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South
American Adventure - Argentina
RGL
The Glaciares Route 11
days – 10 nights (strenuous
expedition)
Departures:
Saturdays, each 14
days.
Season:
November to March
Starts
at: El
Calafate
Ends
at: El
Calafate
Group
Departures
Minimum
Group Size:
3 passengers
This
Expedition traverses The
Glaciers National Park from
north to South, trekking and
sailing at the side of the
mountain ranges that
surround the Continental Ice
Field.
It's really a unique
trekking expedition, really
a jewel in the adventure
tourism field. It's a travel
through the Park by inside,
while the rest of the
ordinary tourist circuits
travel out the borders of
the National Park. This
expedition crosses the park
partly walking and partly
navigating him.
We trek the Fitz Roy and
Torre Mounts areas, we cross
sailing the Viedma Lake to
disembark at the Moyano
fiord and cross the Cañadón
Norte at the bottom of the
Norte y Moyano Mounts. Then
we cross the Argentino Lake
to visit the imposing
greatness of the Glacier
Moreno. This program
combines lodging at Hostel
Beds with Full Camps and
Expedition Camps. From
Viedma Lake to Argentino
Lake we lodge at Expedition
Camps where there is not
bathroom and the food and
equipment is adequate to the
expedition.
Also in this area we have
trekking tracts outside of
marked trails. The
passengers carry with their
belongings.
DAY
/ ITINERARY
01
El
Calafate
Airport -
Bus to El
Chalten
02
Rio
Electrico
– Laguna
Capri
03
Mount
Fitz Roy
04
Mount
Torre – El
Chalten
05
Viedma
Lake
Navigation
06
Norte
Pass
07
Mount
Norte
08
Cañadón
de los
Fosiles
09
Estancia
La Cristina
10
De
los Tempanos
channel
navigation
11
El
Calafate
ACCOMMODATION
4
nights at Expedition
Camp
3 nights at Full
Camp
3 nights at Hostel
Day
1
Welcome at El Calafate airport. Bus transfer
to Chaltén. 220 km, 190 of which are gravel
road. The trip goes across the Patagonian
steppe, around the East side of lakes Viedma
& Argentino. Then we turn west to the
mountains. El Chalten is a small 300 people
village. Lodge at Hostel Room with shared
bathroom
Meals Included: Dinner
Day
2
Transfer from El Chalten to Rio Electrico.
We start trekking on an easy trail under
southern beech forest and bogs to our Full
Camp at Laguna Capri. On the way we get
wonderful views on Mount Fitz Roy and
Piedras Blancas glacier. Altitude difference:
300 meters. It’s a 5 hours approx.
trekking. Lodging in Full Camp at Capri Lagoon
double base (rural area)
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and
dinner
Day
3
Today we visit Laguna de los Tres,
astonishing natural viewpoint. Mount Fitz
Roy, glaciers and lagoons offer some of the
more incredible sights in this trip. Fitz
Roy walls rise 1350 vertical meters above
the surrounding glaciers. Walking down from
Laguna de los Tres, we hike across Madre and
Hija Lagoons valley to Fitz Roy river valley
to our camp in the forest close to Torre
Lagoon. We have 400 meters to climb from
Capri to Laguna de los Tres, and 200 meters
downhill from Madre and Hija valley to our
camp in Laguna Torre. 8 hs approx walking. Lodging in Full Camp at Torre Lagoon
double base (rural area)
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and
dinner
Day
4
Today we cross Fitz Roy River with the help
of a pulley and a horizontal fixed rope
hanging from our harness. We walk around
Torre Lagoon and we walk down to Grande
Glacier. We walk glacier up until time and
weather allow us. We will have great views
of Mount Torre chain and the west face of
Fitz Roy. We return to El Chalten along
Mount Torre trail. 9 hs trekking, with
frequent ups and downs. Lodge at Hostel Room with shared
bathroom
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and
dinner
Day
5
Alter breakfast we transfer to Bahia Tunel
mooring, from where we sail to visit Viedma
Glacier, a huge glacier calving from the Ice
Field into the lake, and we continue sailing
to Moyano Fiord far end. There will be our
first campsite of the traverse between the
lakes. Moyano Fiord is a narrow and vertical
valley enclosed by the Mascarello and
Huemules massifs. In its far end drain the
glaciers coming down from the Ice Field. Lodging in Expedition Camp double
base
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and
dinner
Day
6
We climb up the valley that lead us to Norte
Pass. This valley is covered of bogs and
burned forest. We settle our camp in the
higher part of the valley. 700 meters to
climb in a 6 hours trek. Lodging in Expedition Camp double
base
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and
dinner
Day
7
We walk up valley to the Norte Pass, 1100
meters above sea level. Behind we can still
see the Natural Area “Mascarello”, home
for the last huemules (endangered local deer).
