Expeditions

Expedition to Polish Glacier

A challenge in Mount Aconcagua through a technical route.
We are the only company with optimal technical material for this expedition.

If you your are searching to make your Aconcagua experience challenging this is your ideal expedition.
It is the most demanding route and it is though for mountain climbers with experience. A big part of the climb is through a beautiful glacier that will delight you with its unique views.

It is a secure route, and even though you need mountain experience you don’t necessarily need to know technical issues since we are there to assisst you.

Polish Glacier

An All Inclusive expedition to Aconcagua, we take care of everything so you can enjoy and connect with the experience.

When you arrive the Mendoza airport a member of our staff will be waiting upon your arrival to drive you to your hotel and start the expedition.

If you are alone or with a small group of 2 or 3 people that want to live the Glaciar de los Polacos* experience you can join us in one of the dates that you can see underneath.

You can also hire a private expedition. For example. If you are a mountain guide and you already have a private group or group of friends or family that want to have your own experience you can hire our closed service. We will manage the dates that best suit you.

We invite you to read the details of the expedition.

El Aconcagua, con sus 6960 m, es la montaña más alta de América Latina y el pico más elevado fuera de Asia. Está situada en la cordillera de los Andes en Argentina. Miles de andinistas concurren cada año a realizar el desafío de conquistar su cumbre.

El Glaciar de los Polacos te está esperando, tanto si ya ascendiste al Aconcagua por una de sus rutas normales como si decidís escalarlo por una ruta más exigente y técnica; muchos de nuestros clientes están eligiendo esta opción como un entrenamiento previo antes de viajar al Himalaya.

Quién está detrás de Aconcagua Visión

Somos dos argentinos, Heli y Mauri, y un suizo, Kari Kobler, tres guías de montaña que nos unimos para crear Aconcagua Visión.

Dedicamos toda nuestra vida a vivir y guiar en la montaña, y ese amor fue lo que nos impulsó a crear este proyecto, y es lo que nos continúa motivando hoy a querer acompañarte a vos en tu expedición al Aconcagua.

Tenemos más de 35 años de experiencia de manera individual, la cual fusionamos para brindarte un servicio integral cuidando la efectividad en cada eslabón de la cadena total de servicios necesarios para la expedición.

Somos Aconcagua Visión, un equipo humano, apasionado y comprometido con lo que más amamos hacer: acompañar a las personas en su expedición al Aconcagua.

Who is this route for?

This is the newest and most challenging route. You will live a unique ascent through a glacier that will delight you with its incredible views.

It requieres certain phsyical but not technical preparation, since this last aspect is taken care of by our guide and the route is equipped with the necesarry material to avoid any inconveniences.

It is suited for any person that has mountain experience and has trained strongly physically. It is also ideal for those that have already ascended Aconcagua and wish to have a more challenging experience.

You will enjoy a 100% conexión with the mountain since its the route with less transit. It is also your chance if you have planned to climb any mountain in the Himalaya: this is a perfect physical and technical training since it introduces moments of glacier progression using fixed rope.

It is only for reduced groups.

What is included?

All transfers

From the airport to Mendoza.
Mendoza-Penitentes.
Penitentes-Aconcagua-Penitentes.
Penitentes-Mendoza.

Accomodation for all nights

Two nights in Mendoza, Hotel NH 4* (double bedroom).
Two nights in Penitentes, Hotel Ayelen 4* with half board base.
During the entire expedition a high mountain tent for two people on each camp.

Food and Beverage for the expedition

On the base camp this includes complete breakfast, lunch and dinner made by our chef and served with reserve wines.
Courtesy Champagne the last night of the expedition.
Mountain guides cook and provide all hot food and water on high camps.

Mules for transporting personal equipment

Includes 30kgrs per person. Personal equipment is transported in groups from Punta de Vacas to Plaza Argentina; the gear that isn’t used during ascent will be carried down to Puente del Inca and afterwards uploaded to Plaza de Mulas where it will be given to each pasanger upon descending. Finally all the gear is carried down to Puente del Inca.

