Mt. Fitz Roy trekking

Back in El Chalten after seeing the striking granite towers of the Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre ranges, which gave a great backdrop to our arrival. After six months and around 7000km on the bikes we were ready for a change of activity from pedal-twiddling, so we headed out for a four-day wander. The mountains are just east of the Southern Icefield, the largest ice-mass in the continent, which gives a certain chill to the air and often cloudy views. However the numerous glaciers coming off the icefield have not yet receeded to extinction and were generating plenty of little icebergs to hop onto. This was the first significant walking we had done for four months and the day after our thighs were aching plenty! Oh dear, what a pair of novices. There is something subtle but fundamentally different between the leg motions in cycling and walking, like the 'transition' in triathalon, but it's good training before a week in Torres del Paine. Next: The bleak Argentine pampa to El Calafate.