* 2022-Dec-15 / 3 days / RR anticlockwise / Frank
The river above Laguna Toro was waist deep & v fast, it nearly knocked me over. Not recommended to cross in the afternoon. In the early morning it may be only knee deep. Bring the harness anyway & learn how to use it, you may need it. On the glacier stay near the edge, people tend to go too far out. At the far side you should see footprints & cairns leading to the moraine. Camped @ small high camp just after exiting the moraine (Vivac Tunel) There are a few stone corrals there. Lined the tent with rocks - pegs alone will pop. Good & sheltered camping @ Laguna Toro & after Paso del Viento @ Refuge but I went from high camp over Paso's Viento & Huemul in 1 long day. Only a little snow @ Paso del Viento & easy to cross. Very windy on Paso Huemul in the afternoon. Steep & loose descent, slow going but I saw 2 huemul. Amazing views of the Icecap between the two passes. Campsite @ Iceberg Bay one of the best on GPT. You can watch the bergs that calve off the icefield breaking up. At lower Rio Tunel we forded 300M downstream from the cable where the river is braided into channels. OK to cross @ noon, knee deep & fast but you need to pick a good spot. Definitely not fordable @ the cable where it runs deep in a single channel. Challenging hike but incredible views of the Icecap.
* 2022-Dec-16 / FrankWatch video of the hike @ national park office. Bring a harness & learn how to do a Tyrolean traverse before you go (the NP video is useful for this) Where the trail differs from the track file it's easier to follow the trail which is generally good & clear. You are required to register online for the trek (link given by Veronica & Zach) & sign out at the national park office when you are finished.
Watch video of The river above Laguna Toro was waist deep & v fast, it nearly knocked me over. Not recommended to cross in the hike @ national park officeafternoon. In the early morning it may be only knee deep. Bring a the harness anyway & learn how to do a Tyrolean traverse before use it, you gomay need it. Where On the trail differs from glacier stay near the track file it's easier edge, people tend to follow go too far out. At the trail which is generally good far side you should see footprints & clear. You are required cairns leading to register online for the trek moraine. Camped @ small high camp just after exiting the moraine (link given by Veronica & ZachVivac Tunel) There are a few stone corrals there. Lined the tent with rocks - pegs alone will pop. Good & sign out at sheltered camping @ Laguna Toro & after Paso del Viento @ Refuge but I went from Vivac Tunel over Pasos Viento & Huemul in 1 long day. Only a little snow @ Paso del Viento & easy to cross. Very windy on Paso Huemul in the national park office when afternoon. Steep & loose descent, slow going but I saw 2 huemul. Amazing views of the Icecap between the two passes. Campsite @ Iceberg Bay one of the best on GPT. You can watch the bergs that calve off the icefield breaking up. At lower Rio Tunel we forded 300M downstream from the cable where the river is braided into channels. OK to cross @ noon, knee deep & fast but you are finishedneed to pick a good spot. Definitely not fordable @ the cable where it runs deep in a single channel. Challenging hike but incredible views of the Icecap.
==Season 2021/22==
