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ACCLIMATIZATION
The Cordon del Plata, good choice to climate before climbing the Aconcagua
Aproximatlythe thirty percent of people who try to climb the "Aconcagua", getthe peak (top). acording with the experience taken throught the years, we can mention same points that afect in this percentage. one on the important point is that came people with the litle training for a mountain like this one, but all this happens because the poor information and the organitations they get. another point to consider is the short distance to get at the base of the mountain ;as we said before, the good accesses to the aconcagua resolve problems but for any unexperience they can´t generate great difficulties. a good fisic training and the good previous aclimatation are good help in this troubles. folowing the examples of the local climbers and now some good european guide who aclimatate these groups in the "Cordon del Plata", there they get the just level to resolve the Aconcagua in the shorttest time of days and with a very hight of percentage of success. in this zone people climb with a few difficult peaks ofmore than 5.000 mts and almost 6.000 mts of altitude.if anyway the aconcagua is not possible ,people return with the satisfaction of any 5.000 mts in there curriculum.
Location of the Cordón del Plata
Camping to get at the before mentioned cordon, which is situated at 80 km on the South West of Mendoza City, you can access there by many ways, bieng Vallecitos the most important one ; it begins at 2.000 mts of altitude with the typical vegetation of the zone, to end at the backin the "Ollada" at 4.200 mts with the ices,stones and climate of the hight mountain. San Bernardo, the first camp of tent was built in 1942 at 2.600 mts of altitude and it belongs to "Andes Talleres Sport Club", "Esquí Club Mendoza" meanwhile the "Club Andinista Mendoza" owns two of this properties at higher altitude : the "Humberto Re" and the "Mausy",this last one has got somebody who attends foreing expeditions. it offers breakfast, dinners,electry energy,showers with hot water and celulat phone and it has capacity of 18 beds.
Taking Vallecitos as a first campament
There is too much clean water of altitude, you can hot the ice and snow at 4.000 mts without any problems, there is too much wet and it rains more frecuently than at the rest of the central cordon can stand the day temperature and in the night the temperature is less than 0.cº (more at higher altitude),in summer the storm are not so violent as the ones at the Aconcagua zone. the walking journey areshort. to climb a mountain of more than 4.000 mts since "Mausy" people take a journey (of 8 or 9 hours)togo and return to "El Plata",three jorneys.as there are no regular transport service from mendoza to vallecitos, this journey is done by comfortable bus and minibus, the trips long two hours aproximatly . neither medical certifications and payed avoids are necessary. special equipment are not necessary because the normal routes, piolets, good shoes etc are enought. so for a goos aclimatation we have transport in movils almost until 3.000 mts with habilitated tent camp at that altitude. wet climate, short journeys, too much water. a guide is not necessary neither because the way is very well discovered,the organism is adapting itself,slowly to kind of climate and its high to who climbs "El Plata" has almost the success in the peak of the aconcagua, in a week and without previous stops.-
Tentative Plan to Climate Yourself in Vallecitos
Vallecitos Bill With Efficient Services For The Mountaineerings
Starting from the year 2002, the company Ski & Montaña with base to almost 3000 mts of height in Vallecitos, it has some similar services to those offered in other mountains, that which makes more comfortable the demurrage of the visitors in that area very used from all over the world by andinistas as place of previous acclimatization to an expedition to the Aconcagua.
These services are such as, lodgings in refuges (specifically this service you already toasts for many years), mules for the transport of loads, guides and carriers of height, care of their camp, service of dining room in camp bases on the Salto 4200 m.s.n.m. with carp dining room, tables, seats, cook, phone service, cartography, etc.
It is highly advisable to hire anyone of these services in form premature, that which will guarantee him to demand the reservation and waited quality. Of this way and given the simultaneity with groups in equal dates, to arrive and to find all armed one is tremendously positive for the execution planned of their expedition.
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ACONCAGUA TREK SRL by Horcones EVT Leg. 13.056 Exp. 1144/06 |
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