El Chaltén rock climbing – Half day

Join Merlín, a local IFMGA-certified guide, on this half-day rock climbing trip in El Chaltén. Discover some of the best walls and crags during 4 hours, just a few steps from the village!

Private

Andes

1/2 Day

Jan - Apr, Oct - Dec

Low

Description

Discover the best rock climbing around the town of El Chaltén in this half-day rock climbing trip.

This option is ideal for those who are getting introduced or want to discover this amazing activity. We will go sport climbing on Top Rope modality in single-pitch routes ranging from IV to VI grade. All these with an idyllic backdrop of the Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre range.

The activity will take 4 hours, and you can choose to do it either in the morning or in the afternoon.

Remember to bring comfortable clothes and a daypack with a jacket, gloves, a hat and water. I will provide all the technical equipment (rock climbing shoes, harness, carabiners, helmet, and the Ropes & climbing rack) and a First-aid kit.

Contact me if you are interested in booking this trip, and will be happy to guide you for half-day rock climbing in El Chaltén!

I also offer a full-day option, feel free to check it as well!

Price includes

Guiding fee
Rope
Harness
Helmet
Quickdraws
Climbing shoes

About the guide

Merlín

5.0

(89)

Mountain Guide

Certified UIAGM-IFMGA Mountain Guide from Argentina.

I live in El Chaltén since 1998. I'm originally from Bariloche and I started with mountain activities when I was 15 years old. I've done climbing and ascents in many mountains of Patagonia, Perú, Bolivia, United States and Europe; such as Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre, Alpamayo, El Capitán, Mont Blanc and Aconcagua among others. I'm also a Ski Instructor and I am passionate for backcountry ski.

I speak fluent English, Italian and French and have been leading trips and expeditions for more than 20 years. I work together with a group of guides, so if I'm not available for the trip you request, one of my colleagues will guide you!

Certificates

AAGM | UIAGM

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What people are saying about Merlín

Nicole

Merlin is the best guide out there. I highly recommend anyone to book with him. Super helpful and fun. We enjoyed our 2 day rock climbing adventure with him.

After a few headaches in the beginning (the national park had been closed, but has recently been opened again), we had a great experience and a wonderful tour with Merlin and Mountaineering Patagonia! Merlin offered us great flexibility and patience and a week later the perfect weather arrived for our mountain adventure.

We had an amazing ski trip in Patagonia! Merlin and Martin are exceptional ski guides and we got to ski a lot more terrain than if we had gone on our own. They did a great job adapting our trip plan to the ever changing Patagonia weather. Would highly recommend to anyone considering an adventurous ski trip in Patagonia

Looking for a new backcountry ski adventure to a wild and remote place? Want the comfort of a sailboat to return to every day? Ski first descents? Experience the beauty of massive glaciers, fjords and mountains as far as the eye can see? Check, check, check and check. This was my second trip with Merlin and Patagonia Mountaineering and won't be my last. This trip delivered everything that an expedition can deliver while all the time under the careful guidance of Merlin and Sebastian.

Great experience with Mountaineering Patagonia for a ski touring hut trip of Frey and Jakob huts out of Bariloche, Argentina. I booked with guide and operator Merlin and went on the tour with guide Lucas and we joined forces with another small guided group. I would hope to ski out of Chalten and would definitely use Mountaineering Patagonia again.