Another semi-good weather window arrived in the Chalten Massif this past week. The forecast showed decent weather for the 18th and 19th, so Rolo and I hiked into the mountains on the 17th. This season continues so far to be the "Old Patagonia," with plenty of wind, plenty of precip, and not-so-warm temperatures (which, in … Continue reading Cerro Marconi Central – La SuperWhillans
Month: December 2013
Techado Negro and Aguja Volonqui
The last couple weeks in El Chalten the weather has been neither particularly good nor bad. There hasn't been a lot of truly burly storms, but there haven't been any periods of weather forecast good enough to feel confident about trying big, hard routes. There have been a handful of decent days, however, and Sarah … Continue reading Techado Negro and Aguja Volonqui
Farewell Magnus
Shortly before leaving Seattle for Patagonia, it happened again - a phone call during the middle of the night brought news of another friend who had died in the mountains. While ski mountaineering with Andreas Fransson on New Zealand's Mt. Cook, Swedish evil-genius/warm-hearted-mad-man, Magnus Kastengren had fallen from a high ridge to his death. I … Continue reading Farewell Magnus