March 16, 2026
So near yet so far: the Huemul Glaciar!
Hola everyone!
As per (of late), I’m mixing up the geography – and climates – of my blogposts, just so things don’t get samey…
And that means: no Siberian winter-roads today; instead: picturesque Patagonian mountains – albeit featuring something very cold and icy (and massive). Confused? Of course you won’t be – the give-away’s in the title!
So far down in Argentina:
Mount Fitz Roy – approached;
Cerro Torre mountain – viewed;
Fitz Roy again – seen properly;
More walkies and more views of the both mountains – done.
So what was next for us? Next was when things went somewhat awry…
The plan went something like this: a hike to and then upon the Huemul Glacier (“Deer Glacier”) and a look at the lake (“laguna”) of the same name formed by the glacier. Such a lake is actually a common thing: a glacier drags along stones, clay, and all sorts of mountain debris that forms so-called moraines with lakes inside them. I might not have described them perfectly accurately; apologies if so: I’m no real glaciologist…
