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April 3, 2016January 19, 2019

Between Argentina and Chile

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Arriving in El Chalten with a light pack.

El Chalten was a 24 hour turnaround. Rodrigo gave us sanctuary from the high price tags and high volume of tourists. All sorts come here, from town and foodie travelers, to rock climbers, to day hikers and even a few backpackers. In his backyard we based, resupplied, and then splurged big time and got burgers and beers AND ICE CREAM.

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I scream, you scream, we all scream – the ice cream parlor guy asks everyone to leave.

 

 

The next afternoon we departed up the wide and well-used trails into Parque los Glaciares toward the famous Fitz Roy. Passing an abundance of day hikers heading back in to town, we enjoyed the footpath interstates, yet managed to trip on just about everything.
One would think that after 2 months we would be better at walking but when you are busy gazing at glaciers hanging from the lap of mighty Cerro Torres directly ahead of us, well, I can excuse our kicking every rock and root along the way.

It was interesting to me to observe those with multi-day packs on, many were humongous and their wearers frowning at the ground ahead of them. So burdened by the weight they were missing the majesty, the whole reason to backpack. It was a reminder of how far Neon and I have come in our packing techniques that our bags with food for twice as many days were also about half the weight. Recalls me to the deep gratitude that we carry for Hyperlite for supporting our trip and freeing us to keep our eyes to the skies so as to enjoy the vistas all around us as we travel.

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Hooray for light backpacks!

That night, we pitched our tent at Camp Poinsenot at the foot of Fitz Roy. The camp was a fascinating mix of people – Asian and Middle Eastern visitors, young groups from Argentina and Chile, and a smattering of Americans. We even met a Butanese fellow! It seems their country is recently opening up to tourists visiting but the flow is heavily regulated.0$Images$713_100_PANAP1000141JPG

We woke the next morning to spectacular views of the soaring wall of peaks. Still, we packed up quickly before most of the camp was awake and continued north, out of the park and up the dirt road toward Lago del Desierto.

We ate lunch at a mural to Argentine Gerendemeria and a 1965 border skirmish between them and the Chileans. We found it funny to hear a tour guide of a bus who stopped by explain to his guests about the fight but not to worry, because “now there are GPSes so there is no more conflict.”
As I understood from the plaque, the conflict at the time had come from Chileans taking down an Argentine flag over the lake and raising their own. It was not a matter of confusion.
On the other side of the border, the Chilean government is training locals about navigating glaciers and is implementing a program to helicopter them up in shifts to permanently occupy a refugio which is more easily accessed from Argentina, which the Argentines keep “sneaking over and using, FOR FREE!”

Yet many of the Patagonians we speak to consider the rivalry something of a northern matter, or one for the armed forces. Between themselves they often have family across the border. “There are not enough Patagonians for us to fight against one another,” one family explains, “we must stand together and the Argentines have come to march with us against the dams being built.”

As we walked the shaded trails alongside pleasant Lago del Desierto, along the many short but steep ups and downs, I reflected on peace and conflict. Kinship and incongruity. I come to no conclusions.

After the lago, we passed the lovely camp at the Argentine border, through No Man’s land where we crossed paths with Nick and Matt, whom I met in WFR (Wilderness First Responder) training in Utah some months ago. It was a joyous and quick rendezvous and put a pep in my step as we passed through Chilean immigration. Then, we boarded the ferry across Lago O’Higgins into the tiny and marvelous town of Villa O’Higgins.0$Images$147_100_PANAP1000186JPG

Entre Argentina y Chile

Traducción por Henry Tovar

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Llegando a el Chalten con una mochila ligera

El Chaltén fue un giro de 24 horas. Rodrigo nos dio santuario de los altos precios y el alto volumen de turistas. Vienen de todo tipo aquí, de la ciudad y viajeros interesados en la comida, escaladores, excursionistas de día en incluso algunos mochileros. En su patio trasero acampamos, reabastecimos, y
luego gastamos algo más de dinero y nos compramos hamburgesas, cervezas y helado.

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Yo grito, tu gritas, todos gritamos – el heladero pide a todos que salgan.

