Pedestrian friendly

Some people might call El Chalten a one-horse town.



But I like the priorities here.



It was one of our favorite places thus far: a windy mountain town with hiking destinations that can´t be beat. (Not to mention the chocolate on offer...)

We spent much of our time here hiking, and actually did one hike twice to try to see more of the ever-elusive Cerro Torre, a sword-like peak covered with snow and ice.


Cerro Torre -- somewhat visible on the left

Our second visit to the Torre was cloudier but the tower was clearer.





We walked out along a moraine to get a closer view of the glacier pouring into Laguna Torre below.



Brrr.


Aloha. Can I put my gloves back on now?

Some folks doing a Tyrolean traverse across a river to go trek on the glacier -- that looked like a pretty fun way to travel.




Um, might want to swap out those ropes


Waving, not drowning

We didn´t do anything that extreme, but on a day when the weather made hiking less appealing, we find some nice boulders north of town.



I just goofed around but Marty got some good climbing in.





And the view wasn´t half bad.