We spent a snowy day holed up in our hostel in El Chaltén. The next day was beautiful and we set out on an ambitious hike to the foot of Mt Fitz Roy. We quickly crested a hill to a spectacular view. Unfortunately, the outlet at the hostel that I attempted to use to charge the camera wasn’t live. After a few clicks, the camera died. On to the iPhone!
The trail went through some forested sections that were beautiful with the fresh snow.
After about 7 miles in, the trail came to a final steep pitch. Leena decided to stay back. A ranger stopped me and wasn’t happy with the quality of my boots (not serious hiking boots) and lack of poles, but let me continue with a warning to be very careful. It was very slick with the snow with some scrambling over rocks. A look back during the final climb:
The reward: an up-close look at Mt Fitz Roy with a glacial lake in the foreground.
The black and white treatment:
A look back late in the day on the hike out.
We covered over 14 miles on a most memorable day!