Is Aconcagua a technical climb

Answer 1

I got to do it in 1998 for my Spring Break. I didn't see any bikinis but it wasn't too bad. The north face is the most common route, and while altitude sickness is an ever-present threat, supplemental oxygen isn't required as it is (may be) on Everest.

Aconcagua have different types of routes, non technicals routes as Normal or very technical and difficult ad the South Wall.

Normal Route: The Normal Route is the simplest route, sometimes incorrectly called North, since in fact it is the Northeast Route. In general no short-shafted ice axe or ropes are needed. For practical purposes, climbers use ski poles and crampons.

Polish Glacier Route:The Polish Glacier Route Aconcagua was open on 1934 by a group of polish mauntaniers (it explains its name) and it was the first route after the Normal Route. It´s known worldwide for its natural beauties its enormous landscapes and it has become in one of the classic routes for sportive andinists.

Trough this route the itineraries are basically three: Polish Glacier Traverse Route (or False Polish Route), Guanacos Route and Polish Glacier Route (Original or Direct variants), all of them show us wonderful places of Mount Aconcagua.

However, the possibility and the decition of which of them is go to choose depens on oneself, taking account the technical level, the experience and the risks it implies.

South Wall: this is undoubtedly the most difficult and complicated route. It presents many variants, although basically, they are grouped in three: (from left to right) the route to the South summit of Mt. Aconcagua, the central route and the route by the right.

More information about the 33 routes of Aconcagua at: http://www.aconcaguaexpeditions.com/ingles/3/aconcagua_climbing_routes.htm