Río Negro · Patagonia
Nahuel Huapi Traverse
Waterfalls, forest and granite — a refuge-to-refuge crucible.
Adventure & Leadership · Argentine Andes
Lead wherethe air is thin
Small-group expeditions that pair a real Andean summit with leadership, breathwork and yoga. A curated circle of high achievers. You climb a mountain. You come back changed.
- Max altitude
- 5,475 m
- Group max
- 15
- Departures / year
- 3
The Approach
Four pillars, one ascent
Every Cumbre retreat is built the same way — an honest objective in wild terrain, and the inner work to meet it.
Leadership under load
Daily facilitated sessions translate the mountain's decisions — pace, risk, turning back — into the leadership you carry home. Real stakes, real reflection.
Yoga, breath & spirit
Yoga, breathwork and meditation are woven through the days. Breath is both the practice and the tool — it calms the mind and is one of the body's best allies for thin air at altitude.
Adventure & survival
Real terrain, real skills: alpinism, navigation, shelter, weather reading and risk management — taught in briefing, practiced on the trail. Competence is the root of confidence.
An honest objective
Every retreat has a real summit or pass — a clear, shared goal that gives the week its arc and the team its purpose.
Who it's for
For those who've climbed everything but this
Cumbre is built for people who have achieved a great deal and rarely have a space to put it down — founders, leaders and high performers who want depth, honesty and growth among peers who get it. A circle rooted in men's work, open to women: a small, vetted group of high achievers who climb, breathe and lead together.
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Successful, and seeking more
You've built something real, yet sense there's another level of expression and meaning you haven't given space to.
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A curated cohort
Max 15, lightly vetted. The people on the mountain with you matter as much as the mountain. High achievers who came to be honest, not to perform.
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A circle, open to all
Rooted in men's work and the brotherhood of the mountains — and deliberately open to women. A rare container where leaders can actually drop the armour.
Two flagship expeditions
Choose your mountain
Start accessible in the lakes and forests of Río Negro, or commit to a true 5,000-metre summit in Mendoza. Both run three times a year, seasonally.
The shape of the week
Acclimatize · Ascend · Integrate
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Arrive & acclimatize
Two nights in a hotel: briefing, leadership groundwork, survival skills and gentle acclimatization before anyone shoulders a pack.
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Trek & summit
Three to six days in the mountains with camping and porter / mule support — toward a real summit or pass, with leadership and breathwork at every camp.
- 03
Descend & integrate
A final hotel night to rest, debrief and integrate before flying home — so the change outlasts the trip.
ACLead mountain guide
Your guide
Led by people who live in the mountains
Alan Chourrout
Our lead guide brings the program's mountain craft — route-finding, risk management and the calm authority that lets a team commit to a big objective. Full guiding credentials and AAGM registration to be confirmed and published here.
From the mountain
The experience, in frames
A first look at the terrain, the practice and the circle.
Photography from our inaugural expedition with Alan is on its way — these are the moments we're capturing.
Season & dates
Three departures a year
Dates are chosen so waterfalls, snowmelt streams and snow line up — the austral summer, December through February.
Good to know
Questions, answered
Río Negro asks for moderate-to-high fitness and comfort with full days of hiking. Mendoza is a high-altitude expedition and demands strong aerobic conditioning and ideally prior multi-day trekking. We send a training plan on booking.
No. Both routes are non-technical and fully guided. On Mendoza we teach crampon and ice-axe use before the summit. What matters most is fitness, willingness and a team mindset.
A maximum of 15 participants, with a guide-to-participant ratio of about 1:7. We run each expedition three times a year, seasonally.
You bring your own personal gear — boots, sleeping bag, layers (and crampons / ice axe for Mendoza). Rental is available locally for everything technical. Porters and mules carry the group equipment and food up the mountain.
The routes are designed to combine waterfalls, snowmelt streams and snow — which only align in the austral summer. We run December to February windows chosen to maximize that combination while keeping conditions safe.
Certified guides, conservative acclimatization profiles, daily health checks, emergency communications and evacuation protocols. Travel and mountain-rescue insurance is mandatory for every participant.
Take the first step
Hold your place on the mountain
Tell us which expedition calls you and we'll send dates, the full itinerary and a preparation plan. No deposit to enquire.