This needle is one of the first objectives new climbers to the area. It is chosen to get used to the Patagonia’s terrain, rock, snow, wind and weather in general.
According to snow/ice conditions and experience, we propose two different routes to climb Aguja Guillaumet, most known as “La Guillo”.
On the East face lays Couloir Amy, climbed for the first time by Bernard Amy and Pierre Vidalhet on February 26th 1968. They were part of a French team trying to climb the East pillar of Fitz Roy. Total length of route 450 metres, 60º on snow/ice and 5.8
On the West face, the legendary Fonrouge-Comesaña is our proposal. The climb has very good rock and excellent views. After Couloir Amy, this route is the most repeated on the needle. Total length of route 600 metres, pitches from 5.4 to 5.9 and an amazing pitch of 5.10c/d. The last 4 pitches are shared with Amy Couloir route.