Following the ‘rest day’ spent hiking up Cerro Castillo, it was time to get back on the bikes and straight into the biggest climb of the Carretera, climbing up the stunning switchbacks to 1100mLue lisää
Following the ‘rest day’ spent hiking up Cerro Castillo, it was time to get back on the bikes and straight into the biggest climb of the Carretera, climbing up the stunning switchbacks to 1100mLue lisää
Very steep hike with Izzy, Margo & Alexander up to the stunning Lago Cerro Castillo, beneath the glacier and towers. Weather seemed very good as we started the trek but when we got to the parkLue lisää
Fried eggs on the Cocina economica (wood fired aga) to start the day, followed by a glorious 50mph tailwind for the short ride to Villa Cerro Castillo and amazingly paved roads for the final 14km!Lue lisää
A horror day! Very heavy rain overnight made us very grateful of our refugio & warm fire, and it continued all morning. Great breakfast of home grown eggs (the chicken were literally running outsideLue lisää
Horrible first hour on terrible washboard gravel (think - cycling on a corrugated roof) reduced us to walking speed but gravel improved after 15km and we then stumbled on the cutest little estancia soLue lisää
Laguna Torre Hike ~ we weren’t sure if George’s knee would hold up for another monster hike but thankfully all was okay and we managed to get to the beautiful Laguna Torre. A stunning trailLue lisää
Estancia Bonanza ~ original plan was to treat ourselves to a one night stay here but we loved it so much we stayed for two! Will never get over arriving to our cabin with a perfect view of Fitz RoyLue lisää
Amazing hike up to Cerro Fitz Roy, including a dip in Laguna de Los Tres at the base of the towers
Arrived in the tiny tourist town of El Chalten on Monday morning and having repacked bikes into cardboard boxes for the bus journey, first job was to rebuild the bikes and pack bags onto the bike forLue lisää