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.

A journey to the Ice Age. The Slim’s River West Trail is a rugged 45-60km round-trip trek in the heart of the Yukon’s Kluane National Park. It follows the massive, silt-laden Ä’äy Chù (Slim’s River) valley through vast gravel flats and thickets of willow and dwarf birch. The trail culminates at Canada Creek, but the true objective for most hikers is the grueling 1,200m climb up Observation Mountain. From the summit, you are rewarded with a soul-stirring view of the Kaskawulsh Glacier—a literal ocean of ice that flows from the Saint Elias Mountains, some of the highest peaks in North America. This is raw, unadulterated wilderness where silence is only broken by the wind and the roar of glacial melt.