La tarde del día siguiente partimos a los amplios y bien utilizados senderos hacía Parque Los Glaciares hacía el famoso Fitz Roy. Al pasar una gran cantidad de excursionistas de día que dirigen de nuevo a la ciudad, disfrutamos de las carreteras interestatales, sin embargo logramos viajar en casi todo.
Uno podría pensar que después de 2 meses seríamos mejores caminadoras, pero cuando se está ocupado mirando los glaciares que cuelgan de vuelta al poderoso Cerro Torres directamente delante de nosotras, puedo tener la excusa para patear cada roca y raíz en el camino.
Fue interesante para mí observar a aquellos con mochilas preparadas para varios días, muchos eran gigantescos y sus portadores con el ceño fruncido en el suelo delante de ellos. tan agobiados por el peso que se perdian de aquella majestad. Toda la razón para una mochila. Fue un recordatorio de lo lejos que Neon y yo hemos llegado en nuestras tecnicas de empacar, que nuestras mochilas para comida para el doble de los días eran también aproximadamente la mitad del peso. Me recuerda la profunda gratitud que llevamos a Hyperlite por apoyarnos en nuestro viaje y liberarnos de llevar nuestros ojos en el cielo
con el fin de disfrutar de las vistas a nuestro alrededor a medida que viajamos.

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Hooray por las mochilas ligeras!!

Esa noche nuestra carpa en el campamento Poinsenot al pie de Fitz Roy. El campamento era una facsinante mezcla de personas – los visitantes asiáticos y de Oriente Medio, los grupos de jóvenes de Argentina y Chile, y un puñado de Americanos, incluso nos encontramos con un compañero Butanense!

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Parece que su país se está abriendo recién a los turistas que visitan pero el flujo es fuertemente regulado.
Nos despertamos a la mañana siguiente con las espectaculares vistas de la pared alza de los picos. Aún así, hicimos las maletas rápidamente, antes de que la mayor parte del campo estaba despierto y continuó hacia el norte, fuera del parque y por el camino de tierra hacia el Lago del Desierto.
Comimos en un mural de Argentina Gerendemeria y una escaramuza fronteriza de 1965 que esta entre ellos y los Chilenos. Nos pareció gracioso escuchar a un guía turístico de un autobús que se detuvo para explicar a sus invitados acerca de la pelea, pero no hay de que preocuparse, ´´ahora hay GPS, así que no hay mas conflictos´´.
Según lo que entendí de la placa, el conflicto en el momento había venido de los Chilenos al derribar una bandera Argentina sobre el lago para luego izar la de ellos. No fue una cuestión de de confusión.
En el otro lado de la frontera, el gobierno Chileno esta entrenando locales sobre la navegación de glaciares y está implementado un programa de hélicoptero para arribar en turnos, para ocupar de forma permanente un refugio al que se accede con mayor facilidad desde Argentina, la cual los Argentinos mantienen ´´a escondidas y usando gratis´´.
Sin embargo, muchos de los patagones con los que hablamos consideran que la rivalidad es una cuestión del norte, o de las fuerzas armadas. Entre ellos a menudo tienen familiares al otro lado de la frontera. ´´
No hay ninguna razon entre patagones para pelear entre ellos´´, una familia explica ´´hay que estar unidos y los Argentinos han llegado a marchar con nosotros en contra de las represas en construcción´´.
A medida que caminaba por los senderos sombreados junto al agradable Lago del Desierto, a lo largo de muchas subidas y bajadas cortas empinadas, reflexioné sobre la paz y los conflictos. Parentesco y la incongruencia. Llego a ninguna conclusión.
Despupes del Lago, pasamos por el encantador campamento en la frontera con Argentina, a través de la tierra de nadie, donde nos cruzamos con Nick y Matt, a quien conocí en la formación WFR (Wilderness First Responder) en Utah hace unos meses. Fue un encuentro alegre y rápido, y puso un impulso en mi paso al tiempo que caminabamos por la inmigración Chilena. A continuación, abordamos el Ferry que cruza el Lago O´Higgins en la pequeña y maravillosa localidad de Villa O´Higgins.

 

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