El Chalten - take two!

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May 4th 2009

Published: May 5th 2009

OK, here are all of the pics I promised from our adventures in El Chalten! A little background on Chalten: it is in southern Patagonia and is home of the Fitz Ray Masiff, a rugged mountain that on many lists of the hardest mountains in the world to climb... the area and mountains are notorious for high winds and big storms that can be very unpredictable. So, basically we got really lucky with ... Read Full Entry

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First Alpine Lake Sunrise

Fitz Roy

up close and personal

First Alpine Lake Sunrise

on the trail

left that morning to hike up to another camp site, which was near the base camp where the Fitz Roy climbers stay

wet trail!

everywhere we hiked the trail was flooded with water and we pretty much had to swing from branches Tarzan style to keep our feet dry... you can guess how well that worked out

Glacier

lots of glaciers, it was sweet to hear them calving at night!

wet feet!

...remember the wet trail comment? well, this pic happened to have been taken one second before I completely fell into the river half way up to my knees! wet shoes for a couple of days, yuck! (and I had forgot an extra pair of socks too)

clear streams

the streams are so clear that they say you can drink straight from them (donÂ´t worry we filtered to be extra safe... no giardia for me!)

huge birds

begging for food... this camp site is notorious for having mice... guess thatÂ´s how these monster birds survive

more fitz roy

you sick of this slice of rock yet?

Third Day - Up to the Top!

on the way up to tres lagos, an alpine lake that is the closest you can trek to Fitz Roy... from there itÂ´s all rock climbing!

Big Rock

So, when you get close, it doesnÂ´t look THAT hard to climb... itÂ´s just a big rock

Alpine Lake at the Top!

we made it!

Jeff on Rock

ate lunch on that rock... from here it looks almost as tall as Fitz Roy... does that mean we practically climbed the mountain?

Liz on Rock

Alpine Lake

Jeff touching water

he described it as cold

Sign saying donÂ´t go past this point...

...unless you have special permission to climb. ooooh, bad jeff.

5th May 2009

Laura
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WOW
Those pictures are incredible. I can't believe how gorgeous they are. Especially the ones of you guys after 5 days with no shower...:)

5th May 2009

Angie
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Thanks!
What a sweet birthday present...multiple posts to your blog within the last week, a shoutout on your famous blog (which by association now makes me famous)...dang!! I guess 25 won't be so bad. I love the newest photos, especially the super glassy water and perfect reflections in the lakes. Enjoy the chocolate, beer, and wine :)

5th May 2009

Heather
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Heatheratallied@hotmail.com
I just Google Earthed Bariloche ~ gorgeous! They have about 15 beautiful photos of the lakes and town, looks a little Bavarian from the photos. Enjoy your stay there! Love you guys!!

9th May 2009

Jeff Latham
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Beautiful Country
Oh to be young again. At my age I would only be trekking from cafe to cafe. Your blog is fantastic!

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