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==Season 2024/25==

Pass 27.6km - snow from 1,700m to the pass on the south side. North side just has a few patches. Following RR worked for us.

In Guallali we stayed at Shop 11 0.1 - 30k pp for a bed, lunch, dinner and breakfast. They also sell a few basics; pastas, ramen, tuna, cookies, toilet paper.

I started a Guallali a 7 a.m. for the long MR (indicated as TL) walk into the valley of the cows - they were everywhere. Met 6 arrieros at different places. All indicated water reliable, fords no major problem. Camped some 500 m before the last indicated spot before the pass, great view there.

Day 2: started at 7 p.m. and arrived at 9 at the pass. By then, the snow on the southern side had just begun to become a bit softer on the surface. An hour earlier you need crampons to get down, now I could move very quick.

The second part of the CC section is not difficult if you stay in the river bed. I crossed the river like ten times, when I saw a path (also on OSM) on the left. I tried to get there, but this was a mistake. Just 20 meters, but very steep rubble. It was at that moment, when I probably looked very silly trying to get up this slope, when 2 gpt hikers passed by. I got back down to them, after a short gpt-small-talk they continued NOBO and I SOBO, now staying in the river bed. Arrived at Ranquil at 2. p.m. I had combined sections 08-11 and really ran out of food after the deplorable resupply situation in Trapa Trapa and Guallali. But nobody at the police station in Ranquil and an arriero told me, that buses go only on mondays, wednesdays and fridays. But that in 30 min an animal transporter will arrive. So it was, only that the driver’s cabin was full and the mochilero had to join the cows. 1,5 hours later the cattle and I arrived in Lonquimay.

* '''6Dec2024 - 9dec2024 / hiking SOBO / RR / 3 days / Clara'''

Beautiful landscapes all along the way up and down.