El Calafate to Fitz Roy: A Day Packed With Wild Scenery
Picking us up in El Calafate made this huge summer day surprisingly easy. Our little group clicked fast: a British couple, two Brazilians, and us, all swapping snacks and terrible Spanish jokes by the trailhead. The drive to El Chaltén was gorgeous, with guanacos appearing like roadside celebrities. We hiked through lenga forest, paused at Piedras Blancas viewpoints, and tackled the final climb to Laguna de los Tres—tough, but absolutely worth the view of Fitz Roy. Our guide kept the pace friendly and pointed out condors. Coffee and a quick town wander afterward rounded it off perfectly.