*WS 55 ( re-post ) – Trekking in El Chalten, Argentina*
Now to southern South America
El Chalten is a small village near the southern tip of Argentina. It is located within the Los Glaciars National Park, flanked by the Torre and Fitz Roy mountains. Because of the location it has gradually grown into a popular trekking center and marketed as the Trekking Capital of Argentina. Most tourists come here to trek or hike (more leisurely) and there are many established treks.
We were here in 2019 on a small group tour. And we had a day of trekking based on our own choice of treks. In late morning the two of us went to trek the initial parts of the popular “Fitz Roy Track”, up to the Viewing Point of the Las Vueltas River and came back, for a total of about 4 to 5 km only. In the afternoon I went alone to trek the initial part of the “Torre Lake Track” up to the Viewing Point of the Torre, or about 6 km in total. Great vista through out.
First 3 photos on the Fitz Roy Track. The 3rd photo shows the Las Vueltas River viewed from the track. The last 5 photos on the Lake Torre Track. The last photo shows the snow-capped peaks of Torre, Egger, etc, the reward of reaching the Viewing Point of Mt Torre on the track.
The fittest few from our group trekked around 30 km.
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