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Cerro Alvear

Ushuaia Surrounds, Ushuaia, Argentina
Ranked #15 of 36 attractions in Ushuaia
5.0 of 5 stars 7 Reviews
Type: Mountains
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buenos aires
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 18, 2012

We did this trek with Guias del Sur (www.gdspatagonia.com.ar) email: guiasdelsur@hotmail.com.ar Excellent choice! It is a demanding 12 hours trek: 7 hs to the summit of 1.400 mts thru forest, rock, ice (walking on ice, they provide crampons, piolet, hamlet) and 5 hs back. If you want you can do it in 2 days for a more "relaxed" climb, No... More

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Melbourne
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 20, 2009
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I also climbed Cerro Alvear with Compania de Guias de Patagonia. Luis looked after everything for us, all we had to do was turn up bright and early ready to climb. The last section is where you really need the harness, ropes and ice axes and was certainly the best part of the day for me. If you do the... More

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melbourne, australia
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 19, 2009
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If you are looking for a little adventure and have never been mountaineering, this will get you hooked!!! We weren't planning to climb a mountain, but we stumbled on Cerro Alvear and the ascension was the best thing we did all holiday. Cerro Alvear is the tallest mountain in the area. The ascension up the mountain itself is not overly... More

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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 28, 2012
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 14, 2012
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Ushuaia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 28, 2011
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 31, 2011
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