An ideal trip to observe the Patagonian Ice Field is to hike to Marconi pass. Indio, IFMGA certified mountain guide, will take you there in this 4-day trip.
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Andes
4 Days
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
I recommend this trip for people having a short time in El Chaltén and want to observe the Patagonian Ice field, the third largest ice expanse in the world. In fact, the Patagonian Ice field has only three passes, and Marconi is one of them.
We can try to be flexible according to weather conditions. So that if I'm available we can choose the best window to make the expedition more comfortable.
It is quite a sustained trekking with the cross of a Marconi glacier. The weather conditions can make it very impressive because of the storms coming from the ice cap and Pacific Ocean.
In the itinerary below you can see the two alternatives I propose for days 3 and 4. The one we choose will depend on the weather.
Does this amazing trip in Patagonia sound interesting? Then please contact me, I would love guiding you there!
Or if you want to go on a longer adventure in this area, I can also guide you on this Southern Patagonian Ice Cap Expedition.
- Guiding fee
- Transportation start and back
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
From Río Eléctrico Bridge to Playita camp.
From Playita camp to Mt Gorra Blanca basecamp. You cross the Marconi Glacier and get to Marconi Pass. There we will enjoy the view on the Southern Patagonian ice field.
From Mt Gorra Blanca basecamp to Playita Camp.
From Playita camp to Río Eléctrico bridge and back to El Chaltén.
Trekking around Mt Gorra Blanca basecamp, walking on the glacier and until the beginning of the Ice Cap.
From Mt Gorra Blanca basecamp to Río Eléctrico bridge and back to El Chaltén.
Accommodation We will camp. |
I am an IFMGA and a High Mountain AAGM certified Mountain Guide. I was born in San Juan, where I found my passion for the mountains when I was a child. Today my home is El Chalten, this magical place where I have my family and where I work and live since 2008.
I have climbed many different peaks along the Andes, as well as in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, France, Spain, Germany Italy, Austria and Switzerland. I have climbed great mountains and new routes in Patagonia, both in Cerro Torre and in the Fitz Roy mountains. I climbed Mount Fitz Roy five times and Mount Torre three times. All of them through different routes and some of them opening a new one.
One of my biggest achievements was the Standhardt - Herron - Egger traverse and the "Directa Huarpe" new route, on the west face of Cerro Torre. As well as climbing the Tehuelche route on the Fitz Roy hill in 16 hours.
I also guide in the Central Andes, in places such as Cerro Mercedario and Vallecitos in Mendoza, among other mountains. I am also a Mountaineering and Climbing instructor in different associations and member of the relief committee at the Club Andino Mercedario of the San Juan Province. I am also a member of the technical committee of the Argentine Association of Mountain Guides, in which I am part of the staff of instructors for IFMGA guides.
I guide my clients mainly in Patagonia. I spend summer in the town of El Chalten and I move to Bariloche, in northern Patagonia, in the winter, where I guide more technical excursions, like ice and/or rock climbing, as well as classic mountaineering ascents. During the year I also guide in the mountains of Peru, Bolivia and in Europe.
Even when I’m not working I enjoy climbing, bouldering, sport skiing and mountaineering. Keeping at my highest level of performance helps me ensure my clients’ safety, that is always my top priority.
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