Mount Moyano & Norte raise in front of
us and Cañadón Norte flows down in its
long way down towards Anita Lagoon. We walk
down along moraines and bogs, to reach two
beautiful lagoons at the base of Mount
Norte. Norte Glacier is calving down on the
second of these lagoons. We build here our
camp, after 6 hours trekking. Lodging in Expedition Camp double
base
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and
dinner
Day
8
We begin our descent trough the valley,
following animal trails and always
maintaining the river to our right. After
crossing forests and heaths we ascend to
cross the edges that frame the valley to the
left and here we mount our last camp, the
fourth. The view is absolute impressive from
this point. The Cañadón de los Fosiles in
front of us and the Upsala Glacier and the
surrounding mounts at the background.
Our trek descent around 400 meters in a 6
hours approx. trekking. Lodging in Expedition Camp double
base
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and
dinner
Day
9
We start our trek down through the valley
until reach Estancia La Cristina. We have to
wade Los Perros River. It’s a 5 approx
hours trekking. From the Estancia La
Cristina we sail to Punta Bandera and from
there, through De los Tempanos Channel we
sail until the Perito Moreno Glacier. Lodging in Full Camp at Torre Lagoon
double base (rural area)
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and
dinner
Day
10
We will spend the day admiring the Perito
Moreno Glacier and taking notice of the
advance and rupture process of this special
Glacier that made the UNESCO to declare it
as “Patrimony of the Humanity." Lodge at Hostel Room with shared
bathroom
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and
dinner
Day
11
Breakfast and transfer to the El Calafate
Airport. End of our services
Certified Mountain Guide from AAGM Mountain
Guide Argentina Association.
Tents and Camp equipment
All the land and sail transfers detailed in
the program
All the meals and lodges detailed in the
program.
Medical Services
The trip doesn't include medical assistance.
The guides will carry a basic first-aid kit
along the walks and VHF communication
equipment for any emergency that could take
place.
Cartage Service.
Carrying equipment and luggage.
We transport all the equipment and the
passengers are expected to carry their own
luggage, including their sleeping bags and
insulating mattresses.
When we operate this Expedition for your
Private Group under your own brand, we are
able to provide Cartage Services to carry
passenger personal belongings up to 8
kilograms per passenger.
More Explanations
Camino Abierto retains the right to change
the itinerary or to suspend some of the
activities when some climatic cause or other
cause of any other nature justifies it in
favor of the security of each member of the
group.
The navigation transfer from El Chalten to
the Moyano fiord will depend on the
availability of services from the sailing
provider company, and it’s usually
available from November to March. In the
eventual case this navigation transfer will
not be offered at the time of the trip, the
transfer will be done by land by minibus to
Estancia Helsingfors and we’ll star our
trek from there.
List of Equipment and Clothes you
should bring
Backpack 70/85 litres capacity,
Sleeping bag, duvet, for -20ºC,
Sleeping pad (therm-a-rest type
recommended),
Interior synthetic clothes (polipropilene,
lifa o capilene): 1 long-sleeved shirt,
1 long pant,
1 cotton t-shirt,
1 pant of polar fiber,
1 polar fiber jacket or coat,
Goretex jacket with hood or similar,
Goretex shell pants with full-length
sided zippers,
1 pair of gaiters,
2 pairs of wool or synthetic mittens,
waterproof mitten shells (goretex or
similar),
1 pair of thin synthetic gloves,
2 pairs of thick synthetic socks,
polar fiber or wool,
2 pairs of synthetic liner thin socks,
Ski sticks, telescopic type,
Thin scarf or handkerchief for your
neck,
Balaclava of wool or polar fiber,
Cap of wool or polar fiber,
Sunglasses with UV filter for high
solar radiation,
Snow goggles,
Sun protector creme for skin (factor
30) and for lips (balm),
Thermo or plastic bottle,
Wide adhesive tape (cloth athletic),
Personal hygiene kit, elements reduced
to minimum necessity,
Swiss Army knife, Victorinox or
similar,
Headlamp (miners type, like Petzl)
with batteries.
Services
Not Included
Medical and Life Insurance
Tips
Air flight tickets and Airport fees and
taxes
Services not detailed in the program
