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.

Located inside Torres del Paine National Park in southern Chilean Patagonia. The defining day-hike of Chilean Patagonia. Mirador Las Torres is the focal point of Torres del Paine National Park, guiding you up the Ascencio Valley to the glacial lake sitting directly beneath the three colossal, vertical granite 'towers'. While typically forming the eastern arm of the famous 'W Trek', thousands undertake this specific segment purely as an exhausting, full-day mission. The trail transitions from windswept steppe, into dense lenga forests, before a legendary, strenuous final section over monolithic glacial boulders.