Glaciar del Juncal (english)

2009-06-22T22:13:53Z

190.196.98.175:

[[Glaciar del Juncal English]]{{Trekking Chile}}
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==Season==
'''Trekking and Mountain Biki''': September-May. Although the valley is high, its orientation does not allow for the accumulation of snow, making it a bad destiny for randonnée.

==Access==
===Vehicle Access===
[[Imagen:Mapa de acceso al trek Glaciar del Juncal.jpg|thumb|right|Map of Access to the Juncal Glacier. Imagen: [http://www.vialidad.cl Dirección de Vialidad] ]]
From Los Andes, you should take the international road to Mendoza CH-60. Continue on this road for approximately 50 km and exit immediately before the 20-curve slope that ends in Portillo, here begins a dirt road that penetrates the same valley that the railroad used to travel to Mendoza, you can still find traces of its tracks and installations. This road, is generally in good shape. After approximately 8 km you will see two houses, a summer residence for the valley muleteer. This is where the trek begins.

===Access by Public Transportation===
[[Imagen:Perfil_Glaciar_Juncal.png|thumb|200px|left|Perfil de alturas del trekking. The vertical scale is increased]]
#You can take a bus in Santiago (at Los Heroes subway terminal) that goes to Mendoza. You have to pay the price of the total trip and negotiate a special price, since you will not be going to Mendoza. Ask to be left at Curva Cero (Curve Cero), or at the Galpon de Vialidad Juncal. From there, the walk is about 2 hours long.
#From Los Andes, take a "colectivo" to Rio Blanco. Ask to be taken either to Curva Cero or Los Hornitos. Walk for about 2 hours.
#From Los Andes take a bus to Rio Blanco. Hitchhike to the gas station to curve cero. Walk for 2 hours.

==Route Description==
[[Imagen:Trek_Glaciar_Juncal_ruta.jpg|left|thumb|Juncal Glacier Trek, Google Earth Image]]
After parking at the houses, start walking on the path toward the southeast, after about 5 minutes you will reach a bridge that crosses the river, the path slowly ascends for about 25 minutes reaching a lookout that reveals the valley almost in its entirety, and the beauty of the peak Alto de Los Leones. The path descends lightly until reaching the valley, starting here, the walk is relatively flat with a few occasional ascents and descents. Immediately after passing some fertile lowlands, you will reach a zone of large rocks (Boulders), that can be used as a campsite. Here the road will open in a fork of different paths, you should keep going south until reaching the
Luego de estacionar en las casas tomar el sendero en dirección sur-este, luego de 5 minutos de marcha se llega al puente que cruza el rio, el sendero asciende suavemente por aproximadamente 25 minutos llegando a un mirador que nos revela casi la totalidad del valle por el que caminaremos y la belleza del cerro Alto de los Leones. El sendero baja levemente hasta llegar al valle, a partir de este lugar la caminata es relativamente plana con algunas subidas y bajadas ocasionales. Inmediatamente despues de haber pasado unas vegas se llega a una zona de Grandes Rocas (Boulders), que se suele utilizar como lugar de campamento. No se acampa encima de los humedales. En esta zona, el camino se bifurca en muchas oportunidades, hay que seguir avanzando en direccion sur hasta que se llega al estero Monos de Agua, este rio de 7 metros de ancho y con agua que no suele superar la altura de las rodillas puede representar el mayor escollo de la salida, ya que en los meses de deshielo puede llevar mucha agua (diciembre), para cruzarlo es recomendable llevar unas zapatillas, por lo frio del agua y una cuerda por si tiene mucho [[Imagen:Ruta Glaciar del Juncal.jpg|right|thumb|Ruta al Glaciar del Juncal]] caudal, no necesariamente de montaña. Es recomendado cruzar Monos de Agua lo más temprano posible para evitar la subida del caudal. Una vez cruzado el rio seguir por el valle del rio Juncal (el mismo valle que se ha seguido durante todo el sendero) y no por el valle del estero Monos de Agua, este nos llevaría al [[Glaciar Francisco Moreno]] descrito en el trek del mismo nombre. A los 15 minutos del rio el camino empieza a ascender y luego de rodear una montaña el sendero torna a la [[Imagen:Vista Cerro Alto de los Leones.jpg|left|thumb|Vista al Cerro Alto de los Leones]] izquierda revelandonos de a poco los glaciares del Cerro Juncal, al doblar empiezan a aparecer las morrenas del glaciar (hielo cubierto por piedras y tierra) y el camino empieza a desaparecer. A partir de este punto el criterio es fundamental y cada uno debe evaluar cuando dar vuelta atrás. Recordemos que desde el momento en que se llega a la morrena ya se está sobre el glaciar y que estos suelen tener en oportunidades grandes [[Imagen:Paisaje trek Glaciar del Juncal.jpg|right|thumb|Paisaje trek Glaciar del Juncal]] grietas que están escondidas en caso de estar cubiertos por nieve.
===Tiempo esperado===
*'''Trekking''': 4 Horas de caminata para ir y 3 horas para volver.
*'''Mountain bike''': Dos horas de ida, una hora de vuelta.
Considerar además 30 minutos de auto desde la bifurcación del camino internacional al inicio del sendero.

==Permisos==
[[Imagen:Vista Glaciar del Juncal.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Vista glaciar Juncal]]
El fundo es propiedad privada. Cobra $1500 pesos chilenos por persona y por dia. No hay instalaciones, tampoco señalización. Busca más información en [http://www.parqueandinojuncal.org Parque Andino Juncal].

Se practica principios de No Dejar Rastro.

