A personal view of the Patagonian Icefields

Much has been told about the Patagonian Icefields, for example in terms of its their exploration, the glaciological characteristics, the relationships to climate change, but much more is yet to be discovered. Being there and exploring the icefields is still a major challenge. This paper aims to give, in a more organic and human way, a glimpse of these unique icefieds, showing a piece of their history regarding the first traverse performed from the Chilean fjords (western side) to the Argentinean lakes (eastern side), which was carried out in the summer of 1955-1956 together with the legendary British explorer and mountaineer Harold W. Tilman.