Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
To read the entire story about my visit to Perito Moreno Glacier in El Calafate, Argentina, go to holeinthedonut.com/2020/07/01/video-perito-moreno-glaciers-calving-el-calafate-argentina/, and if you enjoyed this video, please consider subscribing to my YouTube channel.
I debated whether or not I wanted to skip seeing Perito Moreno Glacier. After all, I’d just returned from Antarctica, where I’d seen dozens of glaciers. However, I hadn’t see any glaciers calving, and I desperately wanted to see a giant chunk of ice fall off the face of a glacier.
This year, Perito Moreno had advanced across the lake to the opposite shore, blocking off the water that would normally feed into the downstream river. Between the immense pressure of the ice pushing from behind, and the higher water pushing from the side, I was almost assured of seeing some calving. Was I successful? Watch my short two+ minute video above to see what I was lucky enough to witness.
To read the entire story about my visit to Perito Moreno Glacier in El Calafate, Argentina, go to holeinthedonut.com/2020/07/01/video-perito-moreno-glaciers-calving-el-calafate-argentina/, and if you enjoyed this video, please consider subscribing to my YouTube channel.
I debated whether or not I wanted to skip seeing Perito Moreno Glacier. After all, I’d just returned from Antarctica, where I’d seen dozens of glaciers. However, I hadn’t see any glaciers calving, and I desperately wanted to see a giant chunk of ice fall off the face of a glacier.
This year, Perito Moreno had advanced across the lake to the opposite shore, blocking off the water that would normally feed into the downstream river. Between the immense pressure of the ice pushing from behind, and the higher water pushing from the side, I was almost assured of seeing some calving. Was I successful? Watch my short two+ minute video above to see what I was lucky enough to witness.
