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==Season 2025/26==
'''2026-Jan-10 to 2026-Jan-12 / 3 days / Hiking / SOBO / RR, A, D, E / Emily'''
Beautiful section and well worth the detour - great views of glaciers, easy walking, and no one around. I did an out-and-back on the RR to the first marked viewpoint for Glaciar Chico. Unfortunately I had to cut my route short due to not being able to catch Don Luis, a short weather window, and a need for gear repairs. If you’ve time, I think it would be well worthwhile to spend longer on this section.
Camps
Night 1: -48.94216, -72.96680. (As suggested by Michael and Kasia in 2024/25 season). Good spot, but quite a bit of animal excrement around.
Night 2: Ricardo’s at Candelario Mancilla (Settler {38-A} [0.5/310]). 10.000 CLP p/n.
* I signed in with the Carabineros prior to leaving - very quick process.
* Trail is mostly clear and easy to follow. There are some small parts of overgrown trail, particularly on the descent from the pass, however these can easily be avoided by taking Variants E and D.
* Trail is well-marked with red paint/yellow reflective stickers along the Glaciar Chico trail.
* Viewpoint 32.2/484 (Piedra Grande) is worth the backtrack and beautiful at sunset. There is a small, flat-looking spot here that would be a nice camp in perfect weather (no protection, likely prone to flooding, dry camp).
* I started along Option 1 for Peninsula La Carmela and arrived at the Don Luis’ in the early morning (around 7am). After trying and failing to get his attention for a while, I cut my losses and started back. I didn’t hear any dogs, so assumed he was not home. Although I informed the Carabineros I would be taking that route, I’d suggest explicitly asking them to radio the gaucho beforehand.
* For Ford 6.8/556, look for a rock shelf heading downstream on a diagonal (starts on the eastern bank around -48.90159, -72.77769). While the ford is easy at the waypoint, fording along here is below the knee (165cm).
* Signed back in with the Carabineros around 5pm. I asked if I could start to the border that evening (i.e camp in Chile, and arrive in Argentina the next morning) but they said it was too late. I camped at Ricardo’s for wifi and my salvoconducto, but the Carabineros noted I could also camp near their horses.
* Immigration was quick the next day; 15 minutes in Chile, 5 in Argentina. Both were very friendly.
* I continued on to GPT39 and was able to hitch from the southern end of Lago del Desierto.
<big>'''GPT38/ 2025-12-15 to 2025-12-16/ 1 day/ Hiking/ NOBO/ RR/ Greg Carter'''</big>