3 days trek
3 days trek
Elevation gain: 900 meters
30-40% slope gradient
Difficult: Physically very demanding. Training required
Glacier experience required
1-3 people per guide
September to March
Morning meeting with the Guide, check of the gear and details of the trip. Transfer to Río Eléctrico and start the trekking; It´ll take 5 to 6hs to “La Playita” Camp, at the foot of Marconi Glacier.“Piedra del Fraile” is a private campsite with services, at the edge of the forest. After there the terrain is open and rockery until the next campsite.
We´ll leave our tent at La Playita, and Trek to the Marconi pass with a daypack; we´ll spend most of the day on glacier terrain, first on the ablation area, and afterwords on the accumulation area. We´ll use crampons and ropes to get across the glacier and steep terrain. Weather allowing, there are excellent panoramic views of Fitz Roy, Piergiorgio and Gorra Blanca, among others. We´ll descent in the afternoon to our campsite. This is about a 10-12 hour day with an elevation gain of 950 meters.
We´ll head back to Rio Eléctrico Bridge. Transportation to El Chaltén. End of the services
Certified Mountain Guide
Expedition food
Transfer El Chaltén-Río Eléctrico-El Chaltén
4 seasons tents
kitchen set & utensils
glacier equipment: crampons, harness, rope, helmet, etc.
VHF radio or sat phone
first-aid kit
GPS
Transportation from El Calafate to El Chaltén
Lodging at El Chaltén
Porters ( at your request)
Personal Equipment
Alcoholic drinks
Personal Travel & rescue insurance (highly recommended)
Services not specified
Gratuities
• Mountaineering boots (*)
• 70-75 L backpack
• Sleeping Bag (-15°C, down recommended)
• Bivouac sac
• Insulate mattress (Therm-a-Rest recommended)
• Walking poles
• Sunglasses with UV filter
• Goggles
• Sun-block and lip balm
• Compeed or second skin (for blisters)
• Personal Hygienic set
• Personal first aid kit
• Pocket knife
• Duct-Tape
• Head lump (with spare batteries)
• Water Bottle (Nalgene) plus small thermo flask
Please make sure you have all requested equipment, let us konw if you need advice for buying or renting
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