How To Not Pay For Hiking Cost For Fitz Roy in 2024 & 2025

As of late October 2024, there is a $45 000 Peso fee for foreigners wanting to hike Fitz Roy. We paid and it’s worth it my eyes but it is expensive for a park and I’ve been to a few in my life and never paid this much. I’m really annoyed and how unclear the signage was and how unwilling the two Rangers we dealt with were after trying to get a second day discount. So I wanted to save others some money.

One option to avoid the fees is arriving early. There are stories of people on Reddit saying you can avoid the fee if you arrive before 8 AM as no Rangers are in the parking lot at that time. I can’t confirm that but you might also be asked to show your ticket when you finish the hike.

Anyways, I found another way that will ensure you can skip the parking lot and the Rangers. Watch the vide below and I’ll show you!

Instead of presenting a tangled graph or cluttered screenshot, I thought it more straightforward to articulate this information would be with the video above. Over the weekend, we tackled the Fitz Roy hike, paying the required fee of $45000 Pesos on Saturday. As we ascended the trail, approximately a kilometer in, a sign directed us left toward Laguna Torre. Assuming this indicated an additional fee for Laguna Torre starting from the Fitz Roy entrance, we also paid for Laguna Torre the following day. Regrettably, we later discovered that a 50% discount on the second day was available—though our inquiries at the ticket booth were met with unyielding refusal from the staff, exacerbating our frustration and leading me to create this video.

The crux of my discontent lies in sparing others from this financial oversight. Feedback from locals reveals shared dissatisfaction with the arrangement. Here’s the breakdown: Fitz Roy requires a fee, whereas Laguna Torre remains free of charge. You may pay for the Fitz Roy hike exclusively or, alternatively, avoid the fee by parking strategically.

For those seeking a cost-free option, consider parking far from the ticketed Fitz Roy lot. For example, I retrieved two friends from this lower point along the trailhead on Sunday. On Google Maps, the true starting point of the hike is marked here—this aligns with my recommendation to begin your Fitz Roy adventure at the upper parking area where the trailhead resides.

From there, ascend the trail until you encounter a monument—a gnarled, dead tree marked with a sign. This serves as a clear waypoint. At this juncture, a path diverges downhill toward the Fitz Roy parking area. To avoid the ticketed entrance, turn left and climb the hill instead. This route seamlessly transitions into the Fitz Roy hike without passing a checkpoint.

It’s worth noting that ticketing operations are concentrated at the Fitz Roy parking area, so circumventing this point by foot or alternate parking is an effective strategy. From the monument to the alternative trailhead, the detour spans about one to 1.5 kilometers, requiring roughly 8 to 12 minutes to navigate downhill. Though slightly indirect, it spares you from unnecessary costs.

As for Laguna Torre, the hike is entirely free—something we only learned post-factum. We might have sidestepped these expenses on Sunday had we researched beforehand. Interestingly, the ticket booth staff seemed disinclined to guide visitors toward the free entry points, which complicates matters for the uninitiated.

I hope this guidance clarifies the logistics for future hikers. If further questions arise, feel free to leave a comment, and I’ll provide assistance.

Music From Europe

Music plays an important part in all my memories. I was going through my Soundcloud likes and started listening to the mixes that I played during my entire Europe trip last year. So many positive vibes are remembered when I listen to these mixes and remember my trip.

For my future reference, I’m going to post them in once place.
 

 
Probably the mix I played the most during the trip. I specially remember listening to this on the way to Paris from Stuttgart. It was the end of the trip and I couldn’t help but smile the whole train ride.

Marc is from Berlin and was playing at a festival the day I got in there. I tried to find some tickets but didn’t get any response if there was any. I should have tied harder to get to the event and ask for tickets.

My favourite track from the entire mix, and probably year was:

Alberto Jossue & Alexandar Kojic – Cameron (Original Mix)

So much class in it. Starts off pretty sad and dark. Then the long break comes and we’re greeted with some uplifting melodies that play so well off each other.

I got to see Hisham play in New York a few months later. He’s been my favourite DJ for a couple of years now. This mix was played close to 20 times during my trip. So moody and emotional, a real trip.

Positive Vibes At Vegas Baby 2014

I just got back from Las Vegas yesterday and I still get over what an amazing time I had. For someone who had been there three times in an eight month stretch, I hadn’t been since 2009.

One of the reasons was I tired of it. The last time I was there it was quiet and the energy of place was flat. This time around that wasn’t the case. Despite it being the week before US Thanksgiving, it was packed.

My Golf Peeps

There was a big crew of golfers down there for the Vegas Baby Pro-Am and many of them members at my home course Victoria Golf Club. I got an invite back in July and jumped on it right away as I knew the group was going to fun. Well, I had more laughs that I’ve ever had on a golf course over the course of the three rounds.

That was just the start of the fun I had. A few of the members who I’ve played regular with over the years were my crew for dinners and getting rides to the course. I shared even more laughs with them at dinner and in the car on our way to the course. Many of the laughs where due to things that I cannot mention but I laughed so hard all week.

Spreading The Vibes

Overall, it was a really amazing experience. Everyone I talked to whether I knew them or not was so positive. The vibes were being spread all over. It reminds of this highly underrated late 90’s hip hop track from Canadian group the Rascalz featuring Barrington Levy.

Here are the lyrics for Levy’s course:

“In New York they wants me
And I’m gonna be there
Van-city’s calling
And I’m gonna be there
In T-Dot, they wants me
And I’m gonna be there, spreading the vibes
All over the world”

My mother and I have talked a lot of the last few years about people’s energy and vibrations. It’s amazing when our energy and vibrations are positive what we attract. That’s why I felt that no matter what I did down there was positive. There wasn’t one negative interaction. I was attracting positive ones towards me.

Another thing that I noticed is I felt a lot of love. Over the years I’ve noticed I tend to keep my feelings in. Being down there though I told a few people how much I appreciated having them in life. I even texted an old friend and caught him off guard. But it was because I never had told him how thankful I was. This is something I will be doing more of now that I am back home.