Patagonia Southern Ice Field Expedition from El Chalten

We leave by vehicle from El Chaltén at 08:00hs to Río Eléctrico. We walk into the forest until we reach the mountain refuge Piedra del Fraile. We will rest before continuing to our objective: to make our first camp at La Playita. Activity: 6 hours

We walk to the Marconi River zip line. We ascend by mountain road to Laguna de los 14, with beautiful sculpted rock formations. We go up to the Marconi glacier walking on rocky terrain and glacier with crampons. After 300 meters of vertical drop we arrive at the entrance of the ice field. We sleep in the Chilean mountain refuge Gorra Blanca. Activity: 7/8 hours

On this day we will use the Gorra Blanca refuge to rest or as an extra "wild card" in case of adverse weather.

Long glacier hike of 16 km through the Ice Field. We pass by the west face of Cerro Marconi, giant granite needles and crevasses. We will camp at the foot of the Cordón del Cerro Torre in the famous "Circo de los Altares" Activity: 9 hours.

We have breakfast with a fabulous view of Cerro Torre. We continue to the Viedma Glacier, bordering the Adela range for 9km. We finish the glacier transit, we camp in "Laguna Ferrari". Activity : 8 hours

From Laguna Ferrari, we climb up to the "Paso del Viento" and descend into the Patagonian forest. We cross a zip line or wade and camp at Laguna Toro.

From Laguna Toro, you reach El Chaltén through trails in forests and mallines, achieving this unforgettable Patagonian challenge. Activity: 6 hours

To be used in case of adverse weather or extra day.