5-day Trek in the mountains around El Chaltén, Argentina

Morning transfer to the trailhead at Hosteria el Pilar. We begin our trek in a unique Patagonian lenga forest, following the Blanco River.  We leave our gear at our organized campsite before ascending to Laguna de los Tres, where we have great views of the surrounding mountains. After taking in the impressive landscape, we return to camp.

Distance: 15km

Elevation gain: +650m

Time: 7 hours

Intensity: Medium-high

The trail takes us to the Madre e Hija lagoons, with incredible views of Fitz Roy, before continuing on to the Cerro Grande Valley. Crossing through Lenga forest, we finally reach our organized campsites. We drop our gear off and ascend toward the Maestri viewpoint, named after the legendary climber. We then return to camp for the night.

Distance: 10km

Time: 7 hours

Intensity: Medium

We begin by trekking to Torre Lake and crossing the river Fitz Roy using a zipline. We then continue on to Agachonas Pass, where we will admire the fantastic view. From there, we walk down to the River Tunel Valley, which has some spectacular glacier views. We then finish at our wild camp near Laguna Toro.

Distance: 13km

Elevation gain: +850m/-750m.

Time: 8-9 hours

Intensity: High

The day begins with a fording of River Tunel. We begin ascending the glacial landscape all the way to Viento Pass, where we’ll have a great view of two landmarks of Patagonia, the Southern Ice Field and Viedma Glacier.  We then return to our camp at Laguna Toro for the night.

Distance: 16,4km

Elevation gain/loss: +780m/-780m

Time: 9 hours

Intensity: High

During our final day, we explore some of the lesser used trails. We continue along the Tunel River Valley before ascending toward Pliegue Tumbado Hill. We then turn toward El Chalten, following a path with lovely views of Viedma Lake, Cerro Torre, and Fitz Roy.  We will end the trek in El Chalten.

Distance: 16,5km

Elevation gain / loss: +400/ -600m

Time: 7 hours

Intensity: Medium