In El Chaltén you will find sports clothing, footwear and technical gear for your mountain activities, as well as casual clothing and accessories, including locally designed or made items.
Only officially licensed businesses shown.
Here are some of the best-rated mountain shops. Besides selling clothing and footwear, they rent gear: check availability directly with each one.
Since 1993, sale and rental of trekking, climbing and camping gear and clothing: stoves, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, snowshoes, trekking poles, crampons and ice and rock climbing gear. Tents are not available for rent.
Business hours: from 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM and from 03:00 PM to 09:00 PM.
Mountain store. Sale and rental of trekking gear and clothing: sleeping bags, tents, sleeping pads, trekking shoes, accessories and more.
Business hours: from 09:00 AM to 01:00 PM and from 04:00 PM to 08:00 PM.
Mountain store right in the shopping area, 200 meters from the Fitz Roy trailhead. Sale and rental of clothing, footwear and gear: tents, sleeping bags, stoves, sleeping pads, trekking poles and crampons. To hike light or stroll around at ease, you can leave your luggage in its lockers.
Business hours: from 09:00 AM to 01:00 PM and from 04:00 PM to 08:00 PM.
Updated: November 7, 2026
You will find technical mountain clothing, such as waterproof jackets or windbreakers, warm clothing, thermal base layers, gloves, hats and sunglasses, as well as trekking footwear, socks, backpacks and accessories. There are also casual clothing stores and locally designed or made garments.
Yes. If you forgot something or the weather changed your plans, in town you can buy jackets, thermal layers, footwear, trekking poles, gas canisters and other items for hikes, multi-day treks or camping.
Some do: the featured stores on this page sell and rent mountain gear, such as tents, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, stoves, trekking poles or crampons. The other stores in the list only sell.
It depends on the store. Open all year round: Bajo Zero and Camping Center. Viento Oeste is open from October 1 to May 30. If you travel off-season, check with each one in advance.
Absolutely. elchalten.com is made in El Chaltén; we know every business, in several cases since their very beginnings. When you send an enquiry to any of them, you will be reaching a real, verified contact.
All clothing and gear stores accept credit cards, debit cards and cash. If you have any questions, send your enquiry directly to the store using the "Chat on WhatsApp" or "Send enquiry" button in its listing.
Mountain gear rental: you can rent tents, sleeping bags, trekking poles, crampons and everything you need for hikes, multi-day treks or camping.
48 San Martín Ave.
+54 9 2966 62-9707
545 San Martín Ave.
+54 9 342 513-9795
185 San Martín Ave.
+54 9 2962 40-1807
95 San Martín Ave.
+54 9 2966 75-0760
505 Comandante Arrúa Str.
+54 9 11 4418-5660