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Location
Multiple Locations +2
  • Argentina
  • Chile
Length
4 - 12 weeks
Program Tags
Adventure Travel After College Conservation Cultural Immersion Hands-On Learning Instructor Post-High School Study Abroad Wilderness

Program Details

Activities
Hiking Remote Exploring Rock Climbing
Timeframe
Year Round
Primary Language
English
Age Min.
18
Age Max
35

Pricing

Starting Price
7495
Price Details
- Adventure tourism training and qualification program
- Accommodation and food allowance during training
- All technical equipment, in-program related transport & travel
- Qualified & experienced technical instructors
- Pure Exploration Certificate of Adventure Guiding
- Industry-standard Bush Leader & Rock Leader qualifications
- International Wilderness First Aid Certification
What's Included
Accommodation Activities Equipment Meals Tour Guide Transportation
What's Not Included
Airfare Travel Insurance Visa
Jun 22, 2022
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About Program

Patagonia. An adventure lover’s spiritual home. Rugged, remote, vast, and sublime - Patagonia’s beauty is unrivaled, and the trekking unreal. It’s the ideal place to perfect your outdoor skills. This comprehensive outdoor course in the world’s most scenic landscapes will give you 100% confidence to navigate, hike, climb and guide in the outdoors.

This Argentinian - Chilean-based program specializes in hiking, climbing & sea kayaking. While this is an Adventure Guide Program, it's not all about the outdoors. There will be cultural activities; sightseeing; personal development & leadership; community & social events; free time & plenty of opportunity for exploration.

This outdoor adventure course is suitable for anyone who wants to embark on a career to become an outdoor adventure guide, or simply to challenge their own understanding of what it means to take on the wild.

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Program Highlights

  • Join a 6 or 12-week adventure tourism training and qualification program based in El Chaltén, the gateway to the trails surrounding the incredible peaks of the Cerro Torre and Cerro Fitz Roy mountains.
  • Enjoy the experience of living in an isolated region of South America!
  • Develop the skill set to be a confident outdoor adventurer.
  • Gain outdoor guiding qualifications
  • Indulge in your passion for the outdoors and natural environment while rising up to challenges.

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Questions & Answers

Staff Interviews

These are in-depth Q&A sessions with program leaders.

Ben Thomson

Program
Adventure Guide Program | Patagonia
Job Title
Program Instructor
Kiwi lad, travelling and working all over NZ, Aussie, Africa and Asia. Obsessed with the ocean and a desire to keep seeing and exploring new places.

What is your favorite travel memory?

Renting a Tuktuk and driving it around Sri Lanka with two buddies. “No plan is the best plan” was the theme. We cruised around, going from surf break to surf break, and beach bar to beach bar. However, getting lost, possibly
more than once, and mingling with the locals, hearing their stories, was the best part.

How have you changed/grown since working for your current company?

I was humbled by the enthusiasm and eagerness to learn from my students. I love being in the outdoors and using it as a tool to explore, be challenged and grow. Having students wanting to share that stoke amazing. Sharing a common goal is the best way to unite a group. What blew me away the most was the amount of learning I gained from the greatest bunch of humans I’ve ever met.

What is the best story you've heard from a return student?

Too many. Some have gone off travelling and working together. Others have wound up working for the company they studied with. More have kicked on and gone off on their own travel adventures. But we all still stay in touch which is the best part, continuously dishing out banter and motivating each other to continue adventuring.

If you could go on any program that your company offers, which one would you choose and why?

Stuck between two. Either.... the Expedtion Leader x Program that crosses half the globe and involves trekking and adventures across three continents. Or the Adventure Guide Programe run out of Patagonia. Hiking and rock climbing in the Andes through glacier country, it speaks for its self. Something to never forget.

What makes your company unique? When were you especially proud of your team?

The friendly faces, dedication and genuine passion towards what they are doing. Everything that happens in the background and all the time the staff put in to their own roles all revolves around the students having the best possible experience. The support I received as an instructor and the face of the program was amazing.

What do you believe to be the biggest factor in being a successful company?

Everyone having that same passion and the same goal. If you do what you love, then you love what you do.
The relaxed and social nature is also a massive highlight. Everyone always has time for each other, and are always encouraging each other to come hang out of go on adventures together. Looking to improve and openly sharing feedback is also a great trait of Pure Exploration.

About Pure Exploration

GLOBAL LEADERS IN ADVENTURE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENTIAL TRAVEL The team at Pure Exploration are everyday people, helping people have extraordinary experiences. We think real travel isn’t just about box-ticking guidebook recommendations or Instagram shots, it’s about authentic experiences spent with new friends who inspire you to think about the...
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