Route Jorge Montt Glacier
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 70.2 nm
- Elevation gain
- 3 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 3 ft
- Max elevation
- 13 ft
- TrailRank
- 26
- Min elevation
- 0 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Coordinates
- 86
- Uploaded
- July 6, 2014
- Recorded
- July 2014
near Tortel, Aisén (Chile)
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Itinerary description
As you travel through the southern reaches of the Baker - O’Higgins Area, you'll have the chance to visit the Southern Patagonia Ice Fields, the third largest extension of continental ice in the world, surpassed only by Antarctica and Greenland. The Southern Patagonia Ice Fields have a total area of 16,800 km² and 49 glaciers that descend from the mass, including Perito Moreno (Argentina), Gray, Pius XI, O'Higgins, and the Jorge Montt Glacier, which is accessed via maritime navigation, from Caleta Tortel.
Reservations: Reservations should be made in advance. In order to increase odds of having a successful visit, allow at least two days in your itinerary, to accommodate bad weather cancellations. Suppliers include:
o Artemio Ruiz, Rincón Sector s/n; ruiz.fuentesab@gmail.com.
o Claudio Landeros, Expediciones Patagonia Landeros, Playa Ancha Sector s/n; (09) 77042651; claudio.landeros@live.cl.
o Noel Vidal Landeros, Centro Sector s/n; (09) 95995730 - 95793779; noellvidal@hotmail.com; www.entrehielostortel.cl.
o Rene Vargas, Steffen Aventura, Centro Sector s/n; rvargasall@gmail.com.
o Jorge Arratia, Transporte Arratia, Rincón Alto Sector s/n; jorge18del12@gmail.com; Facebook: Jorge Arratia Tortel Expediciones
o Miguel Jara, Mate Amargo, Playa Ancha Sector s/n; (09) 56379774; turismo@municipalidaddetortel.cl.
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Jorge Montt Glacier
The Jorge Montt Glacier is one of the fastest-receding glaciers in the world, documented to lose approximately one kilometer of mass each year. The retreat of the ice produces an overwhelming number of icebergs floating in the waters, and is revealing new fjord mass with depths in excess of 390 m. To visit, you’ll travel 3 to 4 hours by boat from Caleta Tortel, accompanied by a variety of marine bird life and sea mammals, like dolphins and sea lions. As you approach the bay, you will be accompanied by an ever greater number of crystal blue icebergs until you feel as if you are navigating through a surreal icy maze. The glacier tongue snakes down from the Ice Fields at the far end of the bay. After time in the bay and a short walk onto the ice (if it’s safe), you’ll start the return navigation to Tortel, with a few hours more to disconnect and immerse yourself in the surreal landscapes.
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