Ushuaia Sports & Outdoors Tips by luzmaria

Hiking/climbing Martial Glacier in Ushuaia

Theres a chairlift, so you decide wether you climb through the ski track or take the lift.

When you get to the shelter of club Andino de Ushuaia you find a trail by a brook ending at the base of the glacier.

If you have equipment and experience in ice climbing you can climb the glacier, walk to the edge and see the valley of Andorra, mount Vinciguerra and Vinciguerra glacier. On the other side there is an amazing view of the Beagle Channel and of Ambarino and Hoste islands. Really worth looking and photographing.

This walk on the ice is easy, with the steepest part at the beginning. You must be careful with crevasses, mainly in spring and winter, when ice bridges are weakest.

In case you do not have equipment for ice climbing, you can climb the Black Canyon in the wide valley you see on the right from the base of the glacier after you get off the chairlift.

At the highest part youll see an amphitheatre or circus from where you can see the mountains on Hoste island with its glaciers and the Beagle Channel. This circus was formed during the last glaciation in the last million years.
To return, go back to the chairlift. If you Are not tired you can then walk to the city along the route and thus get some nice vistas of the city and the Beagle Channel.

Directions: Martial Glacier is 7 km. from the city along national route 3, which is fully paved and signalled.

Theme: Hiking

Ski in Cerro Castor ( Ushuaia )

In Ushuaia, after its fourth winter season the newest ski resort in Argentina, only 26 km from Ushuaia, surrounded by the Andes and the sea, Cerro Castor is the most beautiful place to ski. Thanx to the weather, here s the longest ski season in Southamerica with temps of between 5 and -5 C

Address: not far from Ushuaia.

Directions: Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Theme: Skiing/Snowboarding