Mount Fitzroy is extraordinary.....
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| Mount Fitzroy |
El Chalten is a small village of less than 1000 residents nestled in the shadow of Mounts Fitzroy and Torre, and it exists solely to enable hikers to come and complete the hikes to get a better view of these amazing mountains, and for the more experienced to climb Fitzroy and Torre which are considered to be two of the most technical climbs in the world.
Our first day was nerve racking as there was a lot of low cloud and we couldn't see the peaks from the village but we were assured that we were going to be very lucky the next day....
In the evening after doing our admin we went for a glass of wine and met Sarah from Montana who had just climbed Aconcagua and was in El Chalten for a a few down days before flying home. As she was planning to do the same hike as us the next day we invited her to walk with us, she was a remarkable lady, an astro physicist which made for a fascinating conversation over dinner and newly diagnosed with MS just three years ago at 26, her mantra "The only way for a diagnosis like MS to be ok is to live a better life with it than without it"; I'm glad that we met her.
Wow, we were so lucky the next day, we set off on the Tres Lagos Trek at 9:45 in brilliant sunshine and able to clearly see the sheer granite faces of Mount Fitzroy. In the evening after doing our admin we went for a glass of wine and met Sarah from Montana who had just climbed Aconcagua and was in El Chalten for a a few down days before flying home. As she was planning to do the same hike as us the next day we invited her to walk with us, she was a remarkable lady, an astro physicist which made for a fascinating conversation over dinner and newly diagnosed with MS just three years ago at 26, her mantra "The only way for a diagnosis like MS to be ok is to live a better life with it than without it"; I'm glad that we met her.
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| It is an incredible place |
El Chalten is an unusual village because you are able to set off on every trek from the village so within just a few minutes you are already on the ascent.
It's a long walk, it took us 10 hours to complete, about 5 - 6 hours to the peak with the last hour of that being a very steep climb to the most sensational view, then another 4 or so hours to get back to The Cervezeria for a celebratory Artesanal beer!
With love,
Raine x
Awesome - and I don't say that often
 I am in love.... |
If you are a keen walker and you haven't been to Patagonia you need to ask yourself why and then book your flights, it is without a doubt the most strikingly beautiful place that I have ever been to.
With love,
Raine x
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