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==Season 2025/26==
'''2026-Jan-27 to 2026-Jan-31 / 5 days / Hiking / NOBO / RR / Kole'''
A tranquil segment; the wide open views of the pass nicely compliment the long closed-in forested sections.
Attractiveness: 4/5; Difficulty: 3/5
Camps:
Night 1: -48.11405, -72.48790 — nice spot on a beach of Lago Christie, but without any wind protection; there could be some sheltered spots in the forest right before
Night 2: Camp {36H} [110.9/500] — lovely sheltered spot on the shore of Lago Alegre
Night 3: Camp {36H} [79.9/876] — some decent flat spaces in the area amongst the trees after the initial Rio Bravo fords
Night 4: -47.62141, -72.46907 — flat sheltered spots right before the Puesto {36H} [53.1/611]
Hitches:
- I departed Villa O’Higgins at 12:00. Got two partial hitches, and a third that took me all the way to the trailhead, X {36H} [142.0/550], arriving at 15:00. On a day with nice weather during high season there seemed to be a decent number of cars driving in the direction of Lago Christie, and so a good chance on hitching all the way to the trailhead. Might be more difficult in bad weather or early/late in the season.
- I arrived to the northern trailhead at Laguna Calluqueo, X {36H} [50.0/553], around 11:00. Luckily it was a nice clear day and so there were several cars around the trailhead and at viewpoints near the Laguna. I walked on the road for a bit and quickly got a hitch from a couple that was returning to Cochrane.
Ford Conditions:
Water levels were high and currents strong after many days of warm weather contributing to snowmelt. All fords along the RR were still able to be crossed, but particularly the ones near the pass (km 81.3 to 77.4) required some trial and error to find a safe line and some careful footing. Ford {36H-B} [1.3/934] (La Picota, often not fordable) along variant B was indeed not fordable, best to stick to the RR higher up along the ridge unless early in the season.
General Notes:
- Challenges include blowdowns in the forested sections that require some CC/BB. Trail was overgrown in parts and at times easy to wander off on cow paths. Many flies on warm, windless days.
- No longer any snow on the pass
- The owner of Puesto {36H} [57.6/667] (Calloqueo) was home
- Also the couple caretaking Puesto {36H} [53.1/611] were home and invited me in for mate and some homemade queso and jam, warm and friendly people.