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Instituto de Educación Superior nº 813 en Lago Puelo
Lago Puelo, the nearest town. Photo: GabiJuri, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

La magdalena

Climbing area · Argentina

Is it worth the trip?

80Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Rock wet, not dry in the forecast, Rock about 13 °C, Rain 0.3 mm

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 96 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
13°C
Air
14°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Wed 4 · 69 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 6 h
Rock temp
15°C
Air
14°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
7°C
Air
12°C
Rain
3.9 mm

Fri 6 · 62 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 9 h
Rock temp
19°C
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 89 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
17°C
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
15°C
Air
24°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 93 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
15°C
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 280, good
  2. Tue 396, good
  3. Wed 469, good
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 662, good
  6. Sat 789, good
  7. Sun 883, good
  8. Mon 993, good
  9. Tue 1091, good
  10. Wed 1180, good

The spot in two facts

  • 5 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Best Dec–Feb5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at La magdalena
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Mon 2Nov*80, goodDry?14°C16°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov96, goodWet13°C14°C0.3 mm
Wed 4Nov69, goodWetdry in 6 h15°C14°C1.2 mm
Thu 5Nov0, poorWet7°C12°C3.9 mm
Fri 6Nov62, goodWetdry in 9 h19°C16°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov89, goodDry17°C21°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, goodDry15°C24°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov93, goodDry15°C22°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov91, goodDry16°C20°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov80, goodDry18°C23°C0 mm

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the area and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About La magdalena

5 crags mapped. Best from Nov to Mar. The nearest town to stay in is Lago Puelo.

  • Crags 5 crags mapped.
  • Rock No source states the rock.

From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.

Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,090–US$2,100 each

about US$1,090–US$2,100 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, climbing instructor.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BRC, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$616–US$1,280
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$174–US$288
Food7 days eating outabout US$161–US$295
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$67–US$121
Totalabout US$1,090–US$2,100

Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Lago Puelo

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Closest

Lago Puelo

about 5 min by car · 47 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 47 places to stay in Lago Puelo · Booking.com

About Lago Puelo its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 24h 45m

About 24h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BRC, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 2h 10m by road

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