low season | middle seaon | high season | middle season | low season | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
before Dec 01 | Dec 01 - Dec 14 | Dec 15 - Jan 31 | Feb 01 - Feb 20 | after Feb 20 | |
expedition 20 days in the park | $80 | $120 | $160 | $120 | $80 |
long trekking 7 days in the park | $20 | $30 | $50 | $30 | $20 |
short trekking 3 days in the park | $10 | $20 | $30 | $20 | $10 |
walking times (way to the base camp) | |
Puente del Inca - valley entrance Horcones (ranger station) | 1 h |
Horcones - Confluencia | 3-4 h |
Confluencia - Plaza de Mulas | about 8 h |
Canada | about 5000 m | a bit off the route (we went directly to Cambio de Pendiente). |
Cambio de Pendiente | 5400 m | only few good places. 4 h from PdM |
"lower" Nido de Cóndores | 5500 m | some well wind-sheltered places. 4 1/2 h from PdM |
"upper" Nido de Cóndores | 5570 m | a big plane with lots of space. 5 h from PdM |
Refugio Berlin | 6000 m | huts not usable; a bit further up there's more place for tents. 3 h from Nido Since 1998 a new hut is available, built by DAV Section Kaiserslautern. But don't rely on free space the huts. |
on the north ridge | 6160 m | a flat terrace; compared to Berlin more wind. 1 h from Berlin |
Refugio Independencia | 6430 m | hut hardly usable, but much space, quite well wind-sheltered. 3-4 h from Berlin |
(Summit) | 6960 m | from Berlin to the summit: 7-10 h. |
Date Expense Where Amount Amount in DM (for 2 pers.) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Flight tickets FRA-MDZ 3436.00 DM 3436.00 19.01.1997 Bus Mdz 1.60 $ 2.88 19.01.1997 Dinner Mdz 14.00 $ 25.20 20.01.1997 Gas (super unleaded) Mdz 5.00 $ 9.00 20.01.1997 Bus tickets to PdI Mdz 19.20 $ 34.56 20.01.1997 Food purchase Mdz 81.42 $ 146.56 20.01.1997 Dinner Mdz 13.00 $ 23.40 20.01.1997 Hotel Mdz 35.00 $ 63.00 20.01.1997 Mules PdI-PdM Mdz 100.00 US$ 180.00 20.01.1997 Permit Mdz 160.00 US$ 288.00 21.01.1997 Hotel Mdz 35.00 $ 63.00 23.01.1997 Drinks PdM 39.00 US$ 70.20 25.01.1997 Drinks PdM 45.00 $ 81.00 01.02.1997 Drinks PdM 21.00 US$ 37.80 03.02.1997 Mules PdM-PdI PdM 120.00 US$ 216.00 03.02.1997 Bus PdI-Mdz PdI 20.00 US$ 36.00 03.02.1997 Food purchase Mdz 9.80 $ 17.64 03.02.1997 Taxi Mdz 3.00 US$ 5.40 03.02.1997 Dinner Mdz 24.00 US$ 43.20 03.02.1997 Bus Mdz 1.10 $ 1.98 03.02.1997 Maps Mdz 17.00 $ 30.60 04.02.1997 Hotel Mdz 36.00 US$ 64.80 04.02.1997 Food purchase Mdz 18.90 $ 34.02 04.02.1997 Tickets to Potrerillos Mdz 9.60 $ 17.28 04.02.1997 Dinner Mdz 14.00 US$ 25.20 05.02.1997 Hotel Mdz 36.00 $ 64.80 05.02.1997 Dinner Mdz 25.00 US$ 45.00 06.02.1997 Hotel Mdz 36.00 $ 64.80 09.02.1997 Tickets to Mdz 6.20 $ 11.16 09.02.1997 Dinner Mdz 16.00 US$ 28.80 10.02.1997 Food purchase Mdz 10.75 $ 19.35 10.02.1997 Dinner Mdz 15.00 US$ 27.00 11.02.1997 Food purchase Mdz 9.95 $ 17.91 11.02.1997 Bus Mdz Mdz 2.20 $ 3.96 11.02.1997 Dinner Mdz 13.00 US$ 23.40 12.02.1997 Hotel (2 N.) Mdz 72.00 $ 129.60 12.02.1997 Taxi Mdz 3.00 $ 5.40 12.02.1997 Bus to airport Mdz 1.60 $ 2.88 12.02.1997 Airport tax Mdz 6.00 US$ 10.80 12.02.1997 Lunch Mdz 7.00 US$ 12.60 Others, e.g. postcards 20.00 $ 36.00 SUM DEM 5456.18 SUM IN EUR EUR 2789.70In summary, the total cost per person adds up to DM 2728 from/to Frankfurt. (This was about US$ 1515 at the time we did the trip.) Of course, those who prefer more comfortable accomodation and organisation have to calculate with correspondingly higher cost.
Thomas Fischer reported from his Aconcagua climb in beginning of 2003:
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