Travel and rescue insurance on Aconcagua
Also called: Insurance policy, Travel insurance
What it is for
Insurance that covers mountaineering at the height you are going to, including rescue and evacuation. Check the small print for altitude limits.
What Aconcagua asks for
Standard
Required for the climbing permit: search, rescue, evacuation and medical cover, including a helicopter evacuation from 5,600 m to Horcones, and cover for climbing to nearly 7,000 m
⚖The permit requires it: "deberán contar con un seguro y/o servicio de evacuación y asistencia médica … La póliza deberá cubrir … la evacuación aérea desde la cota de 5.600 msnm. hasta el helipuerto de Horcones." Your operator checks the policy and may refuse it. The park charges US$1,800 to 5,700 a flight (2025–26).
Source
Decreto 2322/2025 (Gobierno de Mendoza, 28 Oct 2025), art. 8 — https://media.mendoza.gob.ar/informacion-oficial/uploads/sites/12/2025/10/DECRETO-No-2322-2025.pdf
Other mountains
- Standard on: Everest, Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Vinson, Carstensz Pyramid
- Optional on: Kosciuszko
