Argentina

Our roots: the Argentine Andes, where it all began.

Aconcagua every austral summer, skiing from Las Leñas to Bariloche in winter, and the granite of Patagonia. Where Benegas Brothers Expeditions began in 1992.

Argentina

Where Benegas Brothers Began

Willie and Damian Benegas grew up in Argentina, and Benegas Brothers Expeditions began here in 1992, guiding on Aconcagua. More than thirty years later, the Argentine Andes are still the range we know best.

From the high, dry peaks of Mendoza to the lakes of Bariloche and the granite of Patagonia, it is one range with reasons to come in every season: climb in the austral summer, ski in the austral winter.

Choose your Argentina

Which Argentina Is Yours?

Two ways to climb the highest mountain outside Asia, and a winter range waiting to be skied. Start with the one that sounds like you.

Aconcagua above the Andes, Argentina

Summer · Climb

Aconcagua: Normal Route

“I want the highest mountain outside Asia, done properly.”

19 Days · 22,841 ft / 6,962 m · Max 6 climbers

The classic ascent, with four days of acclimatization in Las Cuevas before the park and two built-in weather days. Late November through February.

Excellent fitness; prior altitude experience strongly recommended.

$8,500 per person · 19 days

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Climbers high on Aconcagua at sunrise above the clouds

Summer · Climb faster

Aconcagua Express

“I have the experience. I don’t have three weeks.”

14 Days · Helicopter access · Max 4 climbers · 2 guides

Real-altitude staging on Cerro Santa Elena, helicopter in and out of Plaza de Mulas, and two summit windows.

Previous high-altitude experience and a four-week home hypoxic protocol required.

$18,500 per person · 14 days

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Skier descending a volcano above a lake in northern Patagonia

Winter · Ski

Ski the Argentine Andes

“I want to ski in July.”

Private trip · June to September · Your dates, your group

Steep lift-served terrain at Las Leñas, or volcano touring above the lakes around Bariloche. Built around your group and your level.

Your level sets the plan. We will tell you honestly what fits.

Private trip · priced for your group

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November – February

Aconcagua · 22,841 ft / 6,962 m

The highest mountain outside Asia, and the mountain this company was built on. Willie and Damian have more than 100 Aconcagua summits between them.

We climb it two ways. The 19-day Normal Route is built around acclimatization, with four days in Las Cuevas before you enter the park. The 14-day Aconcagua Express is for experienced climbers who prepare at home and stage at real altitude on Cerro Santa Elena.

June – September

Ski the Argentine Andes

When it is summer in North America, it is winter in the Andes. Las Leñas, in southern Mendoza, is known for big, steep terrain off its lifts. Farther south, the Lake District around Bariloche offers volcano and forest ski touring above the lakes.

Our Argentine ski trips are private, built around your group, your dates and your level. Across the border in Chile, our Patagonia Volcanoes Ski Expedition already runs each September and October.

Patagonia

Granite, Ice and Wind

In the far south, the spires around El Chaltén, including Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre, are some of the most famous climbing objectives on earth. Routes like the Care Bear Traverse on Fitz Roy are as committing as they are beautiful. The weather decides everything here, and the climbing rewards patience and judgment as much as skill.

Farther north, above Bariloche, the granite towers of Frey offer superb rock climbing from a mountain hut, at a friendlier scale.

Patagonia is part of where the Benegas standard was formed. We build Patagonia climbing trips privately, around your experience and your objective, in the austral summer.

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Where Do You Want to Begin?

Aconcagua: Normal Route19 days, built around acclimatization.Aconcagua Express14 days, for experienced climbers.Ski ArgentinaLas Leñas or Bariloche, on your dates.Climb in PatagoniaA private trip around your objective.