22/02/2026

Estancia Cristina

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*The Wildest of Us*
In 1986, Alberto del Castillo arrived in El Chaltén to climb Fitz Roy — and never truly left. After crossing the Southern Patagonian Ice Field for ten days, he reached Estancia Cristina for the first time, beginning a story that is still being written.
In this interview filmed aboard the historic Cristina vessel, Simon Heyes of Senderos talks with Alberto about his life as a mountaineer, expedition guide, and today, director of Estancia Cristina — a man who has made one of Patagonia’s most remote corners his life’s work.

Enjoy the interview here: https://vimeo.com/1166129036?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci