Cerro Ibañez is located between Plaza Francia and Plaza Argentina, close to the South face of Aconcagua. When climbers get to this area they are mostly focused on climbing Aconcagua and therfore the summit of Ibañez doesn´t get that many visits each year.
The easiest way to the summit is to start from Pl. Argentina and then walk up to the left side of the snowcovered col between Ibañez and Aconcagua( seen from Pl.Arg.). After that you zic zac your way up from the east side of the mountain. As you get closer to the summit some piles of stone/pilkas will apear (not very frequent) and they mark out one of the ways how to reach the summit.
There is a lot of loose rocks and scree which makes the climb semi dangerous. On some parts of the climb you`ll probably do some easy rock climbing depending on the choise of route. It is not recomended to go there on your own! A helmet could be useful.

Getting There

Scince its no more than a daytrip the best place to have the base in Plaza Argentina. Go to the end of Valle Ibañez and then start the climb by following the river that leads up to the col. You might need to cross the river a couple of times and figth the penitentes depending on the season.

Red Tape

The Aconcagua summit permit covers the fees.

When To Climb

In the summer its just a tough scree walking and "easy" loose rock climbing. During the winter some parts is a tecnical ice climb.

Camping

The rules of the National Park of Aconcagua applied.