==Season 2023/24==
*2024-Mar-24 to 2024-Mar- 28 / 4.5 days / Hiking / SOBO / 04 02 RR B / Matthias de Austria
No snowfields, Tabanos, Mosquitos and only very easy fords. Clean water is limitedin some parts. Water markers flowing. Laguna Azul nice for a swim.
Started in Pucon, going for 04 Villarrica Traverese, the one Uber on Sunday forenoon does not want the job up to the ski center, and hitchhiking is harder then expected on this sunny, blue sky sunday. So first lots of road hiking, got 3 short rides later on.
Rangerstation at 39.349925,-7196941 Entry fee is 8k, friendly ranger, you get a map, not that useful though. The ranger paints the possible campsites on it. First camp at xxx, very brown, sandy, fast stream closeby.Second camp at ranger camp xxx (noone around there).
Ridge before X 44Water at 39.5km partly overgrown and lots of fallen trees435836,-71. Camp nearby close to the waterfalls995461Next clean water at 39.454973, some stonewalls -71.981950 camp here or take water for tents but no larger vegetationcamp next to Estero Nilfe.
First camp at Estero Nilfe, very brown, sandy, fast stream: 39.458163,-71.978453, camp: 39.458755,-71.978396
Next water again very brown and sandy at 39.476059,-71.924327
Tiny stream of fresh clean water at 39.474726,-71.891417
Bigger clean stream at 39.477181,-71.886020
Further at 39.475188,-71.874056
Bridge over not so clear water at 39.467944,-71.857586
Next clean water at 39.461168,-71.832391
Work in progressSecond camp at ranger camp 39.456630,-71.817651 (noone around there). There are toilets, access to river 5m southeast at the bridge 39.457709,-71.816879Soon next clean water at 39.461418,-71.819858 I think there is one more fresh water soon after, but not sure. Take a bit, there is non for a while until 39.502209,-71766203Next at 39.507045,-71.754523 Few km after park ranger 04 31.9 on 04 is partly overgrown and lots of fallen trees, especially on ridge on downhill from ridge to the east. Third Camp nearby close to the waterfalls around 39.511782,-71.750506 some stonewalls for tents but no larger vegetation. Shortly after last water until lake azul. Amazing viewpoint south of pass 2.5/1924. Ford 40.3/1593 should be dry feet crossing now, I built some stone islands into the stream. Quite dense forest afterwards, next possible camp where 02a ends, but not so nice and no water. Afterwards regulary patches of meadows but without water. Path at 39.652889,-71.843811 impassable but wacky lodge bridge at 39.652985,-71.843994, just a few meters west. Bridge at 58.6 is gone but easy ford a few douzen meters southeast. Camp after ford, asked the guy from the settlement, he is super chill and say I can choose wherevee I want to put my tent. Meadows full of shit though. Around 8-9pm massive blast of Bumm-Bumm music from the settlement, easy to hear even 200m away next to the river and with earplugs. Gate at RR eastwards at junction B. Got a lift there to Liquiñe. Panderia, pasteria, minishop and cafeteria at 39.741773,-71.855479. I said I take 10 eggs if they cook it hard, they do so for 1k. +3k for the eggs. Parts of Villarica Traverse is really beautiful. Southern parts of RR it's long, long boring road walking.
*2024-Mar-05 to 2024-Mar-08 / 4 days / Hiking / SOBO / RR + summit Quetrupillan / Juliet and Martin
