Alto de Los Arrieros - Canalón Este
Megaline in high altitude glacier terrain
Ski Touring Extreme
- Distance
- 25 km
- Ascent
- 2.6 km
- Descent
- 2.6 km
- Duration
- 1 day +
- Low Point
- 2.4 km
- High Point
- 4.9 km
- Gradient
- 45˚
The east face of Alto de los Arrieros is an alpine route graded AD+ and is located in glacier mañke inside of glacier university which is some huge piece of glacier in central Andes, 3rd after northern patagonian icefields but with much more weather windows between september and november.
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Description
The human story with these muntain starts with Marmillod couple in xx. and currently this megaline has gain attraction for ski mountaineerings. See details in https://andesmagazine.com/magazines/glaciar-universidad/#
Difficulty
Extreme
Extreme skiing terrain above 45 degrees. These routes are reserved for experienced experts.
Extreme Exposure (E4)
In case of a fall, the skier faces certain death.
Remoteness
In the high mountains or remote conditions, all individuals must be completely autonomous in every situation.
Best time to visit
Features
- Face
- Alpine
- Cliffs
- Couloir
- Ski Mountaineering
Equipment required
- Rope
- Skins
- Ice axe
- Crampons
- Glacier kit