Hosteria Infinito Sur El Chalten

... com aquela agua geladinha que vinha direto dos glaciares acima. Claro, molhei as luvas e meus dedos congelaram doeram muito, mas valeu!

O retonro a El Chalten foi tranquilo, a volta eh sempre “mais curta”. Ainda deu tempo de tirar fotos pelo caminho e tomar um copao de leite quente num restaurante da cidade,
minha unica refeicao depois desde o cafe da manha.

Pensei em passar a noite lah mas com as agencias de viagem fechadas e ...

Arrived in El Calafate for a day spent doing nothing and caught a bus to El Chalten, the hiking capital of Argentina the next day for an overnight stay. Set up at the worst hostel ever where they charge you for toilet paper. Went on a 3 hour trek though light rain and mist and through some scary woods to a waterfall. Trekked up the mountain behind the waterfall for a bit and went back to the hostel. Learnt to cook ...

... of Fitz Roy... surrounded by a crystal clear lake... breathtaking... contrast of colours blew our minds away.. also ahead of schedule... all is good... 12:00pm... after lovely walk through ...

... in El Chalten and got a bit panicky when I remembered reading that the town has no ATM's, and most places don't accept cards. I had enough cash to survive for about a day. Some investigation later though and I discovered the towns first cash machine had just been installed.. phewww! Most of the main hostels were booked out so I ended up staying in an off the beaten track place, but it was just the job as ...

... BOOM!!! stormy night, and arriving on the annual climbing and trekking appreaciation party... we managed to find a matchbox sized room for us all to stay in, informed by a local guy that 'the' band of Argentina were playing, along side 'the' local band... not to be missed, free, and in the local sports hall!!!!! Bizarre to see the basketball court packed out with chicos, watching the local beauty pagent of 15 year olds frmo the region (The ...

... range that is quite possibly the most stunning scenery I have ever seen. There is no photograph that can even begin to capture the awesome scenery of this place. This place is paradise here on earth. No doubt about it. We are going on another hike tomorrow. I can not wait. If it is even half as beautiful as today's hike... it will be breathtaking.

... other by the red jackets - and took the final descent down to Los Tres for another swim and another Tortilla and spectacular views of Fitz Roy and its glacier. Back down and we broke the rules and started back down the gulley hoping to find my sunhat. And there it was, stuck on a rock just above the river. Very satisfying to find it! Another very enjoyable eight hour trek. Vicky went back to her hostel and I found my way to a local bar La ...

... of a cold tent. Our room was full upon our return, mostly young Israelis....there are hundreds of Israelis travelling here and they travel in packs. Despite the full room, we slept well. We trekked up the mountain for an overnighter the next day. Weather was good, lots of hikers. Nice camp area, full of hikers. The next morning was clear so we hiked up to the ...

Et c est repartit pour de la marche. Je m en vais seul cette fois mais on est jamais vraiment seul longtemps sur les chemins par ici ni dans les campings du Parc. Enfin, de toute facon, le temps est magnifique et les montagnes incroyables, alors ce n est pas trop grave. On en prend plein la vue et parfois pleins les oreilles quand un groupe d Israeliens prend le soleil pres du lac en bas du Fitz roy ou ne se couche pas avant 00h30... Apres 2 ...

... Long story short, we had a few options: - Go to the famous Torres de Paine for some trekking as Jeff had planned. Unfortunately this was would take up the rest of our time in Argentina and require us to tackle a lot of high-season complications. - Take a bus up to Bariloche on the famous Ruta 40 which was another one of Jeff's plans. This would require us to spend 29 hours at least on a bus and give up other plans. As well as spend more on a ...