Grumpy old mountain man living in Spain
The weather has finally cleared. After being cooped up by a spell of bad weather, we needed a hike to shake off the rust. The perfect solution? A half-day adventure in the Cerro Paredón hills, a range...
Examples today of lenticular clouds over the Cerro Torre & Fitzroy. They appear to be moving real slow but in fact signal very high winds speeds. Nice to see the very summit of Cerro Torre itself appe...
"I can see the mountains again!" "I can see the mountains again!" "I can see the mountains again!" "I can see the mountains again!"
@saarmuller a week ago we had just had 2 weeks of blue skies, hiking in shorts and lightweight gear. How quickly things have changed
We fancied ourselves tough. I mean, genuinely hardy. Our resumes boasted five expeditions across the great Southern Patagonian Ice Cap, a place where the wind is less a weather phenomenon and more a p...
Some of the finds from Sunday's walk. We seized a small break in the Patagonian weather for a walk to Chorillo del Salto. As I write this on Monday, it's snowing in town—you've got to love a Patagonia...
Heavy rain here in El Chalten. Also an orange alert for wind with 60-80 kph predicted and gusts of over 100 kph. Wind chill just above freezing. Don't think we'll be going anywhere today.
I know its not nor even , but ... sandwiched between brutal weather alerts for wind and rain, we had a precious half-day window. The target? Chorillo del Salto, a popular waterfall just outside El Cha...
We were stealing a day. Sandwiched between brutal weather alerts for wind and rain, we had a precious half-day window. The target? Chorillo del Salto, a popular waterfall just outside El Chalten. A 9k...
@drdirtbag interesting read. I have your RSS feed now on my reader. How far do you reckon you travelled and how much ascent?Not knowing the area, it just gives me an idea.
Came across this happy chappy yesterday when slightly away from the main trail.Word balloon time? What's he thinking? 🤣
The Patagonian weather is finally breaking. After days of settled conditions, the script has flipped: while patches of sun still linger, the peaks are now swaddled in cloud, and the wind has arrived w...
Some of my favourite finds from today's half day walk up a windy Cerro Antenna. Andean Condor Guanaco Long-tailed Meadowlark Just as predicted, it’s a windy day in El Chalten. We seized a brief lull...
The Patagonian weather is finally breaking. After days of settled conditions, the script has flipped: while patches of sun still linger, the peaks are now swaddled in cloud, and the wind has arrived w...
Very windy and cloudy day today. Cerro Torre was clagged in but Fitzroy range kept appearing out of the cloud, especially Aguja Poincenot 3002m, whose summit was often bathed in sunshine. We did a sho...
@Ali sky is completely covered and wind gusts building throughout next few days. Think current window now closed. Just local hikes now in the wind and rain for next few days.
Inspired by yesterdays retreat I wrote a blog post ... We were at 1,276 meters on Loma de Pliege Tumbado, a spot I’d called my favourite viewpoint in all of Patagonia. We had sweated for five hours to...
"I don't think the clouds are going to change color," Kiersten said, her voice barely audible over the wind screaming across the ridge. I grunted, a non-committal "Hmmmm," that hid the battle raging i...
@[email protected] I've been hiking since I was a kid. I'm based in Spain and go hiking each week. This is my 7th time in Patagonia though. First came here in 2006
