The hardest day of my trip, the biggest beating. A walk of 8 hours. To the base of Fitz Roy , left the soul, but this had come. The day before I came to town, El Chalten the youngest population in Argentina, was born in October 85, not even twenty years, not streets or sidewalks, but growing. Tourism is the only source of wealth. And grows. Backpackers, hikers, walkers. All languages. The term used is: trekking. At the village entrance a ranger with the face of an angel instructed us in the wonders of the National Park and the prevailing prohibitions. 
ZP-MR, inaudiiito, ejemplaaar. Copiéeemoslo! I sit in a Hostel. All wood, mountain lodge. Full. Shared room, one British and one French couple, she of oriental origin. I settled, I looked mail-consuming and expensive, and I went for a walk, a home beer, a couple of shopping and see the helicopters take off from the military. Return to the home, edit photos and satellite me the debate ZP-MR. Boring, even for TV was unheard-Argentina, exemplary, tense, export to their country and worthy of the First World. I had dinner pasta, ten minutes with a spoke English and went to bed early, I expected a hard day.
Walk around the clock breakfast, I smoked a few cigarettes, I bought supplies for hikers: sandwich, fruit and bottle of water. At 9.15 was underway, dawn, but the sun, hidden, was not yet visible. Light blue. Clouds were indistinguishable. Equipped to heat and cold, is mountain. He was 9 hours to upload, view, download, have a snack and catch the bus back to El Calafate. Very fair, guides, brochures and staff talked about 8 hours
is the measure. I went easy, sweated and even sped up ... until the last mile, there busted, like everyone, I passed several bodies, constant stops, take a breath and sip of water. Hour and a half to finish with the most athletes. A fierce and strong inclination unstable. I went in a zigzag to facilitate rising, still left the lungs. Also had to follow and I could not stand, had only an hour to enjoy rest and needed for the goal: the base of Fitz. Those who gave you mind down and just half an hour ... 15 minutes ... I came, I undressed, put to dry sweaty clothes dry and I was not cold. I ate, I did some autofocus and all were defective for not being worthy to appear on this blog (Grand Mosque later). A pair of skinny jeans, spent an hour down. Bajada Espido. I just water I've already drunk two bottles he was carrying. Do not forget to pick up in the streams! I start my descent, I have just under four hours to get there I have to do in three. More tiring to climb down, the shattered leg and meniscus slope remain quite concerned. To raise lungs are needed to lower legs. I went fast, did not stop in two hours, at a good pace, a guy gave chase, I wanted to catch me (catch me). No change of pace and busted, after 10 minutes came to my cigarette break, he would lie down, rotted and fell asleep.
My legs hurt. A few stretching exercises and to continue, could not stop. Little water, had returned to consume that carried. I met other hikers who undertook the climb, some with backpacks bigger than themselves. They come to camp. Along to others who had been at the top. I saw the people, looked at the clock were the 17 hours, I just had an hour for the bus. Hostel in the bar I take two very cold beers, I ended up tipsy. I hurt everywhere, every time I get up, feel my body breaking. I changed my clothes. I went to the group, I placed the iPod, lay down my seat and fell asleep, to El Calafate, three hours later. The next day I hurt all ...
The goal, a rematch I got it, Fitz Roy saw up close, I got even with the bad day of the Torres del Paine, was a splendid day, of which like the mountaineers, sunny, but excessive heat, high visibility, unusual for this area, El Chalten means smoky mountain ahónikenk language due to the constant clouds around the summit. The goal is there and not lose sight of you driving, the road leads you. The mountain grows, it becomes huge and that is the impulse, the magnetism of the great cliffs, when they got inocularte his magic, his lust, you get closer to them and they are showing their power, their strength. They are a magnet and achieve a challenge. Achieved.
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