El Perro Negro

Grumpy old mountain man living in Spain

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Expedition Trip Report Patagonian Icecap November 2014

Expedition Trip Report Patagonian Icecap November 2014

Trip report, personal thoughts and recommendations after this years expedition to the Patagonian Icecap

Video, Patagonia, Expeditions

Expedition Trip Report Patagonian Icecap November 2014

Expedition Trip Report Patagonian Icecap November 2014

Trip report, personal thoughts and recommendations after this years expedition to the Patagonian Icecap

Video, Patagonia, Expeditions

Kamchatka Part 6 - Last few days in Russia

Kamchatka Part 6 - Last few days in Russia

Trip report from day 6 of our expedition to ski the highest volcanoes in Kamchatka

Expeditions, Kamchatka, Patagonia

Kamchatka Part 5 - The escape and a very long bus ride

Kamchatka Part 5 - The escape and a very long bus ride

Trip report from day 5 of our expedition to ski the highest volcanoes in Kamchatka

Expeditions, Kamchatka, Backpacking

Kamchatka Part 4 -  Deteriorating weather

Kamchatka Part 4 - Deteriorating weather

Trip report from day 4 of our expedition to ski the highest volcanoes in Kamchatka

Expeditions, Kamchatka, Backpacking

Kamchatka Part 3 - Waiting for a weather window at base camp

Kamchatka Part 3 - Waiting for a weather window at base camp

Trip report from day 3 of our expedition to ski the highest volcanoes in Kamchatka

Expeditions, Kamchatka, Backpacking

Kamchatka Part 2 - Leaving Klyuchi and emergency camp

Kamchatka Part 2 - Leaving Klyuchi and emergency camp

Trip report from day 2 of our expedition to ski the highest volcanoes in Kamchatka

Video, Kamchatka, Expeditions

Kamchatka Part 1 - Getting there

Kamchatka Part 1 - Getting there

Trip report from day 1 of our expedition to ski the highest volcanoes in Kamchatka

Expeditions, Kamchatka, Alpujarras

Lounging at the Altar of the Patagonian Mountain Gods

Lounging at the Altar of the Patagonian Mountain Gods

It’s a tough trek to the Cirque de los Altares in Patagonia. The outcome is never certain. Raging rivers, complex moraines, huge glaciers and of course the constant battering from the prevailing westerly winds provide the main obstacles.

Patagonia, Expeditions, Hiking

Lounging at the Altar of the Patagonian Mountain Gods

Lounging at the Altar of the Patagonian Mountain Gods

It’s a tough trek to the Cirque de los Altares in Patagonia. The outcome is never certain. Raging rivers, complex moraines, huge glaciers and of course the constant battering from the prevailing westerly winds provide the main obstacles.

Patagonia, Hiking, Expeditions

A land far, far away with fire breathing mountains waiting to be skied!

A land far, far away with fire breathing mountains waiting to be skied!

Our expedition to Kamchatka in 2013 to ski Klyutchevskoy Sopka was an unforgettable mountain experience. Hard, tough, weather against us. But we loved it!

Kamchatka, Expeditions, Photography

Oh, Patagonia, to leave you we shall weep!

Poem by Michelle Wright about her time spent on our 2011 Southern Patagonian Icecap Expedition

Patagonia, Expeditions

The Videos from our 2010 Patagonia Expedition

Ok here we go, the long awaited video from our trip. Hope you dont get too bored! Patagonian Expedition 2010

Video, Patagonia, Expeditions

Surviving Patagonia 2010

Surviving Patagonia 2010

We have to keep going, we are beyond the point of no return and safety lies ahead of us not behind us. Non of us have ever experienced anything like the 36 hours that that we lived through.

Patagonia, Expeditions, Backpacking

Patagonia Icefield Expedition Diary 2006

Report from Jane Fields on her experiences on the Patagonian Icefield Expedition in 2006

Patagonia, Expeditions, Mountaineering