Ultimate Trails – Patagonia: El Chalten – 6 Days

You'll begin the day with a 30 minutes transfer to the beginning of the trail at Hosteria El Pilar. Walking towards the Fitz Roy massif in direction to Poincenot camp, the place where we will spend the first night in the national park. You can leave your stuff for the night and continue upwards another 400 metres to an altitude of 1160 metres at Laguna de los Tres viewpoint: the closest and best place from where to take in the Fitz-Roy massif. Distance: 15 km +650 Trekking time: 7 hs Physical Intensity: medium – high Accommodation: organized camp with sleeping gear, all meals, snacks and wine if desired (B, L, D)

After breakfast we have time for some more pictures before we do our way along the Mother and Daughter lakes to reach the legendary valley of Cerro Torre. This is a gentle hike and it won´t take us more than 5 hours to get there. After having a cup of tea and leaving our clothes for the night we could continue to see Laguna Torre and walk a little further up to the Maestri look out Distance: 8 km +100 Trekking time: 7hrs Physical Intensity: medium Accommodation: organized camp with sleeping gear, all meals, snacks and wine if desired (B, L, D)

You'll pack your backpacks and after breakfast we try the harness and walk again to Torre Lake to cross the River Fitz-Roy via the zip line. Once across, our trail takes us through the forest, then along a rocky stretch and finally leads us to one of the best views in the valley: the Agachonas Pass. From this point we begin to descend towards the River Túnel Valley, with amazing views of the glacier bearing the same name and its neighbor, Mt. Solo. Once in the vast glacial valley we head westwards towards our next camp at Laguna Toro. Distance: 15 km +900/-400 Duration: 8/9 hours Physical Intensity: High Accommodation: Wild camp (B, L, D) Note: *(From : ild camp (B, L, D)ll have to carry their sleeping bags and help with a minimum of the tents or ask for porters with an extra charge)