As the dawn on a new year breaks it’s a good time to reflect on the past 12 months. 2011 has been unforgettable in so many ways. There were ups and downs, of course (it is the mountains after all…..ha ha!), but experiences in the Sierra Nevada and Patagonia have shown me some insights I [...]
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This year our expedition was blessed by windless and sunny conditions, unusual on the Patagonian Icecap. A far cry from the year before. We managed to complete the full itinerary and had some of the most amazing mountain and wilderness views any of us had ever seen. Here is a short 10 minute video from [...]
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The team have today made their final decent after crossing the river and back through the tunel valley and into the village of El Chaltern. Well done. Time to enjoy a nice cold beer and a homemade meal. For more information and dates on our trips to Patagonia see our Patagonia Icecap page.
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The group is making good progress on the trek back to El Chaltern. They are off the glaciers and have only the freezing cold glacial rivers to cross before their feet touch green grass again ! They will be camping another night and crossing the river in the morning.
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The group has made it safely off the main ice and is setting up camp for the night in a sheltered area by the Laguna Ferrari glacial lake. Plenty of water here and no need to melt snow for drinking water tonight ! Tomorrow is the climb out over the Paso del viento (windy pass) [...]
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The team have reached Circo de los Altares. This is a relatively sheltered camp area regularly used by trekking groups. They have good weather so they should be able to get some fantastic photos of the west face of Cerro torre glowing red in the low sun. Tomorrow the weather looks good so they will [...]
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Another antagonizing day for the Spanish Highs team as high winds have forbidden them to move on across the Icecap today. Although weather forecast show good weather for tomorrow there is never a importantly as to what it really could be like there. So with a bit of luck they will once again be able [...]
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The group have made it to Camp 1 on the Icecap. Here they will dig holes for their tents to protect them from the high winds which will blow relentlessly over the ice tonight. All is going well so far and everyone is OK. The wind is strong tomorrow morning so we have advised them [...]
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The team have finally got some luck with the weather and have successfully reached their first scheduled overnight camp at a small refuge in the forest at Piedra del Fraile. This will be their last night of civilization. Local forecasts show good weather for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for the traverse across from the Paso [...]
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Due to high winds, rain and general bad weather the team have decided to wait until they get a better weather window before making their way to the Piedra del Fraille refuge. Hopefully by Saturday it will have cleared off and we can try again. Watch this space…
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