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November 2024 [Tomáš]: There are a number of different ways to connect Sections 11 and 12. However, none of them have been proven to be faster than descending along the The regular route to the valley at 1400m is proven and regaining the elevation along the regular routeworks. There are a few optional routes that promise to be more direct Will alone and with less elevation gain, but as Tomáš and Natalie together found independently of April 2024each other almost identical traverse, based on that they liked [it is included in their suggestions in the trip reports below2024 Track files]. it is pure CC and the terain is not the easiest, but they appear to be very difficult and take longer than the regular routethink it is quite doable. There is one route option which appears to be unexplored, GPT11-04(and possibly 11-03). Please edit the pages of this text on both sections 11 and 12 if you have any updates.

Slept in Guallalí in the growth as others have described , but still asked the shop owner first for permission. Carabineros were nice and told us we did not need to check in although the sign says "obligatory check". Pedro at the mini shop is also kind and willing to help hikers although there is only a handful of items in his shop-: bought some sweets. Pedro also told me that option05 to lonquimay lLnquimay would require you to pay 10mil from to the locals. We took RR. At this time of the year the road is the "dirt-dust type" but still fast until Estero Quillaylemu (14km) which makes for a nice rest. Tomáš checked out the hotsprings at 6.6. There is a table and a pool of nicely hot muddy water directly next to a river. Better camping site than in Guallali. After the Estero Quillaylemu , the track gets harder to follow , but becomes beautiful after the ford and bend towards the pass. Lost the trail a couple of times , but found lots of wild quinoa. Camped at 25.1 behind a boulder by the river to cut the wind, camp at 26.1 looked nicer.

For the pass we followed the ridge for as long as we could (option 01) and it was fun and straightforward. Luckily, although the winds were strong that day the ridge was almost windless. Made our way down similar to Will. Got off the ridge here; -38.10270, -71.07250 (later than indicated by the GPX), headed to a small dry gully next to and below the "greyish" dirt here; -38.10359, -71.07282, you had to use your edges as the ground was hard"grit". Entered a small creek bed here;-38.10604, -71.07538 and followed it (some water) until it turned into a scramble. At that point we climbed back up to our left (East), moved south until we went down and up our final gully, just underneath 01B. This last gully was easy as Tomáš found a soft spot, somewhere around here;-38.11039, -71.07474. After this point it was easy to connect to the main route[2024: The track is in our suggestions]. Just the section up to here from the ridge is problematic - maybe two km. Probably fastest would be to go down the regular route and take the first option left, which is probably a trail and only means about 300 m of additional climbing. The route as mapped by the GPX files (option01; second half of the traverse) looks quite steep and exposed and does not save much elevation. It is probably might or might not be possible but to us from below it does not look worth it.