Paso del Viento

Camp Toro to Camp Paso de los Vientos via El Paso del Viento (18.8 km, 980 meters elevation). As the names are indicating, the day could be windy, but we were incredibly lucky and got none.
The weather could not be more perfect, warm, sunny and no cloud in view. We set off early (05:30) to avoid waiting at the tyrolienne situated about an hour away from camp. This ended up being the perfect decision as we were the first there and could benefit from the pulley, which helped tremendously (yesterday we had none and I, Billie, have sore muscles to prove it).
I go first and as Andreas is about to start, a stressed couple comes up to him to ask if he could take the end of their rope with him, for them to get the pulley back. Unfortunately, they have many knots in the rope, so Andreas must wait in the middle of the tyrolienne. The man gives suddenly up and throws the rope down with an angry gesture. This would have not been so bad if they had attached the rope correctly to the pulley but they did not. Their rope ends in the river.
We continue the hard, steep ascension towards the Paso del Viento, between loose rocks, moraine and glacier. The view is astonishing and we can appreciate the hike alone. We are probably of the few lucky who can fully relax at the pass, as there is absolutely no wind on this day and we enjoy lunch with the view of the Viedma Glacier.
A steep but short descent leads to a pleasant valley and after just 4 km we are at camp. There is only one tent there so we can choose a good spot (one more perk of getting up early).
We wash, stretch, relax, admire the view and watch people arriving. A nice Swiss couple sets up its tent (exactly the same as ours in green) next to us and recommend us some hikes in Argentina.Læs mere