The three treks, side by side.

Duration, maximum altitude and demand for each traverse, so you choose on data and not on photos.

None of the three requires technical experience or climbing gear. They do require solid fitness: some days are 3 hours of walking, others up to 10.

Which one suits you?

Plaza Francia. Three days and the best view of the greatest south face on the continent.

Plaza de Mulas. Five days, by way of the South Face viewpoint, with two nights at 4,350 m in domes with a bed and hot food.

Valley of Tears. The site of the 1972 Andes disaster, outside Aconcagua Park.

Entry via the Horcones · Base camp Plaza Francia, 4.200 m · Al pie de la Pared Sur

Three days up the Horcones Valley to the viewpoint at the foot of the South Face, one of the most imposing rock and ice walls on the planet.

3 daysMax 1030 km

Entry via the Horcones · Base camp Plaza de Mulas, 4.350 m · Dos noches en domo

Five days to Aconcagua's base camp, by way of the South Face viewpoint.

5 daysMax 1067 km

Cordillera de Malargüe · Sitio del accidente del Fairchild uruguayo, 1972

Three days in the Malargüe range to the site where the Uruguayan Fairchild crashed in 1972. A mountain trek carrying enormous historical weight.

3 daysMax 845 km

What now?

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