Trek Patagonia

We will arrive in Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina and we’’ have some free time to explore and perhaps warm up limbs with the famed dance the Tango. This evening we’ll being staying in a local hotel.

This morning will be an early transfer towards El Chalten where we will start our first challenge, to conquer the formidable Viedma Glaciar.  Access to the glacier is up a naturally rocky slope and requires the use of ropes and crampons for both the ascent and descent; we’ll need to concentrate hard on this day and hope that all our training has been enough for the challenge. Overnight in Chalten.

Trekking on this day will require a strong level of fitness and confident trekking abilities*

(* Our trek guide will assess our fitness levels and determine whether we will do this trek or not)

After breakfast we’ll head back to the Estancia and enter a different valley to enjoy another spectacular day of trekking.   We’ll trek through the relatively flat valley floor and through the beautiful and protected lenga forests whilst admiring the stunning views of glaciers and their lakes.  In the evening we’ll return to overnight in a lodge or Campsite.

After breakfast we will head off towards the Piedras Blancas Glacier and river, arriving at the Rio Blanco campsite.  We’ll set off from the campsite up a steep ascent to Laguna de los Tres which is the closest we are able to get to Fitz Roy without doing the technical climb.   All the hard work of today’s trek will be rewarded by the incredible views of Mount Fitz Roy’s Summit and the view of the valley that we’ve walked through.  Weather permitting we may have our lunch at the lagoon before starting our descent towards Poincenot, our campsite for tonight with views of Fitz Roy.

After breakfast, we’ll head up towards Laguna Toro. After a steep ascent we’ll again be met by the outstanding sight of Mount Fitz Roy, Torre and Huemul.  We’ll then continue our hike across the Pampas, locally known as “Pampa de las Carretas”. Once we leave the forest, we’ll start to walk across an alpine terrain, where even in summer it can snow.  We’ll reach a beautiful spot from which we will see an unconventional and unique views of Torre and Fitz Roy.

After saying goodbye to the glaciers and mountain area, it’s time to head back to El Chalten and then transfer to El Calafate for a well deserved hot shower and our celebratory meal

We arrive back as victors on home soil. From here it’s a heartfelt goodbye to your new friends and trekking partners.