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==Season 2024/25==
Information Yendegaia
GPT64 - Yendegaia - 3-7/12/24 - New option from Caleta Maria - 3 days
With Manon Petit we're walking NOBO from Puerto Williams. We wanted to explore Yendegaia. While looking for a way to disembark at Caleta 2 de Mayo Yendegaia we got the following information:
- The ferry between Punta Arenas et Puerto Williams regularly stops at Yendegaia but only if material or staff are to be dropped or picked up. If it stops there, tickets for yendegaia exist at 27 kCLP, but there is no way to check beforehand.
- We couldn't have the information whether or not carabineros would let us pass from there. We contacted the military chief of the area Rodrigo Quesada, who ended up saying that we would need authorization from the CONAF. We went yo see the CONAF itself, they dont issue authorizations except for scientific purposes. The management plan of the park will not be ready before 10 years. Until then there will be no authorization. However, there is noone from CONAF there.
- We found a guy who could have dropped us legally at Caleta Ferrari. It's Jorge Caros, +56 9 9368 9723, owner of the lodge Errante. However he'd ask 600 USD for the crossing
- There is no boat in Puerto Williams that would take someone to Ushuaia without making the immigration.
All in all, it is much easier to plan it SOBO ! Anyone who reaches Caleta 2 de Mayo by foot would be able to jump on the ferry to Punta Arenas or Puerto Williams.
So that's what we did ! From Punta Arenas we hitchhiked to Villa Cameron then Pampa Guanaco and Caleta Maria. From there we walked the incredible Paso Bárbara, that opens up great views on the Cordillera Darwin and Bahia Blanca. We descended to the Glaciar Dalla Vedova and came back the same way to Caleta Maria. It took 2.5 days of really hard terrain. The pass itself has no difficulty, but two steep dense forest sections on the northern side are to be taken seriously ! No big river crossing along the way. 60km way and back. We followed a great track found on wikiloc. Nothing else to add. Don't hesitate to cross the river multiple times at the bottom of the northern valley.
We think this pass would be a great alternative to the paso de las lagunas and the road under construction. It adds up length and turbera terrain, and linking up to Yendegaia would be a serious expedition. We got confirmation from Manuel at Caleta Maria that he could provide resupply and shelter for any hiker there ! We slept at his cabine for 10kCLP each. Hot water, great talk with a great man ! You can contact him through contacto@caletamaria.cl. He does bot answer emails often, but he assured us that you could just show up ! It would never be an issue to host and resupply few persons.
From there it would be possible to link with Pampa Guanaco where a small almacén just opened, Dónde Ximena +53973019628 , si there is possible resupply bere too.
==Season 2023/24==
