I’ve been uploading photos I like and been neglecting the people on the trip. After I’ve backed up Yael’s photos I’ve even found a few of me.
Archive for November, 2010
Apologies; actual people photos
20
Nov
Fitz Roy mountain, El Chalten hikes
20
Nov
There is no cell tower in El Chalten. Even before season, there are lots of hikers from all over the world walking around the village talking to each other and looking at the mountains instead of being on the phone all the time. Yael was loving it, Ran was going nuts.
Took a couple of hikes up the mountains and glaciers, extremely cold but worth every step
Posted from Santa Cruz, Argentina.
Update: arrived at half civilization after more then a week of being out there…
20
Nov
Don’t worry, we’ve been off the grid for the last week or so, no Internet , no cell, no towns. Finally !!!
In short ; got back to Calafate Argentina from Torres del Paine, drove to El Chalten, spent 2 days hiking around Fitz Roy mountain, took Ruta 40 dirt road up north, detoured to godborney or something when we almost ran out of fuel, drove 100 km to Perito Moreno national park ( 80 km/h winds, 0 degree night ) , drove 100 km out, took a side dirt trek to Lago Posada to see a rock, spent the night camped near a lake, took a short cut thru high desert for 6 hours, climbed the Andes in a dirt trail to cross into Chile (unbelievable trail).
Today (after the morning hike) started the Carraterra Austral .
Whew…
Lago Grey, Torre del Paine
14
Nov
One of Torre del Paine highlights, icebergs break off and wash out to the beach at the end of lake Grey. We spent a lot of time (went there twice) walking between small icebergs and shivering in 5 degrees with cold 60 km/h winds coming of the glacier, severely cold but we almost couldn’t leave. And Ran said it’s good practice for Antarctica.
Torre del Paine national park, Chile
14
Nov
We were planning to get here somehow, even though the passes are closed sometimes thru November for snow. At least thats what we read. Arrived in rainy weather and got out of the Toyota into one of the famous Torre 60 km extreme cold winds.
However, the park IS one of the most beautiful places on earth, as we woke up to a gorgeous cold windy sunny sunrise.
Arrived in glacier land
14
Nov
After our quick detour to the Atlantic (whales, penguin, sea lions, all that jazz…) we finally arrived to ‘real’ patagonia – the glaciers of the Andes. First stop and our base for next week’s trips; Calafate and the popular Perito Moreno glacier
Posted from El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina.
Leaving the Atlantic coast
13
Nov
After only a week, braving hungry penguins and coastal winds, we’re driving 300 km of dirt roads to the glaciers
Monte Leon park
11
Nov
What a surprize. On the way down we found a small national park (belongs to a multi millioner from US) on the Atlantic coast. Took a dirt road to see it just in case. A beautiful stretch of cliffs and a large penguin colony with the ocean crashing in. (and signs: beware the pumas)
Posted from Santa Cruz, Argentina.