El Chalten Campgrounds - Reviews and Rates

in calafate we have split. and to chalten we went me, ian, the english guy and sabrina a german girl. we got there at noon, and immediatly went for a hike to see fitz roy. and the next day we went to another treck. its really hard for a couch potatoe like me, but i do it somehow. the next day we have split again, and me and ian gone to chile, cr...

I realized there was nothing left I wanted to spend exhorbinant amounts of money on in Calafate, so I went to Chalten instead! Interestingly, two other people were also going to Chalten in the morning (Anna and Chrystel) so they let me join them on their journey. Marcopolo inn was able to set up a room for me and buy my bus ticket! In Chalten th...

We thought after a week in El Calafate doing nothing that we should go hiking in El Chalten, 4 hours north of El Calafate over half road, half....not road. Unfortunately the upper trails were closed for winter so we had to satisfy our hiking cravings with the beginners trails. tut. We started very enthusiastically practically running up the moun...

So two days ago I hiked up to Laguna de los Tres, a figurative stones-throw from mount Fitz Roy. It was absolutely incredible - but not all of it. The entire walk was 12.5km one-way (25kms return), but I´m claiming 28kms because I wandered around quite a bit at the Laguna and had a 1km hike from the hostel to the trailhead. That´s my covering st...

Day 183: February 14, 2008 El Calafate to El Chaltén We slept soundly until the alarm went off at 8:30. The weather was clear and sunny with a warm breeze. We ate another filling breakfast and checked out of the hotel. After gassing up, we headed eastward, out of town, with Liz at the wheel. When we reached Ruta 40, we headed north, crossing the...

wir sind in argentinien, am fusse des fitzroy, eines hohen berges, benannt nach dem englischen kapitaen des forschungschiffes, auf dem darwin hierher reiste. unsere reise verlief abenteuerlich und eher ungewohnt: nach coyhaique legten wir am ersten tag 120 km hin ueber einen pass und bei 35grad hitze. das war nahe an einem grenzerlebnis, doch di...

5 h de bus et nous voici a El chalten autoproclamée "capitale nationale de la randonnée". Le Fitz Roy est en effet l´une des montagnes les plus mythique de la planète : le Fitz Roy est cette montagne créée par Dieu pour ecraser lórgueil des hommes et leur montrer leurs limites" ( Madsen, 1er colon européen des lieux). Malgré un temps un peu capr...

Deserted town Last stop in Patagonia was El Chalten - a small village 220km north of El Calafate. It is seriously the only sign of life for hundreds of miles and only reachable via 3.5 hour bus ride from Calafate. The village was established in 1985 as base for hiking and trekking the mountains and trails in the area. I had read there was no int...

I set off to see Mount Fitz Roy an hour before sunrise. The barkless white beech trunks that form steps over the hill are easy to see in the dim, blue light. A strong wind rips through the Rio de las Vueltas valley. It seems possible the weather will spoil my view. Mount Fitz Roy, clear as daylight yesterday (though out of sight on my Torres tre...

With the rain and wind, I skip the day treks. I meet up again with the Austrian couple. It is possible to do the 23 km hike all the way back to Chalten. We are tired and the wet chill has worked its way to our bones. We hike to Refugio Pilar (3 hours). It turns out to be a beautiful B&B. We walk in without showering for 3 days. We have coffe...