SAN LORENZO - MOUNTAINGEERING
3706m / 12230 ft
This mountainous chain of the central Patagonia dominates one of the
least explored zones in the world. Without a doubt, this offers lovers
of mountaineering and trekking an incredible range of opportunities.
Towards the west the vegetation is that of sufficient moisture, while
to the east is dramatically drier in nature. Cerro San Lorenzo is the
natural frontier that distinguishes the climates. There is an abundance
of fossilized forests and Paleolithic pits of the indigenous people
that give testimony to the past in the forms of crafts and cave paintings.
First climbed in 1943 by a team led by the Italian missionary and photographer
Alberto de Agostini, the Monte San Lorenzo ia an immense glaciated peak(
the 2nd highest in Patagonia) located in the Argentine border SE of
Cochrane. The ascent of the peak itself is a 7 to 10 days expedition
requiring solid glacier progression and ice climbing skills. While remote
valleys at the base of the peak make for spectacular trekking routes
appropriate for almost everyone
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