Natural High Alpine Adventures
Hi, welcome to the presentation for Natural High Alpine Adventures. We organize and guide fully outfitted trekking and mountaineering trips around the world. The forcus of this presentation is to showcase our Aconcagua climbing expedition in Argentina South America, however, we do offer other destinations and custom trips. Aconcagua is one of the seven summits and is the highest mountain in the Western and Southern Hemispheres. We offer full service expeditions via the prestine Guanacos route which is less travelled and allows for better acclimatization, resulting in a better chance for success.
We pride ourselves on detail and therefore plan each expedition thoroughly from menu to transportation to guides and itineraries. Our goal is to give and share with you the adventure that you dream.
Please visit the Natural High Alpine Adventures website and if you are planning an adventure feel free to contact us to help you. Thank you.
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| Group Sizes |
1 to 6 people
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| Durations |
21 days
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| Required Skill Level |
Open to All
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| Required Equipment |
Included
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| Targeted Activities |
Hiking, Mountaineering |
| Our Certificatons |
Natural High Alpine Adventure director, Mike Earl, has guided 6 successful expeditions to Aconcagua (6.984m). He is a graduate of the 2 year Adventure Guide Program at the Thompson River University. He has experience in training military in Backcountry skiing and avalanche awareness and has travelled the world extensively.
All guides are 80 hr Wilderness First-aid certified.
Local guides have vast local knowledge and experience. |
Group Types |
Private |
Groups |
Kids/Youth |
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Elderly |
Workshops/Seminars |
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Mountain Skills & Disciplines |
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Hiking |
Mountaineering |
Canyoneering |
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Backpacking |
High Altitude |
Caving |
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Camping |
Traversing |
Coasteering |
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Rock Climbing |
Aid Climbing |
Big Walling |
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Ice Climbing |
Free Climbing |
Ropes & Knots |
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Bouldering |
Solo Climbing |
Belaying |
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Indoor Climbing |
Lead Climbing |
Rappeling |
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Traditional Climbing |
Top Roping |
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Avalanche Awareness |
Outdoor Survival |
First Aid |
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Environmental Awareness |
Navigation |
Search & Rescue |
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This Aconcagua adventure starts in the city of Mendoza, the wine capital of Argentina. After a day of preparations with equipment and permits we will travel by van to Penitentes. Penitentes is in the heart of the Andes near the Chilean border and is where we initiate our expedition. We will spend a night in Penitentes at 2850metres to help with our acclimatization. The next morning we start our 3-day trek into basecamp. This trek is great for acclimatization and it’s a nice relaxing hike to get the legs moving after a long flight. Mules carry the gear so all we need to carry is a light daypack. The views are incredible and we are likely to see some Guanacos and other wildlife. The trek follows the vacas (meaning cow in Spanish) valley for 3 days to basecamp.
From basecamp the style of the trip changes from trekking to expedition style climbing. Now we will start doing what we call “carry days” and “move days”. On a carry day we carry loads to the next higher camp and return to sleep at our low camp. This approach helps very well with acclimatization and it allows us to carry gear higher that we don’t need. On move days we pack up our current camp and move to the next higher camp. This is how we will climb until we reach Camp 4 (high camp). Now it’s time for summit day. We leave high camp very, very early in the morning. We will climb very slowly throughout the day making sure to conserve energy by taking regular rests. Summit day is a long day of anywhere from 10 to 15 hours return trip back to high camp. After our summit attempt we will spend another night at high camp. The next day we will descend the other side of the mountain to Plaza de Mulas which is the basecamp on the “Normal Route” and spend the night here. Finally we will walk out to the trailhead and drive to Penitentes. This is a long day but the trekking is easy and the views are incredible. The mules will carry our gear out so we only hike with daypacks again. We will enjoy showers and a great meal in Penitentes. Finally we drive back to Mendoza and we will enjoy our wind-up dinner and some great Argentinean wine.
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| Meals |
All Meals
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| Local Transport |
Included
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| Insurance |
Not Included
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| Additional |
Professional Guides, hotel accomodations, meals, land transportation, pack animals, group camping gear, wecome and wind-up dinners, expeditions food, Satellite phone, first-aid kits, permits. |
| Nearby Attractions |
Sightseeing, wine tours. |
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