El Chalten: Mountain Runners Paradise
El Chalten from the perspective of a mountain runner in a nutshell. Overall I covered over 284 km with 8725m +/-, and spent over 34 hours in these mountains. Although I got to most of the major landmarks and a fair few lesser known areas, it feels like I could spend a year there and still not know all the beauty. As a runner on these trails you will have to at times stop for hikers on the more well known trails, and trail etiquette is of utmost importance to both care for the land and not ruin runners repuatations in what is know as the Trekking Capital of Patagonia. But if you enjoy these trails respectfully and responsibly then you are in for the adventure of a lifetime.
Perito Moreno Glacier Trek: Worth the Cost
Finally, we were on the ice, and thankfully the weather had cleared for us. At the start the ice is all a bit murky and covered in dirt as it merges with the forest, but after a short climb it became the pristine white ice you would imagine. Over the 90 minutes on the ice, we were taken over cravasses, allowed to try out the guides ice axes, shown deep holes in the ice that gave off the majestical blue colour I truly cannot describe, and told lots of information about how it forms and the importance of glaciers for our planet.