The approach to this route is made by way of the vacas river valley, different from the normal route which goes up the horcones river valley. The trip takes three days following a straigh forward trail that makes its way up wide valleys with views of herds of guanacos typical of the andes. The destination is plaza argentina , base camp for this and the polish glacier routes.
From plaza argentina the route zigzags up to the base of the polish glacier and then climbs to independencia where it conects with the normal route the rest of the way to the peak.
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