Facilities and services at base camp

Dining tents equiped with thermal isolation, wooden floors, 220V electricity and 50Hz for charging multiple devices (camaras, ipods, computers), Free WiFi, chairs, tables. We also provide a comfortable heated living room for reading or resting and a beverage table for enjoying after dinner.

Security material: VHF radio and satelite internet for communications (phone calls available) and high altitude first aid kit.

Showers: Exclusive tent with 2 hot water showers, free for our guests.

High density mattresses for a comfortable and necessary rest.

Movistar antena (at Plaza de Mulas and up to 6.000m) We recommend to buy a Movistar chip in order to send messages and pictures to your family and friends.

I want to know more

We also count with:

Assistance for paying and obtaining the Aconcagua Ascent Permit.
Weather forecast every day for your securtiy and tranquility.
Expedition porters that transport all the common use equipment ( tents, kitchen appliences ). They also take care of setting up tents so you can rest.
Junior porter to help to maintain the Colera camp during the day before and during the day of the final ascent. He prepares water for the team when returning and is an additional support in case of emergency.
Certified expert guides in Aconcagua that speak Spanish, English, Italian, German and French.
A progressive and staggered acclimatizationAt the hotel in Mendoza we have a gear rental. From 9.30 to 16.00hs you will find Griselda in order to rent whatever you need or ask her for advice.

In the rest of the high camps…

Equipped with large, resistent tents that count with light and private bathrooms in order to enjoy cold evening dinners. (available in camp 1 on this expedition).
Colera Camp: equipped with oxygen in case of any emergency.
Technical equipment with fixed rope over the entire glacier (800m) for more security.

Dates available 2020/2021

Check for dates available

We count with one guide that is certified and enabled to work at the Aconcagua Province Park for every 1 or 2 people that visit us.

Our guides are specialized in high mountain and internationally certified (IFMGA-GM).

Depending on which language you and your group speak we will assign a guide that can perfectly comunicate with you.

For your tranquility you can ask for a convesation in your language with the assigned guide before the expedition.

Dificulty:

Physical level: high.
Technical level: intermediate.

Duration

18 days.

Invesment:

Starting U$D 6.500 per person.

If you are alone or with a small group contact us to check availabilty in the requiered dates. Groups are small so write to us as soon as possible to secure your place.

If you are a guide or an assembled group contact us to coordinate a date.

Those who lived the experience tell us their sensations:

The top service and the professionalism that we found in the camps of Aconcagua Vision on the route Aconcagua 360° was for us not only Inspiration, but model for the construction of the base camp at Llulliallaco (La Puna).

Swiss quality meets wild Argentina... we enjoyed the trip with you a lot... good organizing, healthy food, excellent tent sites and best guides! thanks a lot to the energetic and positive team from Aconcagua Vision... looking forward to coming back soon.

As a High Altitude Mountain guide I am working most of the year on the highest mountains in the world. I summited eleven times 8000m peaks together with Kobler & Partner clients spending many months in the basecamps of Himalaya and Karakorum. Three times I had the opportunity to climb Aconcagua with our clients. There I was highly impressed by the advantages of the services of the Mendoza based company of Aconcagua Vision. Mauricio Capitan and Kari Kobler have set completely new standards concerning quality and comfort in the basecamps and highcamps of Aconcagua. For me as a mountain guide on Aconcagua there is only one choice for a partner in Mendoza: Aconcagua Vision!

I love working with Aconcagua Vision because it is a super personalized service, of a high standard and that adapts to everything, what I like the most is that it seeks and offers quick solutions. They have a very high standard of professionalism on and off the mountain. It is a very humane company with excellent treatment of its workers and that always ensures that it has a global perspective of the activity and not only of monetary return.

Working with Aconcagua Vision is very simple, professional and rewarding. An impeccable service and logistics that starts with a big smile when you arrive in Mendoza. I have been working for many years and could not be more grateful as a leading guide, as an agency that I manage and above all as a friend! absolutely recommended. Apart from being a mountaineer, I have also made several records with Nicolas Miranda, in which Aconcagua Vision always opened its doors to us and made them come true.

