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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aconcagua normal route
ⓘ
mountaineering route ⓘ |
| accessPoint | Puente del Inca area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acclimatizationStop |
Confluencia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plaza de Mulas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approachDistance | approximately 38 km from Horcones to Plaza de Mulas (round trip often cited around 60 km including return) ⓘ |
| approachValley | Horcones Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazards |
altitude sickness
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Aconcagua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Andes ⓘ |
| onPeakList | Seven Summits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Confluencia camp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plaza de Mulas base camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularity | most popular route on Aconcagua ⓘ |
| region | Cuyo region of Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
Aconcagua Provincial Park permit
ⓘ
high-altitude acclimatization ⓘ |
| sideOfMountain | west side of Aconcagua ⓘ |
| startsAtTrailhead | Horcones entrance of Aconcagua Provincial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startsIn | Horcones Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| summitDaySection |
Canaleta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Independencia hut area NERFINISHED ⓘ La Cueva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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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