Tag Archives: el chaltén
The Parting
Following our adventure on Solo, we returned to our friends at Aylen-Aike preparing an asado for the night! They were happy to see our safe return after watching the weather in the mountains all day. We were very glad to be back in a warm place with their company as well. The time in El […]
Cerro Solo, an alternate perspective
When we came to Chaltén, I had not even an inkling that I would end up 200 meters from my first Patagonian cumbre. So, fast-forward to Cerro Solo. Our route had us gaining and losing about 1600 meters in one day. Translation- STEEP! I was feeling a bit anxious about this when we arrived at […]
AMAZEballs
Our hiking adventures have been above our expectations, but there were limits that needed to be pushed… After a night of asado with our new climber friend (Ryan), he convinced us that Cerro Solo should be high priority on things to experience in El Chaltén. It didn’t take long and we had our guide Mathias […]
Asados, Amigos, and Ice Cream
Apologies again for our absence! I’ll start from where Hollis left off… Following our magical trip in the mountains, we all arrived back to town and made a beeline for the homemade ice cream shop, Domo Blanco. I don’t have a photo on my phone (too busy enjoying!), but it’s the best ice cream in […]
Fitz Roy Range
We decided that our first major outing in El Chaltén would be a five day trek through the Fitz Roy Range. It didn’t take long to gather our team (Christina, Phillip, Alice, and Holy), resupply our fuel and food, and map out our route. A five day, four night adventure was planned. The first day […]
Bouldering
The first three days here in El Chatlén were without a cloud in the sky. The ranger told us at least 8 times (I’m not exaggerating) that ‘we were lucky’. Both of us were fighting a cold and waiting for our friends to arrive in town, but we couldn’t just sit around. We took this […]
El Chaltén
Over the past two months, we have described the places visited as magical, beautiful and stunning. I feel that El Chaltén has surpassed everything I have seen in my life and left us at a loss for words. This quaint little town is nestled beneath the world renowned Cerro Torre and Monte Fitz Roy. If […]
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