South America Adventure Travel

Paine & Los Glaciares Trek

This intense trip to the southern Patagonia will allow you to admire the contrast between desolated yellow steppe, deep green Nothofagus forest and the white horizon of the Ice continental cap.

The route below is a full circuit around Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre massif which offers impressive views of these spires. Walking and camping on the ice will reward us with a powerfull experience in a unique place.

Paine & Los Glaciares Trek Trip Details

Skill level/Difficulty: Beginner & Intermediate. Different types of terrain, ice, steep slopes, moraines and flat ground as well.
Location: Continental Ice Cap, Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre Massif, Patagonia, Argentina.
Length: 10 days
Client/guide ratio: 3:1
Capacity: 9
Prerequisites: excellent physical condition, previeous experience in expeditions reccomended.
Cost: US$ 3,200
Departure dates
- 10/08/07 to 10/17/07
- 11/05/07 to 11/14/07
- 01/07/08 to 01/16/08

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
Technichal gear for the group
Porter for group gear
Private ground transportation throughout the trip
Communication equipment
Personal Insurance

Not included

Plane tickets
Park Fees
Restaurant meals and those not listed in the itinerary
Restaurant drinks
Personal gear (see the Paine & Los Glaciares Trek Equipment List)
Personal expenses
Rescue costs and extra expenses caused by abandoning the expedition.

Paine & Los Glaciares Trip Itinerary

Day 1	El Calafate - El Chalten. We'll be waiting for you at the airport and driving from there 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.
Day 3	Eléctrico Lake to Marconi Pass. This might be the hardest day and we will use ropes and climbing techniques. Expect magnificent views of the expanse Continental Ice-cap. There is plenty space to camp on the ice! Approx. 6 to 8 hrs.
Day 4	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. Approx. 5 to 6 hrs. If we have good weather, the next day we will make a round trek to the base of Cerro Torre, without backpacks, approx. 5 to 6 hrs in total. In this case, we will be using one of the extra days.
Day 5	Trek to Paso del Viento. After breakfast we'll start hiking to Paso del Viento. We'll be gaining 1500 ft of elevation until reaching the pass, from where we'll have a superb view of the Mariano Moreno range. Then, before reaching our camp at Laguna Toro, we'll cross the Tunel river by a Tyrolean, depending on the river conditions. 10 hs aprox.
Day 6	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 reach Po. Huemul where we'll set our camp, just in front of the magnificient Viedma Glacier.
Day 7	Po. Huemul-Bahia C Hornos-Chalten. This day 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 the Viedma Lake until reaching Bahia Tunel. From there, a tranfer 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 8-9	Extra days.
Day 10	Transfer from El Chaltén to El Calafate. End of our services.

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