BCHappyGal Posted October 18, 2004 #1 Share Posted October 18, 2004 Has anyone been to Ushuaia and taken the chairlift to the to of the Martial Glacier? Is it worth doing? do you actually get to walk on the glacier and is the glacier right where the chairlift lets you off?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCP Posted October 18, 2004 #2 Share Posted October 18, 2004 Yes! We took a taxi and took the cable car. We had a beautiful day with great visibility. It was windy... You have to walk a bit to get to the glaciar.;) We were very happy we went there. Hope this helps! NCP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shmabbies Posted October 30, 2004 #3 Share Posted October 30, 2004 NCP - We're leaving for Ushuaia in a few days and I'm wondering if you can be a little more specific about the walk from the chairlift to the glacier? "A bit" can mean different things to unathletic me vs. my marathon running DH. About how far is it, and is it a difficult walk (dirt path, paved, rocky etc.). Thanks for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiona508 Posted October 31, 2004 #4 Share Posted October 31, 2004 Hi Shmabbies! At the base of the chair lift there are some hotels and a great tea room - great for recovering afterwards. At the top of the chairlift there is a mountain hut that serves teas coffee hot chocloate and snacks ( a good place to wait if you can't make the walk) The walk itself starts out uphill but not incredibly steep - you are climbing up a mountain. There are great views from the start if you turn to look back at the town. It is worth wearing proper walking boots rather than trainers because at times you need to walk in or near the meltwater that is running off the glacier. It gets steeper the higher you go. We didn't make it all the way because we were being picked up from the hotel on our last day and got worried about being in time. Despite my comments about footwear - there were some argentinian ladies doing the walk in summer sandals, with heels! In conclusion - you could probably get a long way up without being very fit, and there is somewhere nice to wait if a fitter companion wants to go furhter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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