We're a group of Professional outdoor guides who love to share our passion for the outdoor lifestyle in Northern Patagonia, Bariloche and the Argentine Lake District with adventurers from all over the world. We have more than 15 years of experience in the area, starting first as curious and passionate young explorers who fell in love with nature at an early age.

Today, we got Professionals and we are excited and proud to share with you our home: sharing with you the view of a sunset from a mountain summit, making a clean run through spectacular Class III rapids of crystal clear mountain water or making that perfect turn through powder snow.

Our goal is to give our clients personalized attention, that's why we choose to work only with small groups, providing the most unforgettable guided adventures in the area.

These excursions include transport, meals, bilingual guide, personalized attention, backcountry lodging and the special human quality that distinguishes Andescross. .

"Frommer's and Footprints travel guide books recommend our services as a Mountain, ski and alpine guiding operators in the Patagonian Andes of Argentina and Chile"


The Argentine Embassy in USA has recently recommended our company as reliable professional and expert in backcountry skiing in Northern Patagonia area. Thanks to our clients for recommending us!

Travel world news magazine has published an article about Andescross and its services referred by our satisfied clients. Check page 3 and 4!

Scramble Guidebooks from Canada has recommended our winter trips to its readers, check it here!

Why us?

• Safety and fun: Andescross works with the most recognized Mountain Guides in the Patagonia area, most of them belong to the UIAGM- IFMGA which is the highest international recognition as a Mountain Guide
  
• Worldwide experience and fluent in English and Spanish , Our guides had traveled through Canada, US and Europe learning, working and playing to improve their skills, language and knowledge.
  
• And plus this … We love the sunsets, the early wake ups, the cold, the ice, the fresh powder in a quite morning, brew “mate” or coffee from our tents, we love our hands and fingers jammed in a crack, rappel in the evening and to go tired to our tents, we love a good beer after a good climb, we love to brake trail through fresh snow (specially with skis), we love to have first tracks on a snow powder day, we have no friends in powder days!...... let’s go and play!!

These are our outdoor sports guides

Each guide is an expert in his own field in outdoor sports, with huge experience in the Northern Patagonia region:

check also:
Choosing your guide - in the Andes of Argentina- Chile, Patagonia -
What is the UIAGM-IFMGA- IVBV Mountain guide certification?

Mountaineering, trekking, climbing and backcountry skiing:


Jorge Kozulj, fluent in English and Spanish, is a UIAGM-IFMGA certified Mountain guide, which is the highest international recognition in this profession.
Also, first responder, Ski Patrol. Sometimes helps at the local Mountain Rescue Team in Bariloche.
Since a teenager he grew up playing and working around the mountains. Today he spend his days guiding groups in the mountains of Northern and Southern Patagonian Andes, doing ski touring, climbing , mountaineering and trekking trips in Argentina and Chile
Also have done Safety and Security in the Discovery Channel Eco Challenge (99), several guided ascents in the highest peaks of District lakes of Patagonia, traverse across the Southern Patagonian Ice cap, guided treks in Torres del Paine and Fitz Roy area.
He has done climbing ascents in Patagonia (Saint Exupery, Buscaini variant, March 97, Cerro Grande, Guillaumet),
Rock climbs around Dolomites (Italy), Eastern Europe, USA (Some towers in Utah, Liberty Bell in the North Cascades to mention a few) and Canada including the Split pillar in Squamish and some climbs in the Canadian Rockies (Ghost valley, professors (ice),Ha ling / chinaman peak),
In 2002, he worked in seismic exploration and helicopter jobs for VSI in Canmore, Canada.
Lately (07), was skiing near Valdez, Girdwood and Wittier in the Chugach range area of Alaska, picking chutes and powder as most as possible!
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Lucas Jacobson Is a Mountain Guide certified by AAGM (Argentine Mountain Guide Association) . He started his outdoor activities 15 years ago. Had climbed in different areas of Patagonia and also in Peru (Alpamayo), Chile, Bolivia and Europe, like Matterhorn/Cervino, where he used to work during summers. In his resume we can add expeditions to the Southern Patagonian Ice cap and Cerro San Lorenzo. Is a guy that develops skills easily. Lucas have plenty experience in technical telecommunications systems, seismic and vertical works. Is a permanent member of the CAX (Comisión de Auxilio Bariloche) , which is the local Mountain Rescue Team. He teaches mountaineering for teenagers in the winter school of Club Andino Bariloche. WFR (Wilderness First Responder) certification. Fluent in Italian, English and Spanish.

Nicolás de la Cruz is a very well recongnized Mountain Guide in Argentina certified by UIAGM-IFMGA-IVBV . Was born 3/02/1965.
Have runned for 14 years Ref. Emilio Frey, Cerro Catedral and hope to run it for another 100...because is paradise!
16 years of experience guiding in the Patagonian Andes (Since 1990). Nicolás is also the President of the Arg. Mountain Guide Asoc. and was one of the guides who pushed very hard the dream of becoming members of the UIAGM-IFMGA-IVBV Besides this...ascents to Aconcagua, Xixapagma (Himalaya) and more.... Have worked in the film production of "Grito di Pietra"
Area of especialization: Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi and Northern Patagonia. Preffered guided trips: Frey granite climbing / Torre Principal, Ski touring in Cº Catedral massif and Refugio San Martín, Monte Tronador and Lanin (spring), Domuyo fall time, Four Mt hut Trekking trip, Trekking El Bolsón.
Preffered meals:Toasted bread, salamin picado fino, smoked trout, cheese, frieds and of course red wine cabernet sauvignon. Muy muy rico!
Languages: French, English and Italian.
Sponsors: Petzl - Charlet Moser, Movement skis, Ansilta. .

Craig Ross: He is a mountain guide UIAGM - IFMGA who has been working for 8 years as a guide and has a 13 years experience as mountaineer. He has climbed mountains in Cordillera Blanca (Peru) and Southern Patagonia, where he worked as mountain guide for several years. He has also climbed in Canada (Bugaboos), France (Chamonix) and several European countries. He has devoted his life to his great passion: the mountains. He is an excellent sportsman, he had the opportunity to participate in the Eco Challenge adventure race in New Zealand 2001.

Mountain bike:

Germán González: His the chief organizer and guide in mountain biking tours. He is also an auxiliary at the Argentine Red Cross organization. He has been working for the last 12 years with bikes: selling, repairing, renting and guiding biking tours in the Patagonian region. He wrote the first guiding book about biking tours and crossings in the Bariloche area and its surroundings "Travesías en bicicleta" (1994). He is a funding member of the Argentine Mountain biking guides' Association. .

Gustavo Di Ciurcio: He is CEO of "Rescate Patagonia" (Patagonia rescue) and he is also a co-worker with Andescross in trekking activities. He is also paramedic, technician in medical emergencies, PHTLS (Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support) instructor and teaches at the Comahue University "mountain first medical aid and emergencies". He has worked as paramedic and medical assistant in many outdoor adventure events such as Peugeot Eco Adventure (March`2001), Marlboro Adventure Team selection camp (February, 2001). He has more than 12 years experience working in medical emergency activities. Gustavo is also French Red Cross rescue worker (He has work several years in Europe) and he also coordinates the Rescue team of "Cerro Bayo" skiing center.

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