Friday, February 18, 2011

Here are some of the pictures of our time in Chalten...

"Tango" the local guard dog at our camp ground


Making our way out to Camp Niponino
Tackling some fixed rope on the approach
My brand new ultra light alpine style crampons
Cerro Torre, El Mocho, Mochito. Our route went up the stunning arete on the step in the middle.
camping in niponino below mochito
Witnessing the junk show
Jerome posing down at sunrise
Somewhere on route...
Catching some rays and looking out at (from left to right) Fitzroy, Desmochada, and Poincenot
Jerome learning to crack climb on pitch 7
Self portrait of a dirty man.
Jerome following the crux pitch.
Looking up at the final few pitches
Jerome on rapel. "Brandon! You go down on me?!"
The frenchmen that freed our stuck rope.
Trying to cook out of the wind
Claudio caught picking his nose
The Torre glacier
Cerro Torre is real!!!!
Lamas are real!!!
The Slovenian missiles aka Urban and Nejc
Jerome going big on the slackline
Justine leading on The Bottle
Switching over at a belay

Live music that went till morning after the bouldering festival
Topping out on the bottle with Justine on our first clear day.
Local bouldering around Chalten

Fitzroy and Poincenot
My next pizza delivery vehicle
testing out one of the creative garbage canz in town
Flailing on a warmup at the bouldering festival
Crazy eyes Claudio
Dancing with our first views of Fitzroy

El Chalten
Just one of the many friends we made on the bus ride.

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