El Perro Negro

Grumpy old mountain man living in Spain

Tag: photography

Note – 2025-11-24 14:14

Note – 2025-11-24 14:14

Beauty of the Patagonian Forest to Refugio Piedra del Fraile. The forest is a tangled mass of broken, twisted & torn trees. There are natural open glades though that let the sunlight through. It's bea...

Hiking, Photography, Patagonia

Note – 2025-11-22 16:20

Note – 2025-11-22 16:20

Just back from probably the finest 3 day backpacking trip you could possibly imagine. Mostly just @khusky and I with no others on the trails. Absolutely whacked. Need some time to recover and process...

Hiking, Photography, Patagonia

Note – 2025-11-19 11:28

Note – 2025-11-19 11:28

Another image of Mt Fitzroy and Cerro Poincenot from yesterday's hike. I don't often do portrait aspects but given the scale of the mountain I think this works. Heading off now for a 3 night backpacki...

Hiking, Photography, Patagonia

Note – 2025-11-18 19:11

Note – 2025-11-18 19:11

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...

Hiking, Photography, Patagonia

Note – 2025-11-18 18:35

Note – 2025-11-18 18:35

"I can see the mountains again!" "I can see the mountains again!" "I can see the mountains again!" "I can see the mountains again!"

Hiking, Patagonia, Photography

Note – 2025-11-16 18:47

Note – 2025-11-16 18:47

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...

Photography, Hiking, Patagonia

Note – 2025-11-14 17:03

Note – 2025-11-14 17:03

Came across this happy chappy yesterday when slightly away from the main trail.Word balloon time? What's he thinking? 🤣

Wildlife, Photography, Hiking

Note – 2025-11-13 21:16

Note – 2025-11-13 21:16

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...

Hiking, Photography, Patagonia

Note – 2025-11-13 17:09

Note – 2025-11-13 17:09

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...

Hiking, Photography, Patagonia

Note – 2025-11-11 11:19

Note – 2025-11-11 11:19

Last nights proposed bivouac spot!

Photography, Hiking, Patagonia

Note – 2025-11-09 11:36

Note – 2025-11-09 11:36

Many thanks to the person who, unknowingly entered into the frame of this sunrise shot and whose silhouette showed the vast scale of the Cerro Torre mountain behind them. Sometimes you need a bit of l...

Patagonia, Photography, Hiking

Note – 2025-11-09 11:16

Note – 2025-11-09 11:16

Campo Base D'Agostini - here is our kitchen, lounge, utility room and bedroom

Backpacking, Patagonia, Photography

Note – 2025-11-08 18:54

Note – 2025-11-08 18:54

Here's another. Cerro Torre sunrise this morning

Photography, Hiking, Patagonia

Note – 2025-11-08 18:48

Note – 2025-11-08 18:48

So glad I managed to leave the comfort of my sleeping bag this morning. 6am Cerro Torre sunrise

Photography, Hiking, Patagonia

A Double Dose of Duck Delight on the Río Fitzroy!

A Double Dose of Duck Delight on the Río Fitzroy!

Talk about a lucky day in Patagonia! We were treated to the spectacular sight of not one, but two stunning male Torrent Ducks riding the rapids of the Río Fitzroy. These aren't your average pond ducks...

Patagonia, Wildlife, Photography

Note – 2025-11-06 09:31

Note – 2025-11-06 09:31

The Chalten range from near Mirador de los Condores. Cerro Torre and Fitz Roy prominent. Red firebush in the foreground

Patagonia, Photography, Hiking

Note – 2025-11-06 09:27

Note – 2025-11-06 09:27

Cerro Torre from the east

Photography, Hiking, Patagonia

A Tale of Foiled Plans and Four-Hour Pints

A Tale of Foiled Plans and Four-Hour Pints

Greetings from the bottom of the world, where the weather is as predictable as a coin flip and the beer is cheaper than a decent cup of coffee. First, a mission statement. We’re not here to sell you a...

Patagonia, Weather, Photography

Note – 2025-11-05 10:52

Note – 2025-11-05 10:52

@TimKStanton yeah, full res much better but here is location. Will get better photos when I get closer later in my trip

Photography

Note – 2025-11-04 23:18

Note – 2025-11-04 23:18

The summits of Cerros Torre, Egger and Standhardt. If you zoom in you can just see a very small patch of snow on the upper headwall that still contains the infamous compressor used by Maestri in 1970

Photography, Hiking, Patagonia