After the glacier trek we said our goodbyes to Rachel and Noreen who were heading back home. We continued on further south to El Chalten, a two street town that was only founded in 1985. This town has no banks nor ATMs and has developped as a result of fantastic hiking that can be done in the nearby mountains. On the day we arrived the weather was so bad we were restricted to staying in the hostel all day, no hiking possible. The following day it was somewhat better and we headed out on a 3hour hike to a viewpoint of Mt. Fitzroy. Unfortunately the clouds were out and the view of the peak was totally obscured, nonetheless the hiking was good. And on the third day we managed a hike to Cerro Torre, again another fantastic view of mountain peaks if the weather had permitted, but it didn´t. Directly below this mountain peak is a lake into which a glacier feeds. We were able to see the glacier which we hadn´t expected so that was a nice surprise. We were leaving the next day and just as we were exiting the town the clouds cleared and Mt. Fitzroy was visible in all its glory. The bus driver stopped to allow us to get photos- i may have seen the mountain from a distance but it is impressive nonetheless.
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