Guide and group size
The ratio is 1 mountain guide / assistant every 3 guests. The maximum group size is 9 guests, 1 guide and 2 assistants.
Difficulty and requirements
Guests should feel comfortable with the use of crampons.
These are days of lots of physically demanding. Customers must be in good physical condition.
Guests must carry a backpack with their personal gear (clothing, sleeping bag, mattress insulation, etc.), group equipment (tents, pots, heaters, etc..) and lunch. Approx of 20 kg. It is possible to hire personal porters if necessary.
No previous mountaineering experience is necessary; however, if you have had it, it will help you.
Transportation
Participants are responsible for their own transportation to El Chalten, Argentina. If you need help, please do not hesitate to ask.
Accommodation and food
Accommodation in tents and food are provided during the expedition.
Please let us know of any allergies or special dietary needs.
During the trek, we will be sleeping in camps and 4 season tents based on double occupancy.
Weather considerations
The fame of the area regarding strong winds and sudden change in weather conditions are not legend. Be ready to experience nature in all its beauty and power.
Alpine Fitz Roy Circuit – 3 days
ITINERARY
Day 1
We take our shuttle to the Eléctrico River bridge. We hike a couple of hours to Piedra del Fraile hut. We greet the staff of the place and continue our hike. We climb about 1000 meters over a marked path at the beginning, and then over a series of glacial moraines. After about three hours we arrive in Piedra Negra bivouac, where we will camp on that night.
Day 2
We get up very early in the morning, we have breakfast and begin the approach to Paso Guillaumet by the right (orographic) margin of the remnant glacier.
Once we reach the pass, and perhaps just at dawn, we will pass under the east walls of the needles Guillaumet, Mermoz, Val de Bois and the incredible east face of Fitz Roy.
We continue our way through cracks into the Paso SupeRíor, where we will surely find climbers resting or getting ready to go. We will descend to Laguna de los Tres, where we will spend the night.
Day 3
We begin our descent towards El Chalten. After a few passages of rock we start to see more and more people coming to the Laguna de los Tres. We continue our descent to La Cervecería where Manuela or Blanca will be waiting for us with a tasty homemade beer! Chin chin!