Note – 2023-11-19 12:05
@alan.grant I first went in 2006 and that road was a dirt track to El Chalten from El Calefate. By 2010 it was tarmac. In 2006 El Chalten was just a small cluster of houses and a few shops. 1 restaura...
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Note – 2023-11-19 11:03
One of the scenes that remains very close to my heart. The road leading to town of El Chalten and the Fitzroy (Chalten) and Cerro Torre mountain chain, Patagonia. I have had some wonderful times here...
Note – 2023-10-16 10:09
@[email protected] I believe so too. When I first went to the Patagonian Icecap in 2006, we had no gadgets, just compass and map. In fact the only published map was 1:250000, far too big, so I ma...
Note – 2023-09-24 20:38
@andrewbriscoe I've used on expedition to Patagonian Icecap. Wonderfully warm and comfortable. Worth the money. Only problem I had was puncture here in the Sierra Nevada but that was my fault for not...
Note – 2023-08-23 08:50
@Lucatermite @bearfree hi! I only know the El Chalten area very well so can only advise about that. I am also not an expert on bikepacking. I would think a good trip could be worked out from El Chalte...
Note – 2023-07-13 16:44
@TimKStanton Big plus to Garmin is that it will work anywhere in the world (Iridium). I once got caught out on the Southern Patagonian Icecap in a blizzard because sat comms failed. At the time it was...
Note – 2023-06-30 22:44
@cdan4th off topic ...... I love that cover photo on your profile. I recognise Fitzroy and Cerro Torre, but where is it taken from? Amazing image
Note – 2023-05-22 14:10
It's raining outside so I'm sat by the fireside recalling past images. Here's a blast from the past. Mt Fitzroy (Chalten) surrounded by huge lenticular clouds. Taken from the NE from the dirt track le...
Note – 2023-05-14 16:15
@[email protected] some the best hiking trails on the planet exist from El Chalten. I shall go back next year just for the hiking. Recommended
Note – 2023-05-14 15:38
Gabi Fava admiring the magnificent Mt Fitzroy (Chalten) from our campsite alongside the Glacier Sur de Gorra Blanca, on our approach to the Patagonian Icecap
Note – 2023-04-26 20:56
@backpackandsnorkel the Southern Patagonian Icecap (Campo de Hielo Sur). An incredible and humbling place
Note – 2023-03-17 02:23
Redoing my so it can be pinned to profile. Here goes ... Hi I'm Richard, retired adventurer/author living in with his . Made in , part Scot. Love the especially the , & Hobbies include and playing aro...
Note – 2023-01-03 17:32
@bergmeister I've been caught in blizzards on the Patagonian Icecap in the past. Never experienced wind like it. Spent all night holding onto the tent poles!
Note – 2023-01-03 15:16
@bergmeister relentless is a good description. It hardly never stops. Part of the wonderful experience that is Patagonia
Note – 2023-01-03 11:43
Me and Cerro Torre! The closest I ever came to this magnificent mountain, a sight that will live long in the memory. Of course, to get up there I'd need helicopter assist 😂
Memories of Blizzards
Blizzards, snowdrifts, gales, frostbite, snow blindness, buried tents, floods, hardship, cold, sleepless nights. It must be summer then in deepest Patagonia.
Memories of Patagonia - #1 Blizzards
Blizzards, snowdrifts, gales, frostbite, snow blindness, buried tents, floods, hardship, cold, sleepless nights. It must be summer then in deepest Patagonia.
Trips to the wild and windswept Patagonian Icefield
A summary of our expeditions to the Southern Patagonian Icefields
Trips to the wild and windswept Patagonian Icefield
A summary of our expeditions to the Southern Patagonian Icefields
Debilitating effects of Snowblindness, a personal experience
My own personal experience of the effects of becoming snow blind, after a tough time on the Patagonian Icecap