Paso Huemul

Today we join the campo de Bahia de los Témpanos from the campo de los Vientos (18.2 km and 626 meters elevation gain).
We start with the same routine as yesterday (remember we don’t have the possibility to do coffee, so we drink a little bit of tea). We hike about 15 minutes to a view point and eat our breakfast (a protein bar) watching the sun colouring the mountains in pink.
The way up to the Paso Huemul looks straight out of a mountain magazine and at the top we are rewarded by a view of the Lago Viedma. The descent everybody was warning us about is indeed steep and sometimes exposed but manageable (slightly more difficult than Sierre Zinal 😅).
We are rewarded at campsite Bahia de los Témpanos by the most beautiful lake with icebergs floating and the glacier in the background right. For a short, one and a half hour we are alone and can enjoy the sunny view and the (cold) swim next to the icebergs. A moment we will remember hopefully for our entire life.
We spend the afternoon at the beach, watching the icebergs moving, melting and breaking, the glacier or the others coming down. We gather some tips for our next adventures from a guide and just enjoy being there.Læs mere