点评:I was travelling solo but a young couple joined me on this adventure. Our Guide for the day was Andres from 99% Aventura. The pick-up was at 6am from their kiosk in Puerto Rio Tranquilo. The transfer to the entrance of the park was about 1 1/2 hours through the Valle de Exploradores. The trek to the glaciar was first through a wooded area then an extensive heavy moraine region which included an area with large boulders to traverse and and area with smaller rocks and gravel before reaching the 'dirty glaciar' which had small rocks and gravel on the ice surface. We were then provided with gaiters and grampons to traverse the remainder and to reach the clean glaciar. There was time to wander and enjoy the magnificent scenery and to gaze in awe at the huge crevices on the glaciar's surface. Caution was in order as some of the areas to traverse between crevices were no more than about 80 cms wide. Andres was really helpful in assisting my efforts to avoid plunging into a crevice. There was a cave to enter and enjoy some photo taking and marvel at the color of the ice. The weather was perfect that day with only a few clouds and plenty of sun. After an hour or two of enjoying the experience it was time to return.
In all, the trekking part lasted 8 hours and 45 minutes which Andres mentioned was about 2 hours longer that the quickest time he had experienced. Of course the time depends on the fitness of the slowest member of the group, which in this case was me - not very fit and 77 years of age. I mention this to provide comfort to those elderly explorers who may be thinking about taking this trek but have concerns about their ability to do so. At the end of the trek I was truly exhausted but happy to have made the decision to 'go for it '. Once in a lifetime opportunity for many.
Andres was not only an excellent guide but a friendly guy, always encouraging and made sure that the pace was appropriate. Highly recommended.
We returned back to our starting point at 6pm so a full 12 hours excursion.
翻译:我独自旅行,但一对年轻夫妇加入了我的冒险。我们当天的导游是来自 99% Aventura 的 Andres。早上 6 点,我们从 Puerto Rio Tranquilo 的售货亭出发。经过 Valle de Exploradores 到达公园入口大约需要 1 个半小时。前往冰川的旅程首先要穿过一片树林,然后是一片广阔的冰碛区,其中包括一片需要穿越的大石头区域和一片有小石头和砾石的区域,然后到达“脏冰川”,冰面上有小石头和砾石。然后,我们穿上绑腿和登山杖,穿过剩余区域,到达干净的冰川。我们有时间漫步并欣赏壮丽的风景,并惊叹地凝视冰川表面的巨大裂缝。需要小心谨慎,因为一些裂缝之间的穿越区域宽度不超过 80 厘米。安德烈斯真的帮助了我,让我避免掉进裂缝里。有一个洞穴可以进去拍照,欣赏冰的颜色。那天的天气很好,只有几朵云,阳光充足。享受了一两个小时的体验后,是时候返回了。
总的来说,徒步旅行持续了 8 小时 45 分钟,安德烈斯说这比他经历过的最快的时间长了大约 2 个小时。当然,时间取决于团队中最慢的成员的健康状况,在这种情况下是我——身体不太好,77 岁。我提到这一点是为了安慰那些可能正在考虑参加这次徒步旅行但担心自己有能力这样做的老年探险者。徒步旅行结束时,我真的筋疲力尽,但很高兴做出了“去尝试”的决定。对很多人来说,这是一生难得的机会。
安德烈斯不仅是一位优秀的导游,而且还是一个友善的人,总是鼓励并确保步伐合适。强烈推荐。
我们于下午 6 点返回出发点,整整 12 小时的旅程。