Techo de America, CERO ACONCAGUA at 6,962 meters over sea level (22,841 feet approx.) total of days 25/ direct route “Glacier de Polaco”. DIFFICULTY 3Cº, POLISH GLACIER FALSE 1Cº

DAY 1.- Departure from your native country and arrival to the country where the target mountain is, the arrival depends on the flights schedule in the morning or in the evening, reception at the international airport in Buenos Aires, transfer to the hotel and reencounter with the agent of the organizing company. And dependent when arriving to Santiago, Chile, the same itinerary.

DAY 2.- Departure to the city airport in Buenos Aires in order to take local flights or terrestrial transportation, the flights takes one hour to Mendoza city approximately.
Arrival to the capital of Mendoza city (755 meters over sea level) and transfer to the three star hotel, due to weather changes the temperature in the morning may vary from 20 to 35 degrees Celcius (68° to 95° F). Clean and Neat city with a high quality in service at restaurants and others.

DAY 3.- Day off and preparation in the city, also information about climbing to the mountains of “CORDON DE LA PLATA”, physical and psychological training for ACONCAGUA.

DAY 4.- Departure to the “CORDILLERA DE CORDON DE LA PLATA”. Approximately 2 hour-trip on private bus to the station of skiing (Vallecito) start hiking to PIEDRA GRANDE for a marked path by people who go up and come down, 3 to 4 hour journey at 3,500 meters approximately over sea level.

DAY 5.- This day wake up early to have breakfast and get ready to keep on going up to the CAMPAMENTO DEL SALTO.
Realizing that this is an important step to get the maximum progress in your physical and psychological training. The temperature would become changeable due to height, and knowing that this CORDILLERAS are in Austral zone the temperature in the morning is very hot and comes down below zero at night.
A very hard day because of height changes, 6 hour trek at 4300 meters over sea level, approximately.

DAY 6.- Repose and slow acclimatization, 3 to 4 hours trek, inspection of technical materials, rescue training in the glacier (depending on some clients physical condition, it may be possible to go up to VALLECITO O PORTAZUELO DE LOMAS AMARILLAS at 4930 meters over sea level ) and have a chance to reach de mountain of CORDON DE LA PLATA at 6000 meters over sea level.

DAY 7.- Top day for all expeditioners, very early departure in order to reach our target, the top of VALLECITO at 5800 meters over sea level. At this point we have already been prepared physically and psycologically to climb up ACONCAGUA mountain. Return to the CAMPAMENTO DEL SALTO.

DAY 8.- Return to the camp of skiing (VALLECITO) walking through PIEDRA GRANDE camp, since expeditioners are coming down the mountain it is logically easier and faster, so returning has no complications. Transportation from VALLECITO to MENDOZA city.

DAY 9.- Organization of permissions and food shopping to be taken during abidance in ACONCAGUA mountain.

DAY 10.- Departure from Mendoza city to PUNTA DE VACAS, trip duration 3 hours stopping half way to have coffee at 2450 meters over sea level, meeting with muleteers. Mountain equipments are arranged to be transferred to the first day camp and then to PLAZA ARGENTINA hiking this day is quite moderated because of flat gradient, journey on the left side of RIO DE LAS VACAS (cow river), getting to PAMPA DE LEÑAS camp 5 hours later at 2800 meters over sea level, tickets checking by park supervisors in ACONCAGUA.

DAY 11.- Some mornings there are weather changes, it becomes windy and colt but it is unusual. Early breakfast, tents are given back to muleteers and then the march to CASA DE PIEDRA (stone house) begins, which is the second camp. First day march is from South to North, left side for 10 minutes and then cross to the right side of RIO DE LAS VACAS, where trek to CASA DE PIEDRA camp begins in a 5 to 6 hour journey depending on the progress of clients to acclimatization reaching 3200 meters over sea level. From this place the beautiful peaks of CONCAGUA and AMEGHINO can be seen, considered two amazing mountains due to their height.

DAY 12.- This camp is surrounded by a big vegetation area, which makes the place beautiful and the eastern hills do not let the sun shine at its real time and so, mornings are cold but not too much. Departure to VALLE RELINCHOS, the first part of the river is crossed on mules, then continue on the foot-hill and right side of the river, the route is quite marked but difficult because of the irregular ground. A slow and hard trek for people and animals on a dusty zigzag way up, cross again the river to the left side and continue to the base camp of PLAZA ARGENTINA in a 6 to 7 hour journey approximately at 4200 meters over sea level.

DAY 13.- Day off, encounter with nature, medical examination with doctors who are in charge of checking people that are going up to ACONCAGUA mountain. Organization and planning to ascend to camp one.

DAY 14.- Wake up early, sun rises at about 7:45 am, routine trek to camp one of ACONCAGUA, food and materials transfer with guides, carriers and clients. Each passenger physical and psychological motivations will be observed at this point in order to be prepared to the challenge of this mountain, camp one height is 4942 meter over sea level.
Glacier route, sometimes on the snow and some other times on very soft sand, the path is quite marked but it may change because of glacier thaw. Ups and downs to PLAZA ARGENTINA camp site.

DAY 15.- Same routine, early breakfast and start packing the tents and other materials which will be used on this mountain ascension. Slow trek to the camp in a 6 to 7 hour journey. Variation is 742 meters.

DAY 16.- Carrying to camp 2, transfer of both equipment and food to FALSO DE LOS POLACOS at 5850 meters over sea level, clients follow an acclimatization program and when they are in good physical conditions they can go up to FALSO DE LOS POLACOS and then come down to camp 1, but when the acclimatization is slow they just approach the AMEGHINO mountain at 5500 meters over sea level.
It is a sandy and iced way and many times it is snowy (thick snow) because of winter.

DAY 17.- (Day off because of bad weather) On this day we will find out if clients have experience, if they do, they will have the choice to take polish route straight to PIEDRA DE BANDERAS.
Clients who do not have ice-climbing experience will ascend for FALSO DE LOS POLACOS to the usual route near INDEPENDNCIA HAT at 6400 meters over sea level. Preparation of all equipments and materials for climbing.

DAY 18.- SUMMIT day to the “Ceiling of America”. It is extremely important to wake up early in order to achieve our goal, that is to say, to reach the peak, and also to be able to observe the magnificent view. Ascending journey takes 10 hours and descending journey 5 hours approximately. By the way, descending to FALSO DE LOS POLACOS camp 2 becomes much easier.

DAY 19.- SPARE day due to bad weather or change in the program and also problems in acclimatization.

DAY 20.- Descent to the base camp in PLAZA ARGENTINA with all the equipment.

DAY 21.- Return to camp PAMPA DE LEÑAS with all the equipment and residues of the expedition. A two camp trek will take place through CASA DE PIEDRA camp to LAS LEÑAS. 7 to 8 hour approximately.

DAY 22.- Departure from PAMPA DE LEÑAS to PUNTA DE VACAS transnational highway, farewell of our muleteers, and reencounter with the bus which takes you to Mendoza city making some stops on the route, in USSPALLATA towns and others.

DAY 23.- Special day with cultural sightseeing in Mendoza city, visiting wine factories and others. Packing to go back to your native country.

DAY 24.- Departure from Mendoza airport to Buenos Aires capital of Argentina.

DAY 25.- Arrival to your native country.