Meet Verticalica Outdoors
Verticalica began with vertical dance, moving among rock faces, trees, and open water. We realized that the rhythm of the arts and the wildness of the outdoors belong together, and Patagonia is where that connection became a way of life.
We created Verticalica Outdoors to bring you into these landscapes with a deep care for movement, creativity, and silence. Every trip is kept small and planned in detail alongside local guides. We shape the daily effort and lodging around you, taking care of the logistics so your only task is to be present.
Three Places That Stay With You
El Chaltén is a small town at the foot of the Fitz Roy range, where the peaks stand so close and sharp they look drawn on the sky. The trails begin right at the edge of town, giving you days spent on foot with time to stop, breathe, and watch the light move across the rock.
Bariloche sits on the shore of Lake Nahuel Huapi, with the forest running down to the water and mountains standing behind it. Lakes, trees, and peaks are all within reach of each other, meaning a single day can take you from a shaded forest path to an open viewpoint on the water itself. Walk it, climb it, sail it, or paddle it—each activity shows you a different side of the town.
Bariloche sits on the shore of Lake Nahuel Huapi, with the forest running down to the water and mountains standing behind it. Lakes, trees, and peaks are all within reach of each other, meaning a single day can take you from a shaded forest path to an open viewpoint on the water itself. Walk it, climb it, sail it, or paddle it—each activity shows you a different side of the town.
Choose your experience
Choose based on how much time you have and how much of the plan you want to shape.
Services
A trip drawn around you. Tell us who’s coming, when you want to go to Patagonia and what you’d love to see and feel. We shape the itinerary: the places to stay, the guides, the pace and the moments worth slowing down for. You review the proposal and its price before you decide.
Best for: couples, families and friends who want it done their way, on their dates.
A week with the plan already made. Choose one of our dates, join a small group and arrive to lodging, guides, activities and transfers in place. Each trip runs once four travelers have joined. One of the trips is a women only experience to nurture the sacred feminine in us.
Best for: travelers who want good company, a clear plan and no decisions to make.
One day, with room to feel it. A day on the water, on the trail or on the rock, each paired with movement and wellness practices. Book one day, or choose a pack of three or six during the season.
Best for: travelers already nearby who want one memorable day.
Every activity is led by a professional guide and matched to your experience, whether you would like a gentle introduction or something more involved.
Meet your guide
I grew up unable to choose between the arts and outdoor sports. My career began as a dancer in New York City, but my free time was spent rock climbing. That path eventually led me to vertical dance, and later to three years traveling through Patagonia in a van, where I knew I had to stay.
Verticalica Outdoors is the culmination of that journey. With a team of local guides beside me, our goal is to bring you into the landscapes that changed my life with a deep care for movement, creativity, and silence.
Voices from Canada and the United States, after Patagonia.
"The guide knew when to stop. We sat and watched the clouds pull back from Fitz Roy. No one spoke. It was enough."
Sarah MitchellToronto, Canada
"I stood on the glacier in Calafate and heard the ice crack beneath my feet. I have not heard silence the same way since."
David ChenVancouver, Canada
"We paddled on Lake Nahuel Huapi at dawn. The water was glass, the forest was quiet, and for the first time in years I was not thinking about work."
Emily RodriguezSeattle, USA
Tell us the dates, the people and the places. We will shape the trip and send you the plan and the price.
