Continental Ice Cap Patagonia north south Traverse - mountaineering expedition South America

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North South Continental Ica Cap Traverse

This INFINITO SUR trip is exclusively reserved for people really focused in big challenges. "Commitment" is the main meaning of this adventure. There is a not apparent dangers but the alpinist who stayed a long time leaving and sailing on the Continental Ice Cap, know perfectly how hard and long it could be for a common person. We only need to wish it over the other things.

North South Traverse - Continental Ice cap traverse

We need to be mentally prepared for the tuft Patagonian Ice Cap weather conditions. We will be there alone with not possible rescue. The East-West Ice Cap traverse means Commitment and the feeling of the first pioneers experience like. We will go into the Ice Cap by Marconi Pass. We will stop on the impressive "Circo de los Altares" camp, at the impressive Cerro Torre West Face bottom. Other camps will be Viedma Nunatak, Wite Nunatak Air face Hut among other camps conforming the calendar. We will finish this exclusive trip arriving to a typical Patagonian Farm, La Estancia Cristina, where we will have the opportunity to eat the best-reputed sheep meat of the world in a typical Argentine Asado.

Day 1_ Arrival to Santiago de Chile. Hotel accommodation. Meeting point.
Day 2_ Flight to Punta Arenas.Transfer to Puerto Natales. Hotel accommodation.
Day 3_ Transfer to Calafate. Hotel accommodation.
Day 4_ Transfer to Chaltén and to Electrico river bridge. Trekking to Los Troncos refuge. Camp 1.
Day 5_ Los Troncos refuge—Electrico Lake. Camp 2.
Day 6_ Electrico Lake—Marconi Pass. Camp 3.
Day 7_ Marconi Pass - Nunatak Viedma. Camp 4.
Day 8_ Nunatak Viedma - Nunatak Wite. Camp 5.
Day 9_ Nunatak Wite — Cerro Puntudo Camp. Camp 6.
Day 10_ Cerro Puntudo - Refuge Air Force. Camp 7.
Day 11_ Refuge Air Force - Icecap Gateway. Camp 8.
Day 12_ Icecap Gateway — Refuge Pascale. Camp 9.
Day 13_ Refuge Pascale — Estancia (Ranch) Cristina. Camp 10. Typical Argentine Asado dinner. Hotel accommodation. Day 14: Estancia Cristina — Calafate town. Boats cruise. Hotel accommodation.
Day 15-16-17-18-19_ Extra days because bad weather conditions.
Day 20_ Calafate— Punta Arenas (private land transportation). Hotel.
Day 21_ Flight to Santiago de Chile. Hotel accommodation.
Day 22_ Flight at home.

LEVEL: Intermediate-Advanced - CLIENT:GUIDE RATIO 3:1

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