Climb Aconcagua

Climb the highest peak outside Asia

Elite Exped’s leaders have unparalleled experience in the world’s most extreme mountain environments. Nims and Mingma David have climbed all of the world’s 8,000m peaks in record time. Nims has a 100 percent success rate on 8,000ers, and perhaps more importantly, the pair have a 100 percent safety record - when working together, not a single member of any of their teams has lost so much as a fingertip to frostbite.

This record offers the kind of reassurance you need when tackling any peak around the world, including in South America. Nims’ personal attachment to Aconcagua dates back to 2017, when he led a successful expedition to the summit. Our Aconcagua expedition plan is based on his itinerary from that trip, but with additional time allowed for clients’ rest days and acclimatisation.

Aconcagua’s relative accessibility means we can complete the climb within 20 days of your arrival in Mendoza, the regional capital some 112km away from the peak. This includes contingency days for weather.

As in Nepal, we oversee every aspect of the expedition when operating in Argentina - from carrying in food, to fixing ropes, we control the controllable, making sure that nothing is left to chance. The South American members of our guiding team have decades worth of experience scaling Andean peaks, including putting up first ascents on several challenging routes.

Aconcagua might not be as dangerous as some of the mountains in our founders’ backyard, but we never underestimate anything. Wherever we operate on the planet, we prepare for all eventualities, to make sure that the highest standards of safety are maintained.

Elite Exped’s highly experienced guiding team are not just record-breaking mountaineers - they also have extensive training in high altitude rescues. We have evacuation plans and helicopters in place for emergencies. Our guaranteed 1:1 guide to client ratio, with four guides constantly on standby if needed, ensures that we can respond rapidly in rescue situations.