Pedir permiso a '''Catherine Kenrick''':
*ckenrick@terra.cl
*09 337 6336
*02 228 8534

Comunidad Kenrick Lyon, propietarios Parque Andino Juncal

'''El Glaciar Juncal queda fuera de los limites del Parque Andino Juncal.'''

Por lo cual se puede acudir a la Ley de Paso de Servidumbre.

Los limites del Parque Andino Juncal se extiende desde la Quebrada Barros Negros y el muro de piedra en el Valle de Juncal, hasta el estero Monos de Agua, y desde el Rio Juncal hasta la frontera con Argentina.

En caso de no querer pasar por el Parque, se puede pasar antes de la Quebrada Barros Negros y el muro de piedra al Rio Juncal y caminar por su lado oeste, hasta el nacimiento del Rio Juncal y su intersección con el estero Monos de Agua, en el sector del Glaciar Juncal y el Alto de los Leones.

==Ascenso del Juncal==
* Para el ascendo del Juncal (6.110m. IGM) visita la [http://www.andeshandbook.cl/rutas.asp?codigo=35 descripción de la ruta en Andeshandbook].

==Waypoints en Google Earth y Map Source==
*[[Media:Trek_Glaciar_del_Juncal.kmz]].
*[[Media:Trek_Glaciar_del_Juncal.gdb]]
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Glaciar Alto del Plomo (english)

2009-06-22T21:33:50Z

190.196.98.175:

{{Trekking Chile}}
==Season==
The season for this trek is between the months of November and April.

==Vehicle Access and State of the Road==
[[Imagen:Mapa de acceso al trek Glaciar del Juncal.jpg|thumb|right|Map of access to the Alto del Plomo Glacier. Imagen: [http://www.vialidad.cl Dirección de Vialidad] ]]
From Los Andes, you should take the international road to Mendoza CH-60. Continue on this road for approximately 50 km and exit immediately before the 20-curve slope that ends in Portillo, here begins a dirt road that penetrates the same valley that the railroad used to travel to Mendoza, you can still find traces of its tracks and installations. This road, is generally in good shape. After approximately 8 km you will see two houses, a summer residence for the valley muleteer. This is where the trek begins.

===Public Transportation and Hitchhiking===

==Route Description==
[[imagen:Ruta_Glaciar_Francisco_Moreno.jpg|thumb|left|Ruta en Google Earth]][[imagen:Glaciar Francisco Moreno.jpg|thumb|right|Alto del Plomo Glacier]] This trek shares the first stretch of the route with the trek [[Glaciar del Juncal]], follow it until crossing the river Monos de Agua. Once at the south river bank, you must follow the course of its waters towards the east. Depending on the start time, the area right before the crossing of the river can be a very good camping place, this way you will be sure to cross the river first time in the morning, when the river should be carrying less volumes of water. Starting here, the path gets somewhat lost. As a general rule, always keep on the south river bank. After about 45 minutes of crossing it, the hillside and the river practically[[imagen:Bifurcación Juncal y cruce estero monos de agua.jpg|thumb|left|Trek Fork [[Glaciar del Juncal]] and crossing of the Monos de Agua river]]get together leaving a very small space for the path, at times you will have to use the river rocks to make your way. This narrowing of the path does not last for more than 1 km. Once the river gets farther from the hillside again the trek continues for about 2,5 hours (approximately 3 km) until a slope gives an end to the valley. Ascend part of this slope[[imagen:Angostamiento del valle.jpg|thumb|right|Estimated Route]] and cross to the north of the river, once you have crossed you go up a narrow pass towards the east for approximately 1,5 hrs where you will reach the valley of the Alto del Plomo glacier. Here is a good place for your second camp.
From this point on you will no longer be able to distinguish the path, but the direction is clear since it is possible to see the glacier at a distance of 3 km. It is recommended to look well at you camping place and check for references so that you don't get lost on your way back from the glacier. From the tent penetrate [[imagen:Ruta_al_glaciar_Francisco_Moreno.jpg|thumb|right|Route to the Glacier]] the valley, after approximately 30 minutes you will reach the glacier's river, cross its north bank and follow its course for about 1,5 hours until reaching a spot [[imagen:Segundo_Cruce_Rio.jpg|thumb|left|Second crossing to the Monos de Agua river]] where it is more convenient to get to its ice on a straight line rather than going around. After about an hour you will reach the Alto del Plomo Glacier.
Take the same route back to the campsite and parking lot. It takes about 3 hours to the former, and an entire day to the later.

===Estimated Time===
4 day Trek considering a first easy day of a walking for 3 hours. It is possible to do it in 3 days starting early on the first day. In this case the first and only camp site would be at the before the slope at the end of the Monos de Agua Valley.

[[imagen:Vista_del_valle_y_penitentes.jpg|thumb|right|View from the glacier to the valley ]]

==Permits / Fees==
This is private property, but the access is rarely controlled.
For permission speak to:
CATHERINE KENRICK
ckenrick@terra.cl
09 3376336
02- 2288534

Kenrick Lyon Community

==Recommendations==

It is possible to mount Alto del Plomo Glacier to get a global vision of this gigantic glacier or small ice field, that also hangs to Argentina to the river Plomo. Once high at the glacier, with mountain equipment (harness, rope, ice axe, crampons) and mountain knowledge, it is possible to transit on the glacier with direction north and ascend one of these beautiful mountains like Leon Negro, Leon Blanco, Alto del Rio Blanco, Central, among others. Consider two additional days to ascend one of these mountains.

==Waypoints on Google Earth==

*[[Media:Trek_Glaciar_Fco._Moreno.kmz|Ruta Aproximada en Google Earth]].
*[[Media:Puntos_Trek_Fco_Moreno.gdb|Puntos obtenidos por gps en formato Map Source]].
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