Sierra Valdivieso trek

After Antarctica, we returned to our campsite in Ushuaia and prepared for the next trek. The following day, Feb 19, we hired a taxi to the Valdivieso trailhead to begin a challenging 4-day journey.

The largely unmarked trail passes through two wild valleys and a number of difficult mountain ¨passes.¨ The passes were almost as high as the peaks themselves.

Some of the sites included peat bogs and moors, beaver dams, meandering rivers, glaciated peaks, alpine valleys, azure-blue lagoons, Fuegian beech forests, and soaring Andean condors.

The difficult hike was a highlight of our trip so far, except for our encounter with an extremely viscious dog at the end.