You must stay under 30kg (66lbs) for bags carried by mule.
Most of my gear was delayed in a lost checked bag. I was lucky in that I had lots of cold weather clothing items in my carry on pack.
Backpack large
0 degree down sleeping bag
Down bed pad
Trekking Poles
Ice Axe
Double plastic boots
Crampons
1L Vacuum Thermos
1L Water Bottle
Insulated Carrier
Pee bottle
Swiss Army Knife
2 liner trash bags and extra plastic storage bags
Summit pack (carry-on)
Passport, copies, tickets, voucher copy, visa
Earplugs
iPod shuffle and charger
Gaiters
2 wool socks (heavy)
2 wool socks (light)
2 liner socks
2 regular socks
4 Underwear
2 pair light long underwear (tops and bottoms)
Down Parka
Insulated Pants
Softshell Windproof Pants (Windproof fleece pants would have been better)
Glacier Glasses
Winter hat
Balaclava
Glove liners
Lightweight gloves
Insulated Mittens
Headlamp
Cup, Spoon, Collapsible Bowl
Camera, extra batteries (Note : can charge batteries in Plaza de Mulas)
2 short sleeve shirt
1 pair convertible pants
Fleece Jacket (North Face)
Rain Gear jacket/pants
Baseball cap
Trekking Shoes
Toiletry bag, toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, sunblock, lip balm, hand sanitizer, wipes, vitamins, aqua pure, ½ roll of TP
Some lunch food for summit day ie gels, powerbars, gorp, candy bars, jolly roger, slim jims (should bring more)
Hot Apple Cider packets with real apple
Gatorade
Should also bring :
Ski Goggles
Neck Gaiter
Camp towel
Alternatives, extra fleece, fleece socks
Freeze Dried Meals
Aconcagua Gear List