Lomo del Peliege Tumbado trek

Next day we woke up and got ready by 9:30 am. After that we walked just outside of the El Chalten village to the entrance of the national park. The starting point of the Lomo del Peliege Tumbado trek is the same as the starting of the Mirador de Los Cóndores trek we had done before.
El Chalten is famous for the various tours and treks around the village and out of the many options that are available, we had picked the 4 best ones. The Tumbado trek is said to have the best panoramic views of not only the Fritz Roy and the nearby mountains, but of the whole chain of mountains and the valleys around. The whole trek is about 8 kms to the viewpoint of the Laguna Torre (marked as medium) and then a 2 kms extremely steep climb to the viewpoint of the mountains around.
We started our trek at around 10:30 am. It was quite sunny and the initial path was a slow climb up with no trees or tall plants to give shade. It was a bit of tough going mainly due to the heat of the direct sun.
About 3 kms from the starting point, we reached a marshland with lovely views of the valley below. We could also see the Fritz Roy massif across the pampas topography.Read more