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Ventisquero Yelcho - Lago Yelcho - Patagonia - Chile

Thick green forest, ice cold river and white ice
Date: January 2006
Altitude: about 100m
Lenght: 2 to 3 hours return
Rock:
Grade: easy
Protection:
Commitment:
Approach / Zustieg:
Gear: water and insect repellent
Type:
Style:
Exposure: mostly in the forest
Descent / Abstieg:
Guide Book: Info at the camping area

Description Ventisquero Yelcho - Lago Yelcho - Patagonia - Chile

Glaciers and Rain Forest at the same time!? Does that not sound weird? Along the Carretera Austral this is just the way it is. The area along the Pacific belongs to the wettest places on the earth. The cold current of the ocean keeps the area relatively cold and hot days in the summer are rare. Said that, all is a very fragile eco system. Just a bit a higher average of the temperature could change everything. Unfortunately it seems to happen already. Many of the glaciers retreat faster than anywhere else on earth!

Do not miss more of the famous Carretera Austral North

Place

Getting there
Along Carretera Austral close to the Lago Yelcho
Overnight
Camping along the road or expensive in the Park
Approach / Zustieg
from the parking follow the trail to the mirador
Descent / Abstieg
same way back

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