Jagged Peaks of Cerro Torre (3102 m)

February 16th 2007
The tiny village of El Chalten (1000 inhabitants in the summer and only about 200 in the winter) is big on the itineries of all trekkers, climbers and mounteneers. In the language of tehuelche (a South American tribe) El Chalten means "Smoking mountain" as they thought the Cerro Chalten mountain was actually a volcano for it was covered with clouds/smoke most of the time. El Chalten is at the bas ... read more

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3rd November 2011

Dancing Dave
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MAGIC SHOT OF CERRO TORRE
El Chaltern...one of my favourite places. This shot of Cerro Torre is magnifique.

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