Category: Argentina 2015
Puerto Natales – The day before
We arrived at Puerto Natales, the starting point town for the Torres del Paine, in the early afternoon. After checking in our hotel and a nice lunch in this sleepy port town, we walked into an agency, fully anticipating difficulties in booking our hiking… Continue Reading “Puerto Natales – The day before “
Sunrise hike to the Fitz Roy viewpoint
I wanted to see the sunrise view of Fitz Roy badly. So I started walking past 5 pm, leaving Philippe behind in a warm bed. The air war crisp and the (famous) fierce Patagonian wind almost non-existent. There was no one on the trail… Continue Reading “Sunrise hike to the Fitz Roy viewpoint”
Cerro Torre, Patagonia
El Chaltén – Cascada Margarita – Torre Mirador – De Agostini Camping – Laguna Torre 20km – 6h – 500m up and down We hiked another route from El Chaltén today. Another intense blue sky without any clouds. A little up on the hill… Continue Reading “Cerro Torre, Patagonia”
Spectacular Fitz Roy – Patagonia
El Chalten – Viewpoint – Viewpoint – another Viewpoint – Poincenot – La Laguno de los Tres (and back) 23km – 6h50 – 1’012 m up and down Who hasn’t heard the story of the alpinist who wanted to go up the super challenging… Continue Reading “Spectacular Fitz Roy – Patagonia”
Glacier Perito Moreno
Ice – Ice – Ice Nature is full of genius, full of divinity, so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand. Henry David Thoreau This morning we left to see the No. 1 tourist attraction of Argentina, the Perito Moreno Glacier. We have been… Continue Reading “Glacier Perito Moreno “
Unsuccessful attempt at Andes hiking
We originally wanted to go the base camp of the world famous Aconcagua (6900m), the highest mountain in the southern hemisphere. However, this year it snowed heavily and still remains, and to Yasuko’s great regret the base camp has not yet opened. So we… Continue Reading “Unsuccessful attempt at Andes hiking”
Bodegas de Mendoza
Of course, while in Mendoza, a wine tour is a must. We were nicely guided by Paula who put a private tour together in no time, so fast, that we did not really know where we were going, but it all sounded good. Paula’s… Continue Reading “Bodegas de Mendoza”
Driving through high altitude deserts
We departed from Purmamarca towards the Salinas Grandes, a high-altitude lake that dried up around 10,000 years ago, leaving behind a 3-meter thick salt crust covering approximately 500 km². Walking on it feels akin to traversing an endless glacier dotted with miniature crevasses—a breathtaking… Continue Reading “Driving through high altitude deserts”
The Beauty of Salt
A couple of impressions from the Salinas Grandes. A sight only enjoyable with sunglasses 🙂
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