This year I had my best experience ascending the highest mountain in America accompanied by ACONCAGUA VISIÓN. From the first moment, all the services were excellent: the meals, the logistics, the hygiene and the service infrastructure. But what I rescue the most is the incredible human resource that makes up the work group, who go out of their way because everything is fine and it is an unforgettable experience.

We reply all your quieries

Do we need to pay anything extra?

The expedition is all inclusive, this means that it includes all that is related with the expedition. This is all mentioned before: lodging, showers, meals, wifi and all that is neaded in an outdoor mountain experience. The only expenditure you must consider is the transportation from the hotel to the airport when you leave and the first and last dinner in Mendoza.

What happens if for some reason I wish to abandon the expedition?

If for some reason you wish to or need to abandon the expedition we will give you our comprehension and support in all the process for you to get to Mendoza. In what respects to helicopter use, transfers, aditional guides , hotels, mules and others this program doesn`t cover those expenditures. Each person that decides to abandon the expedition will have to pay for these services.

Permit for Aconcagua ascent

This expedition doesn’t include the permit but we will guide you in order to facilitate you the access to it. You can count on our full support.

I don’t have the requiered gear, can I still go?

Yes, a guide will accompany you to rent the adequate gear so you can count on his advice and choose what is requiered for making the best out of your expedition. Inside the Mendoza hotel we have a gear rental service.

What language do the guides speak?

We have guides that speak fluent English, French, Italian, German and Spanish. In case you need it we can coordinate a videocall meeting so you can speak with the guide in your language.

What happens if I have a food restriction?

For cultural or other reasons you may have the food we offer adapted to your needs.

We provide all types of food for each persons needs: vegeterian, vegan, celiac or simply adjusted to there typical homeland cousine. In any case you can visit the Mendoza Central market with our guides and choose your rice, sausings or others.

How do I pay?

Payment is made through bank transfer/wire.

Cancellation policy

If you have to cancel , 100% of the advance deposit (Partial payment) will be re-imbursed if you cancel 30 days before the start of the expendition. If you notify cancellation between 29 and 15 days prior to the initiation of the expedition we will reimburse 50% of the advance deposit. If cancellation occurs less than 14 days prior to starting of the expedition no reimburse applies.

Have any other questions?

Why us?

Personalized expedition

Personalized expedition We accompany you all the way, from a simple loss of luggage to solving the need for hospital assistance. We adapt to the needs of every passanger depending on their origin with special diets and speaking their language among others .

Free Services

You will have Wifi, showers and tent service in each camp. We also take care of descending with all the trash. We are an all inclusive service and we provide all that we promise. You will not have to pay extra.

Specialized guides

Our team counts with National and International certified mountain guides. Plus the expertise of Kari Kobler, one of Aconcagua Visions founders, with more than 35 years of mountain experience and that continues being one of the passenger guides.

Security

We want each expedition to be safe and enjoyable for every alpinist and for this we count with the right equippment (oxygen, first aid kits, VHF radio) to insure that your experience is satisfactory. We are prepared to go by your side and respond at every moment and in case of any emergency.

We want you to acheive your goal

We count with one experienced and certified guide every 3 or 4 passengers. They know Aconcagua perfectly making more probable to reach the top. With and adequate acclimatization you will be able to make it.

Commitment to the environment

We respect and take care of nature and the resources of Aconcagua National Park. We have active policies, real and concrete, in order to cause the less impact to nature.

We will be with you in every detail, from a logistic issue to any emotional setback that might appear during the expedition. We will containe you and be with you to meet any need.

We are a family company and we receive our passengers as one of us. We are flexible and we adapt to different needs because are priority is your well being.

We also advice you during the months prior to the expedition regarding training and equipment. You can contact Griselda and in case necessary speak to Mauri or your assigned guide.

We count with our own logistic service for base camp, transport and mountain gear among others. This way we assure logistics without any problems.

Expedition to Polish Glacier

Ascend Aconcagua All Inclusive.
The challenge awaits you.

If you want to live the Aconcagua Vision experience write to us and we will soon reply.