Southern Patagonian Continental Icecap. From January to April ...

Southern Patagonian Continental Icecap. From January to A pril another group o f our Club was in the northern part o f this region, where they ac­ complished the first north to south traverse o f the northern part o f the southern icecap. Starting from Lago San M artín, they climbed to the icecap up the O ’H iggins Glacier. After a 50-mile march, mainly on skis, they reached Lago Viedm a after passing by FitzRoy and Cerro Torre. From there they went back again to the same starting point and crossed the icecap from east to west, reaching the Greve Glacier, and sighting the Pacific at Fiordo Eyre. Since they enjoyed only five days without storms, they made no ascents. The party was made up o f H ugo Corbella, leader, Pablo Schifini, Marcelo Costa, Jorge Oscar Marticorena, Raúl Risso, and Guillermo Kring. J o a q u Í n A l l o l i o , Centro Andino Buenos Aires