Friday Mariano and I hiked Glacier Martial. It is a glacier that is at the summit of a mountain about 7km behind Ushuaia. The walk up to where the chairlift ended was pretty easy. There was snow everywhere but it wasn’t snowing at the time and there was very little wind. From there we kept going up (to where you’re not supposed to walk). After a while we met a local named Carlos who was scouting out routes for some crazy extreme sport where you roll down a path in this giant ball, can’t remember what its called. He ended up guiding us even further up the mountain to about 650 meters above sea level. Parts were pretty challenging but thankfully a lot of rocks were still exposed which made it a bit easier and safer. The best part though was the views. Absolutely amazing views of the surrounding summits as well as the city canal and islands below. And the weather was just perfect as well. To get back down we had to slide on our butts (in the steep parts) or run (to keep from getting stuck or too wet). It was a pretty funny experience. In all we spent about 3 hours on the mountain and it was definitely the best thing I’ve done so far on this trip. Friday night Mariano, Guillermo and I went to a hall in town where they were showcasing Cuban films. We saw “Strawberries and Chocolate,” which I liked but I had a hard time understanding the Cuban accent. Later that night Siscu joined us and we went to see a band play at El Invisible. I guess it was rock music, which was good but just not energetic enough to keep me interested.
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