Huemul Circuit

Considered a premier multi-day trekking route in Los Glaciares National Park, the Huemul Circuit provides a circumnavigation of Cerro Huemul near El Chaltén. The route crosses two significant passes—Paso del Viento and Paso Huemul—offering direct panoramas of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Terrain varies from forested valley floors and river crossings to exposed glacial moraines and high-altitude scree slopes. The circuit is defined by its remoteness and the requirement for technical river crossing skills using fixed steel cables.

The Skyline Trail in Mount Rainier National Park is the quintessential Pacific Northwest alpine experience. Starting from the historic Paradise Visitor Center, this stunning loop takes hikers high above the tree line directly onto the southern flanks of the massive, heavily glaciated Mount Rainier volcano (14,411 ft). The trail weaves through impossibly lush subalpine meadows that, in mid-summer, explode with knee-high wildflowers in every color. As you climb higher, the meadows give way to rugged, rocky moonscapes and permanent snowfields. The apex of the hike, Panorama Point (6,800 ft), lives up to its name, offering sweeping, unobstructed views of the Cascade Range, including Mount Adams, Mount St. Helens, and even Mount Hood in Oregon on a clear day.