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Ski touring in Piltriquitron, El Bolson

Ski touring in Piltriquitron, El Bolson
Ski touring in Piltriquitron, El Bolson
Ski touring in Piltriquitron, El Bolson
Ski touring in Piltriquitron, El Bolson

Cerro Piltriquitron, in El Bolson, near Bariloche, is an emblematic Patagonian mountain where we can ski tour together for 2 days. Interested? Keep reading!

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Andes

2 Days

Jul, Aug, Sep


Description

This ski touring trip will take you to Cerro Piltriquitron, in El Bolson. It's an Andean city located 120 km south of Bariloche. In fact, Cerro Piltriquitron is the emblematic mountain in the area, as the city is in the valley below.

Access is up to 1500 m in vehicles, which allows us to get easily very close to the snow. Then, from the parking we take a one hour trail to reach the refuge of the Andean Club Piltriquitron. In general we find snow from the refuge up. The refuge has the basic facilities needed to stay and relax. There are dormitories, meals, heating, hot water and bathrooms.

One of the best features of this ski area is the variety of options and different levels for ski touring. There are different extensive guidelines with slopes and various inclinations. Therefore, it gives us the ability to choose the best possible considering the quality of the snow and ski level of each participant.

If you are interested in doing some ski touring around El Bolsón, please get in touch with me! I would love guiding you there. In the area of Bariloche, I can also take you ski touring in Frey and Cerro Lopez, check them out!

Price includes

- Guiding fee


Itinerary

Day 1: Bariloche - El Bolsón - Skiing in Cerro Piltriquitron

We leave at 8AM from Bariloche, and travel 2 hours to El Bolson. Once there, we ascend the gravel road to access Piltriquitron. After preparing the backpacks and the skis, we climb the path to the refuge. We leave some equipment and food in the refuge and continue climbing until settling skis with skins to reach the “plateau” of the mountain. Here the options are diverse: main summit hill Huemules, East Hill, etc. All these peaks can be combined or done by different slopes downhill. You can ski a lot, and make several vertical meters, it depends on the desire and physical condition of the participants.

Day 2: Skiing in Cerro Piltriquitron - Back to Bariloche

We get up early to seize the day. After breakfast we begin the activity. The idea is to ski as much as possible and reach the mountain sectors that we didn’t reach the day before, making impressive peaks overlooking the valley of El Bolsón, the mountain range to the north, south and west, and the steppe to the east. We ski until 4PM, and we return to Bariloche, to get there around 7PM.

 

Details

Accommodation

In a refuge.

Meeting point

Bariloche

About the guide

AAGM-certified high mountain guide with international IFMGA certification, paragliding pilot (with tandem license) and physical education teacher.
I have made numerous climbs, ascents and ski trips in Patagonia, Mendoza, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Spain and the French Alps.
I work as an instructor and director in numerous mountain guide courses for the AAGM. I have opened many sport and multi-pitch routes in the Bariloche area and I am also author of climbing guide "Bariloche Vertical", published five times since 2004. In sport climbing I reach the grade of 8b worked and 7c on sight.
As a paragliding pilot, I have made numerous +100 kms flights in the mountains of Patagonia and several "hike and fly" tours, where I combine climbing mountains and flying down.
I look forward to guiding you in the beautiful mountains of Patagonia.

Languages

English

Certificates

AAGM | UIAGM | IFMGA


What people are saying about Pablo Pontoriero

Julian Blanco

5.00

March, 2022

It was an amazing trip!! We had no experience in paragliding but the guides made us feel very very safe, they have a lot of experience and are very professionals. If you are in Bariloche, don't miss the chance to fly with them. And also the Explore-Share team was always willing to help. 10/10!!

Anonymous

5.00

December, 2019

What an amazing experience! Felt very comfortable and safe with my wonderful guide Pablo. Highly recommended service and adventure. 5 star all day!!

Sebastian Beltramini

5.00

February, 2019

Pablo has been amazing during the 3 days we spent climbing. He's great at sharing his knowledge and constantly providing feedback for improvement. I definely recommend him and I plan on doing more with him in the future. As for the climbing itself, I'm totally satisfied and got to raise my experience quickly, finishing with a great multipitch climb.

Conor Coady

5.00

February, 2019

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Hesler Rodriguez

5.00

February, 2019

The paragliding experience was unbelievable! Getting to see Bariloche and it's surrounding lake and mountains was breathtaking. I would definitely do this again. Pablo was an amazing guide. He was very knowledgable and had a lot of experience paragliding. He gave clear instructions on how to take off and made you feel safe every step of the away. Throughout the trip, he will capture pics and videos for you to take home. He was very friendly and always looked out for your best interest.

John Johnson

5.00

December, 2016

Overall, Pablo was great. The weather for the trip turned out to be perfect climbing weather. Pablo was extremely friendly, accommodating, and helpful. We discussed my skill level and what kind of climbs I wanted to do. Pablo definitely helped me push myself, in a good way of course. He appeared to be extremely knowledgable of the area and was able to pick out some really exciting routes that he knew I would enjoy. I didn't want the climbing to be too easy and I believe Pablo understood that and got us on some really cool routes that he knew I would like, but would also push my climbing skills. I felt very comfortable while climbing with him as well, even when we were 6 or 7 pitches up. He's an excellent lead climber and made even the crux pitches look easy. Overall, the trip was incredible, definitely a trip of a lifetime. I wish I would have been able to get a few more go pro pictures from him, but that's really not a big deal at all. The few pictures I received were pretty great! Overall, the trip was great and I would highly recommend Pablo to other climbers of any skill level.

Alan

4.00

February, 2015

Why did we choose Pablo for this trip? - We had real confidence that Pablo knew the mountain and could offer us the type of support we needed - Jo had a "gut feel" that he would be the right choice - You, Nicolas, were very diligent in responding to my email requests - Pablo offered to meet us at our hotel in Bariloche to provide some advice before our trip into the mountains Our experience - Our first meeting in the hotel in Bariloche was extremely useful - giving us lots of advice and helping us plan our walk for the week prior to meeting in Otto Meiling - It was clear that Pablo is the best mountain guide for Cerro Tronador - He practically lives on the mountain and clearly has much experience of leading groups with different abilities and skills - He was the previous person to summit before our trip, 10 days before - Pablo knew the route very well and was able to guide us across the weak snow bridges - His rope technique and focus on safety was very reassuring - He taught me some new rope/knot skills - Our second day, traversing the glacier towards Refugio Rocca was also very pleasant. It saved us much trekking time and gave Pablo an opportunity to teach us more about the glaciers on Cerro Tronador Our advice - I would suggest that Pablo has a better presence on the internet - we only found him by chance and yet he clearly is the best guide for this area - Perhaps some photos and quotations from a few satisfied clients would help?


 

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