Cerro Tronador (Refugio Otto Meiling)

This two-day Patagonia hike leads to Refugio Otto Meiling on the slopes of Cerro Tronador, one of the most prominent peaks in the Bariloche region. The route climbs through coihue and lenga forests before emerging onto a high rocky ridge that culminates at the refuge (1,905m). Positioned between the Castaño Overa and Alerce glaciers, the stay offers a unique opportunity to witness active glacial calving. The trail follows a well-defined path of forest floor and alpine rock, with a final sustained push to reach the rocky spine where the hut perches.

Scaling Kebnekaise, the highest mountain in Sweden, is a rite of passage for Swedish hikers. The mountain features two main peaks, but the glaciated South Summit (Sydtoppen, roughly 2,090m depending on glacial melt) is the primary target. There are two ways up: the Eastern Route is a technical glacier crossing requiring ropes, harnesses, and a guide. The Western Route (Västra Leden) is the 'tourist route'—a grueling, 11-mile (18km) round-trip physical endurance test that requires no technical gear. Starting from the Kebnekaise Mountain Station, hikers navigate boulder fields, cross sustained streams, summit an entirely separate mountain (Vierranvárri), drop down into a valley, and then claw their way up the final steep, rocky, often snow-covered face to reach the crown of Sweden.