Patagonia Trip
The most inspiring skyline in the world….
Heading off in a couple of days to Patagonia. More precisely the Torre and Fitzroy range in Argentina. I’m going with James McHaffie ( http://www.jamesmchaffie.com/caffs-blog.html ) who’s got a fairly cool track record on granite around the world. He’s got some fairly hefty objectives so I’ll be doing my very best to keep up. We’ve got just over a month so will hopefully be able to get a few helpful weather windows and some good chances in the mountains…as well as having a good time in and around El Chalten.
View of the Torres from summit of Fitzroy…pretty damn awesome!
I’ve been before in 2009 with Matt Stygal ( really the first time we climbed together and the start of a lot of other great climbs). We also had a month there and despite a generally poor season for weather ( we had just under 1 week over that spell ) we summited Fitzroy, Poincenot, St Exupery, Guillamet and Mocho…some of the best days alpine climbing I’ve ever had. I’ve always wanted to go back, so jumped at this opportunity. There are a few mountains that we didn’t set foot on then that are on my mind when I think of inspiring objectives as well as other routes on the mountains that we were privileged to climb.
Awesome granite in the Torres….
Quite a few other friends are going too, so we should have a great time. Hopefully the clockwork internet in Chalten will allow some updates….
Wish us some luck!
Matt getting the full treatment on Fitzroy…Franco/Argentine Route.
