16 Big mountain Big walk Fitz Roy

A good nights sleep with no wind and almost warm !
A good morning call with Hugh and he’s good !
A short hike to the entrance and we’re off into the park to attempt the 10km walk up to the Laguna de los Tres!
It’s a beautiful blue sky day and the sun is shining !
Well …. It was a bloody long way supposedly 20 km but my watch counting steps tells me the day was over 20miles! This the result of small steps especially on the last 2km which was up a steep vertical slope!
The first part is a short climb then a 4- 6 km flat bit with emerging views of Fitz Roy as the cloud passes by it ! The final part of the climb is a beast supposedly 2km but far worse and longer !
We complete the walk -it took 8 hrs ! My thighs are stiff ! It was tougher probably because it’s longer than Kilimanjaro! That was tough as oxygen was low but this is steeper and more straight up !
So I have a theory which is a bit Father Ted ….mountains are big when they are far away but mountains are also big when you get nearer ! Mountains are also best viewed from a distance - especially if there is a chance to walk closer to said mountain !
At times mount FitzRoy is partly hidden but eventually the ziggurat appears ! Colossal!
On the way back we pass the Lagunas and it’s downhill
It’s another Redgrave moment ! 8 hrs ! Up hill !
A grand day out and my legs will feel it in two days !Read more