I was there in March both times and got lucky with the weather. It’s considered the trekking capital of Argentina, maybe even the world.Most people travel to El Chalten from El Calafate or San Carlos de Bariloche by bus. Feel free to put them into the comment section below!Thanks for the great info! But there are many small, lose rocks where it’s easy to lose your footing and twist your ankle.
Plus, it added a bit of mystery.There were less than 5 people at Laguna de los Tres, probably because it was after 5 pm. You won’t be needing a taxi.The main thing to look out for in accommodation in El Chalten is luggage storage. How can I get in contact with you for this?
Google Maps also helped with providing me my location at various points.Getting prepared to hike in Patagonia requires essential technical equipment.There are a few obvious items you can void if you’re only doing the day hikes to Fitz Roy and Laguna Torre.For the backpack, make sure it’s an ergonomic backpack that has hip and chest straps. The Cerro Torre Hike. The time was about 3 pm and it was still early. What a waste of time especially since I knew to lookout for the trail split the day before.This added an extra 90 minutes to my way back to El Chalten.
Then again, I consider myself a beginner at times and just went up. I can’t remember how long it took in total but was definitely under 2:45 hours, especially since I didn’t stop for lunch except for some peanuts I ate earlier at the Fitz Roy viewpoint.Campamento Poincenot was conveniently located by a stream with fresh water. This is the hardest part of the hike, with a trail that is narrow and with steep drop on … I easily could have worn my snowboard jacket as well. Thanks!Unfortunately my map doesn’t have the km on it…but it should be something between 3 – 3,5hThank you so much for all the info!!! Pretty much there was no actual shortcut and I had to force my way through some trees and bushes and made it back to the Maestri trail saving me some time.I returned to Agostini after the Maestri trail. This part of the Fitz Roy Trek is the hardest and is the steepest part. After around 3h you'll be at the Laguna Torre. Cerro and Laguna Torre Trail.
There are washrooms in the area which I never visited due to the smell. The closet point from the Maestri trail to the waterfall was lacking a trail itself; it had a valley-like terrain which made it difficult to figure out a way to the waterfall. The trail. So, way I went.When I entered the forest, I knew I now had somewhat of a chance to find that waterfall. I estimated the wind speed was 50 km/h.I spent about 5 minutes at the Rio de Las Vueltas viewpoint and continued with the trek.
I chose to go towards the campsite assuming it would be faster to Campamento Poincenot but it didn’t make a difference.At Laguna Capri there were people relaxing by the lake and eating. I’m planning on going to Patagonia for 10 days in mid-September. it is so good! However, my hiking shoes were low cut.From the Maestri viewpoint, I noticed at higher ground there were larger boulders to sit on.
I decided my best option would be to find a shortcut back to the trail. I’m no ornithologist, but I suspect hand feeding the condors is contributing to this behaviour. I somehow missed seeing the split and the sign that points to El Chalten.
Please don’t be like some of the people I saw and feed the birds. Just found your info and this video is great! I went towards Agostini and reached its campsite around 11 am.I was lucky to beat the crowd and I setup camp right beside the Rio Fitz Roy. I didn’t mind that I couldn’t see the peaks. This provided several unobstructed landscape photos.I whipped out my camera in the drizzling rain and started taking photographs while moving to the right and then down the hill to the base of Laguna de los Tres.At this point the drizzling rain was a mix of freezing rain and snow crystals. Bariloche also has some good hikes.There are plenty of hostels and low-rise hotels in El Chalten. Cerro Torre wasn’t even covered in clouds on this day. The trail to the lake takes you very close to ''her''.