On Sunday morning we drove four hours to El Chalten. It's a small town created in 1985 to stop Chilean border encroachment and as a haven for hikers and climbers in the summer. As we drove in we had beautiful views of its most famous peak, Fitz Roy.
However on Monday we finally experienced true Patagonian weather. Most of the 22km hike was in okay weather but on the steepest part (where we climbed 400m in 1km), up to the viewing spot we encountered sleet and strong winds. Hence our lunch time view was rather cloudy and lunch was eaten very quickly.
As we headed back into town the weather cleared and views became much clearer. I was lucky enough to have a large condor fly right in front of me at one point.
However on Monday we finally experienced true Patagonian weather. Most of the 22km hike was in okay weather but on the steepest part (where we climbed 400m in 1km), up to the viewing spot we encountered sleet and strong winds. Hence our lunch time view was rather cloudy and lunch was eaten very quickly.
As we headed back into town the weather cleared and views became much clearer. I was lucky enough to have a large condor fly right in front of me at one point.
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