Category: SkiPage 1 of 2
At this point in my trip, with Lanin accomplished, anything else would be icing on the cake. Back in San Martin on Saturday night, the forecast indicated that…
Lanín. An ice-clad, cone-shaped stratovolcano on the border of Argentina and Chile. It stands with an elevation of around 3750M, well above all other peaks in the surrounding…
I decided to visit El Calafate for one reason: to see the big ass glacier. El Calafate and the nearby Perito Moreno glacier are a much more popular…
The two requisite items for photo blog updating — free time and decent internet — were not available during my adventures in El Chalten and El Calafate or…
My past (and last) week in Bariloche was both busy and enjoyable, with good weather and two rounds of fresh snow. I ventured out on several side trips…
After disappointment at both Lanin and Tronador, our crew needed something to lift the spirits. The snow that turned us around on Tronador had deposited a layer of…
Tronador. A heavily glaciated extinct volcano with an elevation of 3491m (1000m above its nearest neighbours). Its name, ‘thunderer’, originating from the sound of falling seracs from its…
Day 1 – Travel Day The next destination after Frey Hut was Lanin, a 3700m volcano at the border between Chile and Argentina. Our group was to leave…
Up at 8 for a breakfast of oatmeal and a few coffees to jolt the system. The main objective for the day was to ski Monk’s couloir. The…