4 day trekking tour around Cerro Huemul

We will leave in the morning from El Chaltén by Loma del Pliegue Tumbado from where we can se the massifs of Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre. We will continue along the Tunnel River Valley to the Laguna Toro Camp, where we will spend our first night. It is one of the least visited camps in the area.

After breakfast, we will disarm camp and leave for Paso del Viento. Today will be a key day because it is our gateway to the Patagonian Ice Field. After crossing the Tunnel River, bordering it or using the zip line (according to the conditions and decision of the guide) we will begin to ascend 900 meters of altitude change to have one of the most impressive views in Patagonia. This trek is quite varied, passing through stones, pasture and glaciers. Then we will descend south to the Paso del Viento del Viento Hut, where we will set up camp.

Today we will load our backpacks and after breakfast we will leave for Paso Huemul. Following the lateral moraine of the Viedma Glacier in southeast direction we will border Cerro Huemul by this unexplored region of the National Park. An ascent of about 400 meters leads us to the Huemul Pass, from where we will have the Viedma Glacier to our right and the Viedma Lake to our left, simultaneously. Then we will descend the steep slopes of Cerro Huemul to the Bahia de los Tempanos where we’ll set up our camp.

After breakfast we will start our journey through the famous Patagonian steppe, always with the Viedma Lake to our right. We will arrive at the mouth of the Tunnel River. After a walk bordering the river, sometimes intense depending on the level of the river, we will continue to the Tunnel Bay where a 45-minute transfer will take us to El Chaltén.