One of our arriero guides, Victor who is eldest son of our head guide, Rigo
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Chilean mountain horseman – our guide Leo
Leo, our arriero guide, a real Chilean mountain horseman who knows El Toyo and its mountains like no one else
Rigo, our head guide
Alejandro Severino, known as Rigo, is our head arriero and guide. Experienced, responsible y simpatico.
Mountaineers’ baggage by mule
Mule being loaded with mountaineers’ baggage to take up to base camp. The mountains around where we ride are some of the best climbing mountains in the world and attract many climbers, or Andinistas & montanistas as they are called. Some come also to practise before a major climb like Everest. Mountaineers need some way …
Arriero in the mountains
Arriero in the mountains. A Chilean cowboy is called an arriero because he herds cattle (to herd is ‘arrear’ and herding is ‘arreo’ in Spanish)
Lasso horse
To be able to lasso a horse is a great skill. When we take children on rides they often want to learn how and our arriero guides help them
Mules in the andes
Mules in hte Andes – an essential part of overnight rides