The details of this itinerary may change - as we may be planning on taking another route to the Normal Route!! However, departure, summit and return times are hopefully fixed.
| Date | FROM | TO | Notes |
| 10th December | Gatwick Airport | Santiago | Leave for Santiago |
| 11th December | Santiago | - | Arrive Santiago |
| 12th December | - | Mendoza | Crossing Andes |
| 13th December | Mendoza | Puente del Inca | Buy any final food / equipment |
| 14th December | Puente del Inca | Plaza de Mulas | Walking with Mules |
| 15th December | - | - | Acclimatisation at 4200m |
| 16th December | - | - | Acclimatisation |
| 17th December | - | - | Walking up high |
| 18th December | - | - | Walking up high |
| 19th December | - | - | Walking up high |
| 20th December | Plaza de Mulas | somewhere up high | Walking up high |
| 21st December | somewhere up high | Plaza de Mulas | Walking up high |
| 22nd December | - | - | Acclimatisation |
| 23rd December | Plaza de Mulas | somewhere up high | Walking up high |
| 24th December | somewhere up high | Plaza de Mulas | Walking up high |
| 25th December | Plaza de Mulas | Plaza de Mulas | Trip to Nido and back with food for summit attempt(s) |
| 26th December | Plaza de Mulas | - | Acclimatisation |
| 27th December | Plaza de Mulas | Nido de Condores | Move up to Nido (5350m) |
| 28th December | Nido de Condores | - | Acclimatisation at 5350m |
| 29th December | Nido de Condores | Berlin camp | Move up to Berlin (5800m) |
| 30th December | - | - | Acclimatisation at 5800m (or possible summit attempt) |
| 31st December | Berlin camp | Independencia | Move up to Independencia (6250m) |
| 1st January | Independencia | Berlin camp | THE SUMMIT |
| 2nd January | Berlin camp | Plaza de Mulas | Rapid descent |
| 3rd January | Plaza de Mulas | Puente del Inca | |
| 4th January | Puente del Inca | Mendoza | |
| 5th January | Mendoza | - | Bus Back to Santiago |
| 6th January | - | Santiago | |
| 7th January | Santiago | Gatwick | Arrive Home! |
We are allowing 10 days acclimatisation at Plaza De Mulas (4200m). From experience gained from other expeditions, we have found that the more time spent acclimatising at high altitude, the more chance of success the expedition has.
We will be making short excursions of no more than two days up the mountain to increase our tolerance for the altitude, and therefore feel confident that by the 31st December we will be able to tolerate one night's sleep at Independencia (6250m) in preperation for the Summit day.
We have planned for more than the usual number of camps to increase our chances of a successful summit attempting even further. We will camp at Plaza De Mulas (4200m), Nido de Condores (5350m), Berlin (5800m), and finally Independencia (6250m) before mounting the summit attempt.
Any times are subject to change of course - indicative of the current weather conditions - which may even mean an early summit attempt.