Plaza de Mulas route

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The Plaza de Mulas route is the classic normal ascent route on Aconcagua’s western side, leading climbers from the Horcones Valley to the high-altitude Plaza de Mulas base camp and onward toward the summit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aconcagua normal route
mountaineering route
accessPoint Puente del Inca area
acclimatizationStop Confluencia
Plaza de Mulas
approachDistance approximately 38 km from Horcones to Plaza de Mulas (round trip often cited around 60 km including return)
approachValley Horcones Valley
baseCampElevation approximately 4300 m
baseCampType large high-altitude base camp with services
climbingStyle expedition-style ascent
country Argentina
difficultyRating non-technical high-altitude climb
elevationGain approximately 2600 m from Plaza de Mulas to summit
endsAt summit of Aconcagua
hasBaseCamp Plaza de Mulas
hazards altitude sickness
extreme cold
rockfall in some sections
snow and ice conditions
strong winds
is classic normal ascent route on Aconcagua’s western side
languageOfToponym Spanish
locatedIn Andes
Argentina
Mendoza Province
locatedOn Aconcagua
mountainRange Andes
onPeakList Seven Summits
passesThrough Confluencia camp
linked to: Confluencia

Plaza de Mulas base camp
popularity most popular route on Aconcagua
region Cuyo region of Argentina
linked to: Cuyo region
requires Aconcagua Provincial Park permit
high-altitude acclimatization
sideOfMountain west side of Aconcagua
startsAtTrailhead Horcones entrance of Aconcagua Provincial Park
startsIn Horcones Valley
summitDaySection Canaleta
Independencia hut area
La Cueva
summitElevation approximately 6960 m
terrainType high-altitude desert
rocky trails
scree slopes
typicalSeason December to February
austral summer
usedFor guided commercial expeditions
independent mountaineering ascents

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Horcones accesses Plaza de Mulas route