The beautiful Patagonian peaks of Cerro Adela and Cerro Grande lie south of the majestic and dramatic peaks of Cerro Torre and Mount Fitzroy. Yet in February 1958 both peaks, all those in between them, were traversed in one amazing day by the incomparable Walter Bonatti and his climbing partner, Carlo Mauri. Typical of Bonatti though, in [...]
Our trip to the Patagonian Icefield is now confirmed. The group meet in El Calefate on 16th November. Then its onward to El Chalten, before embarking on the trip of a lifetime onto the largest piece of ice outside the polar regions. The expedition will be out for maybe 10 days climbing Gorra Blanca and encircling the [...]
Around the Salta and Jujuy regions in north west Argentina lie some of the Andes highest peaks. These are mountains for all, but predominately for the modest mountaineer who wishes to tackle technically easy mountains but at high altitude. They are an excellent training area if you aspire to some of the himalayan giants. The mountain of Nevados de Cachi is one such peak!
This is the chance of a lifetime to sample Antarctic like terrain and visit the magnificent granite spires Mount Chalten (Fitzroy) and Cerro Torre. A basecamp will be established on the Patagonian Icefield. We shall attempt Gorra Blanca and then traverse the Icecap southwards.
We are beginning to put together an rough itinerary and plan for the trip next June to the Cordillera Real in Bolivia. Training in the Sierra Nevada this winter for peaks of up to alpine AD
Our good friend, mountaineer and skier, Bob Redwood, died recently due to brain tumours of a type known as “Glioblastoma Multiforme” the most common and aggresive type. This has led us to this fundraising effort. The aim is to raise awareness and funds for the Brain Tumour Research Campaign. Brain tumours affect people of all ages. [...]
Our latest video addition is a recovery operation from a scratched DVD, showing our 2006 Traverse of the Southern Patagonian Icefield. This tour which we try to run every 2 years in November and December circles the Cerro Torre and Fitzroy massifs. I remember we had camera troubles on the trip. Both video cameras broke [...]
Patagonia Icefield Expeditions Expedition photos Day 1 Rolling across the Patagonian Steppe on un-surfaced roads on a crowded bus was how this journey began. Nothing for miles but open grassland and hills on the horizon. My daydreams were interrupted by a stop at an Inn in the middle of nowhere where we were treated to [...]
clipped from www.emol.com The Army has reported that one of the mountaineers was having symptoms of hypothermia during the night. SANTIAGO – �Bad weather continues to prevent to rescue of three Spanish mountaineers that remain stranded in the Mount San Valent�in sector of the Chilean Patagonia, where they arrived on December 11th of this month. [...]
We have received the following email from Boguslawa Marszalik-Kostyra asking for help in locating her husband lost on the above mountain. Welcome! On http://www.spanishhighs.co.uk website I found the information about Ojos del Salado’s expeditions that you organise regularly. On the 29th of October, while descending the volcano, my husband Grzegorz (Gregory) Kostyra, went missing. Gregory [...]
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