South America Adventure Travel
Patagonia Ice Cap Trek & Gorra Blanca
This route is a full circuit around the Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre massif and includes climbing Cerro Gorra Blanca. Walking and camping on the ice will reward us with a powerful experience in a unique location.
Patagonia Ice Cap Trek & Gorra Blanca Trip Details
- Skill level: Beginner & Intermediate. Different types of terrain, ice, steep slopes, moraines and flat ground as well.
- Location: Continental Ice Cap, Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre Massifs, Patagonia, Argentina.
- Length: 12 days
- Climber/guide ratio: 3:1
- Capacity: 9
- Prerequisites: excellent physical condition, previous experience on expeditions recommended.
- Cost: $3,400
- Departure dates:
Included
- Certified Mountain Guides
- 2 nights Hotel accommodations in Chalten
- All meals while in the mountain
- Restaurant meals in town
- Camping and cooking gear for the group
- Technical gear for the group
- Porter for group gear
- Private ground transportation throughout the trip
- Communication equipment
- Personal Insurance
Not included
Patagonia Ice Cap Trek & Gorra Blanca Trip Itinerary
| Day 1 |
El Calafate - El Chalten. We'll be waiting for you at the airport and will continue together 5 hours to Chalten, where we'll check in at our Hotel. |
| Day 2 |
Rio Electrico. This day we'll drive to Electrico's bridge, from where we'll start hiking to our first camp site at the Lake.
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| Day 3 |
Electrico - Gorra Blanca hut. We'll reach our camp before our summit day. |
| Day 4 |
Gorra Blanca attempt. From its summit we'll enjoy an incredible view of the whole range, including Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre to the south, and the immense Patagonian Ice Cap to the west. |
| Day 5 |
Gorra Blanca Hut. Rest day. |
| Day 6 |
Trek to Circo de los Altares. There are incredible views in this section that can't be missed. The cirque is formed by several of the most famous peaks in the climbing world, such as Cerro Torre, Fitz Roy and Egger (5 to 6 hrs).
If we have good weather, the next day we will make a trek to the base of Cerro Torre with no backpacks (5 to 6 hrs). In this case, we will be using one of the extra days. |
| Day 7 |
Trek to Paso del Viento. After breakfast we'll start hiking to Paso del Viento. We'll be gaining 1500 ft of elevation before reaching the pass, from where we'll have a superb view of the Mariano Moreno range. Before reaching our camp at Laguna Toro, we'll cross the Tunel river by a Tyrolean, depending on the river conditions (approx. 10 hrs). |
| Day 8 |
Trek to Puerto Huemul. We'll move towards the glacier until we reach the Viedma Lake, along the foothills of the Mascarelo Range. Then we'll hike up to Puerto Huemul where we'll set up our camp, just in front of the magnificent Viedma Glacier.
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| Day 9 |
Puerto Huemul - Bahia C Hornos - Chalten. We'll start descending to reach Cabo de Hornos Bay, from where we'll take the Huemul shuttle. We'll navigate for an hour through along side the Viedma Lake until reaching Bahia Tunel. From there, a transfer will take us to Chalten. NOTE: if the shuttle can't navigate due to bad weather conditions, we'll be hiking to Cabo de Hornos Bay. |
| Day 10 & 11 |
Extra days. |
| Day 12 |
Transfer from El Chaltén to El Calafate. End of our services. |
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