Cerro Pollone and the Pollone Glacier, which runs down towards the lagoonThe Río Eléctrico bridge, where the trail beginsLenga forest with Fitz Roy behind, on the way

Day hike · Demanding

Laguna Pollone

Past Piedra del Fraile, the lagoon below the Pollone Glacier

Distance
22.1 km
Elevation gain
380 m
Duration
9 to 10 h
Highest point
722 m

Where almost everyone turns back, at Piedra del Fraile, we keep going: a couple more hours along the valley floor, to the lagoon the Pollone Glacier leaves below the north face of Fitz Roy.

  1. Transfer to the Río Eléctrico bridge
  2. Río Eléctrico valley and lenga forest
  3. Piedra del Fraile
  4. Crossing the Pollone stream
  5. Laguna Pollone and its glacier
  6. Back the same way

This trip leaves from El Chaltén and is run by Fitz Roy Expediciones, local guides. Booking Directo takes no commission: we send you to their website to book or ask them anything.

FromUSD 270per person

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