Photo Diary - Perito Moreno and Los Glaciares National Park
This post is a photo diary from our time in Patagonia. We crossed into Argentinian Patagonia after hiking Torres del Paine in Chile.
Perito Moreno Glacier
Perito Moreno is often touted as one of the few advancing glaciers on the planet, I am unsure about how true that is but it is certainly a sight to behold. The height/depth of the glacier averages around 50-70m, to compare, Minar-e-Pakistan is 70m high.
Los Glaciares National park
Los Glaciares National park is located in the Argentinian Patagonia. We came here after hiking Torres del Paine in Chile and walked the following trails:
- Los Condores - Las Aguillas hike.
- Cerro Torre trail.
- Mount FitzRoy (El Chalten) hike.
Los Condores - Las Aguillas
Hike Info
Distance: 5 km
Duration: 1 hour 43 min
Ascent/Descent: 194m
Difficulty: Easy/Beginner
This one was a fairly easy jaunt and a perfect warm-up to our longer hikes in the upcoming days.
Cerro Torre
Hike Info
Distance: 18.75 km
Duration: 5 hour 23 min
Ascent/Descent: 807m
Difficulty: Easy (weather dependent)
I couldn't take pictures from my camera as we encountered constant freezing rain. We were only able to record a few videos on the GoPro and some pictures from my phone. On this hike Ayesha's phone got water-damaged.
FitzRoy Hike
Hike Info
Distance: 22.6 km
Duration: 8 hours 43 mins
Ascent/Descent: 1067 m
Difficulty: Moderate (due to the last section)
This day hike is the best I have done so far. The weather was perfect, the views were wonderful and changing every hour. The view of the two lakes with Mount Fitzroy were absolutely mesmerising. I was unable to take my eyes off of it. The teal lake directly below the mountain had an ethereal quality due to the light conditions and shadows coming through the adjacent peaks, I was awestruck by it's natural beauty.
Nearing the end of the hike, we also saw Andean condors elegantly flying and doing low-passes around the hikers. They are considered the largest bird of prey in the world.
