 25 Kilos: With a lot of equipment on top and little or no porting / Continental Ice
20% half a day or less with little unevenness.
40% more sustained slopes and longer days in the activity. 2-3 days / more than 6 hours per day.
60% Long ascents and descents with a longer duration. Ascents to more than 4000 meters in the central mountain range / intense 4-day trekking (Uruguayan plane)
80% Important work of legs in resistance. Very long days. Very long day ascents (Lanin - Domuyo) or more than 5000 meters. Ice courses.
100% Maximum demand. Aerobic work and constant effort on legs. Continental Ice, Aconcagua, mountains of more than 6000 meters.
20% flat land
40% trails with moderate ups and downs. General crossing trekkings . Sierra de la Ventana, Córdoba, Patagonia, Cuyo, north, others. Classic ascents
60% Steeper slopes and trails. Possible use of crampons. Domuyo, Cordón del Plata, Cordillera Central.
80% Mixed terrain, with snow or ice. Alvear, Lanin, Tronador. Bolivia, Peru.
100% Highly technical terrain. Glacial transit and climbing in sections. Hill climbing with sections on slopes of more than 60 ° inclination
20% We will not be much affected.
40% This is a normal level of attention.
60% We require more motivation, enthusiasm and concentration.
80% The activity will require us to be very connected and convinced.
100% Maximum control and emotional-psychological performance.
0% + sea level.
20% Up to 2000 masl.
40% + 2000 masl.
60% + 4000 masl.
80% + 5000 masl.
100% + 6000 masl.
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