Introduction to today's journey
Today's journey takes us along the Laguna de Los Tres track from the village up the mountainside for a spectacular sunrise view of Mount Fitz Roy. From the lookout I continue along the track climbing a steep rise to the top of the terminus of an old glacier with a spectacular view of Laguna de Los Tres with the mountains towering above it. From there I return along the track passing a Laguna Madre before descending back into the village.
Today's Journey
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Starting the Laguna de Los Tres track before first light, the Milky Way shines brightly over the dark mountains overhead as I moderately ascend from El Chalten |
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Watching the sunlight of the rising sun illuminate the top of Mount Fitz Roy viewed from the hilltop Mirador del Fitz Roy. |
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View across to Mount Fitz Roy from above a subalpine swampy bog area about 700 metres above sea level. The jagged peaks of the mountain towers high above the surrounding glaciers and forested hills. |
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The track rises steeply up the moraine from Rio Blanco camping ground. The severely windswept trees are already showing their autumn colours. |
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Trekking up the glacial deposits towards the viewpoint with the steep section now behind us. |
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At the viewpoint over Laguna de los Tres with the spectacular Mount Fitz Roy towering two and a half kilometres above it. |
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Descending the steep track back towards Rio Blanco looking northward to more jagged mountains and the remote Chilean village of Villa O'Higgins on the other side. |
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Crossing a bridge over the stream draining Laguna de low Tres and the nearby larger Laguna Sucia. |
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Diverting along a different route back passing the waters of Laguna Capri as a breeze begins to blow. |
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Descending the last bit into El Chalten as the breeze suddenly strengthens to cyclone speed making this last part of the descent quite difficult. |
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