This Alerce Glacier traverse will take you from Otto Meiling to Rocca refuge, in Cerro Tronador, in the company of a certified mountain guide.
Not specified
Andes
1 Day
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
The Alerce Glacier traverse is an excursion suitable for hikers with a background on rocky terrain since, apart from an easy stretch on glacier, most of its itinerary is downhill on medium loose scree.
Quite convenient for those who wish to visit both Meiling Refuge and the Pampa Linda – Paso de las Nubes – Lake Frias traverse, but do not want to spend one day walking back down from Meiling to retake the Paso de las Nubes trail.
The traverse lasts 4 to 5 hours. It starts at the Meiling Refuge (6135 ft). Beforehand we pick up the necessary gear for crossing the glacier and prepare the backpacks. The hike goes across Glacier Alerce with its crevasses and beautiful colours. I will explain, amongst other issues, about the glaciers formation and evolution, the mountain volcanic origins and the proper use of the gear. The excursion continues descending along ridges and scree on the north side of Mt. Tronador with astonishing views over the Frias and Alerce valleys until Paso de las Nubes (4590 ft).
Here the Agostino Rocca Refuge stands and the guided part ends. That’s halfway on the famous Paso de las Nubes trail. Once at the Rocca Refuge, I return to Meiling Refuge carrying the technical gear. The rest of the group takes the final part of the trail. Either to Lake Frias to take a boat to Bariloche or Chile, or back to Pampa Linda.
This includes during day 1 the transfer from Bariloche to Pampa Linda and the ascent to the refuge. On day 2 the traverse. On day 3 the descent from the refuge to Pampa Linda, and the transfer back from there to Bariloche.
Let me know if you are interested in doing this Alerce Glacier program in one of the most iconic mountains of Bariloche region!
Accommodation We will sleep in mountain hut if you decide to go for more than 1 day. |
More info Provided technical gear: harness, walking pole, rope, anchors and safety items. Depending on the terrain conditions crampons and/or special shoes may be also provided. As far as possible, I will have time flexibility in case of bad weather. The price varies with the size of the group and is subject to change without prior notice.
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Meeting point We will meeting either in Bariloche or the Otto Meiling refuge, depending on the option you choose. |
Teodora Jugrin
5.00
Nov 19, 2021
I had a very good experience booking the hike through Explore-Share. Communication with the team was prompt and clear and the booking process was seamless. The trip itself was also just perfect. Uroš was a fantastic guide, highly skilled and talented. The hike felt safe at all times, even on more exposed routes, thanks to him. He was always up to date on the weather forecast and planned the days around it, checked the conditions on the route ahead of me, if needed, discussed and adapted the routes to my level and always made sure I was safe and comfortable. I highly recommend him, as well as Explore-Share.
SG
5.00
Oct 25, 2021
Explore Share is a really usefull website that has a great overview of reviewed guides for a (in our case) hiking/climbing trip. During the booking I got assigned an assistent for Explore Share that helped solve questions that I might have. Great customer service, and I will come back again.
Dan Laufer
5.00
Oct 17, 2021
Explore-share was easy to use and the staff and guide w ere very responsive. The trip descriptions were accurate and the pricing reasonable. I would definitely recommend the site for people looking to do guided hiking.
Mac
5.00
Oct 13, 2021
Excellent!! Great guide and service. I had a very good experience. Id do it again.
Amanda Gardner
4.00
Sep 14, 2021
Guide was very experienced and very patient with us. We learned a lot and he tried to fit in all the knowledge he could in one day, super awesome. A little tough going back and forth to get the trip set up hard to tell if the site is sketchy until you see reviews but all worked out. Ended up with an awesome day with an awesome guide. Overall pretty satisfied and thankful!
Meret Schädler
5.00
Sep 14, 2021
The whole experience was great! The customer service of explore-share was really good. I always got an answer very quick. I would absolutely recommend to use explore-share if you are looking for a great guide in a foreign country. 5 stars!
john mcevoy
4.00
Sep 10, 2021
What a trip, fantastic guide who picked me up and dropped me off. Would use again.
Catherine Derroitte
5.00
Aug 25, 2021
It's the 2nd time we have been booking with Explore-Share. The booking was super easy and both Explore-Share and the guide were fast in their responses. We did rafting as a family with 3 kids for the first time in Slovenia. The guide (José) was super nice. He was doing everything he could to make everyone at ease with rafting (he gave clear explanations), have a great team spirit (we were joined by 2 other girls) and have a good time. We had lots of fun and the nature there is so beautiful. Thank you Explore-share and Soca splash for the great afternoon! I would recommend this activity to anyone without a doubt. My kids immediately told me they want to do rafting again soon !"
Aditya Kumar Jha
5.00
Aug 2, 2021
Best platform for mountain sports services. Easy to use, great personalised service and support.
Ibolya Kovacs
5.00
Jul 5, 2021
I am very pleased to have booked with this group. All of my mails have been answered in no-time, I felt really safe on the rock and the atmosfere of the whole group helped a lot not to mind about stressing. Will be back for more!
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