TR: Patagonia cruising

[klar]

Some more pictures from SA to help with my current bout of back home blues.



We did some roadtripping around Patagonia, which I always enjoy.

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our rental car feeling a little intimidated

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even though chevrolet classics are totally bad ass

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Okay then, let's go for a walk

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Typical scenery

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freak flying below the clouds

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and back on the ground.

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this guy is better at flying.

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fifty shades of medium bad

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more walking

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more views

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freak took this picture of me actually skiing on snow




OMG

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For our last ski days we headed to Tronador and enjoyed a highly unusual day without wind or clouds. Arriving at the hut:

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punk chicken hanging out at the hut

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alpine start

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moon between international and argentine peak

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freak wondering why the weather is so nice

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and booting up the last hundred meters or so, in the shadow of pico argentino.

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Summit view

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The last pitch to the summit of Pico Argentino is the only steep-ish terrain on the normal ski route. Mostly it is a flat cruise

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with questionable snow

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in awesome scenery.

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As usual it was hard to leave despite some bad luck with weather and conditions and I am very jealous of the people still skiing down there. Eased the transition back home with a few days of field work - no skis but a little bit of snow to help with the optics.

just another day at the office

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with a lot of holes to fall in to keep things interesting.

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This could almost be a volcano.

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But no, we're definitely in the Alps again.

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But we still like to think back to those winter in summer sunsets on the promised land….

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more words and pics on link in signature. Also, I am new-ish to instagram and would like a feed with lots of snowy pictures, who is on there?

[Mike Pow]

Wonderful.

[abraham]

Wonderful.

Yup, I'm jealous. Nice pictures!

[I've seen black diamonds!]

Amazing. Thanks.

[panchosdad]

Nicely done, both home and abroad.

[gimpy]

You are awesome sauce!!!
Tfs

[geo039]

Jealous Amazing work as always!

[406]

Drive it like a rental! Awesome photos, thanks.

[Grape_Ape]

Ummmmmm...yeah.



Nice.

[grskier]

Wow, that terrain is just unreal.

Nice shots as always. that one of you skiing is worthy of bit higher profile than a TR.

[southern_expat]

I almost wept at some of your pics.
Awesome trip.

[cat in january]

Great Trip Report and nice music for the viewing.

[Island Bay]

Clever you - lucky us

Vielen dank, mange tak, grazie mille, arigato gozaimasu, terima kasih

[Buster Highmen]

Beautiful as usual. Ka pune kup.

But I couldn't help myself:
All the slopes are brown and the sky is gray.
I've been for a skin on a winter's day.
I'd be deep in pow if I was on the Marte';
Patagonia cruising on such a winter's day.

Stopped in to a hut I passed along the way.
Well I got down on my skis and I pretend to pray.
You know the hut keeper liked the cold;
He knows I'm gonna stay.
Patagonia cruising on such a winter's day.

All the slopes are brown and the sky is gray.
I've been for a skin on a winter's day.
If I didn't tell her I could leave today;
Patagonia cruising on such a winter's day.
Patagonia cruising on such a winter's day.
Patagonia cruising on such a winter's day.

[klar]

Buster had me smiling and I was going to tell him that Marte isn't in Patagonia but I was switching around between a few different open tabs and I just saw this and now I can't say anything except please let it be some sort of mistake.

[PNWbrit]

I just saw this and now I can't say anything except please let it be some sort of mistake.

Oh shit....

Thanks for the beautiful pictures Klar.

[grinch]

Buster had me smiling and I was going to tell him that Marte isn't in Patagonia but I was switching around between a few different open tabs and I just saw this and now I can't say anything except please let it be some sort of mistake.

stunning tr and really hope that isn't true. so full of life. today is looking to be a shitty one

[MadPatSki]

Beautiful pictures as always Klar.

Beautiful pictures on a shitty news day in the Andes.

[::: :::]

shit! not good news!

[Buster Highmen]

Buster had me smiling and I was going to tell him that Marte isn't in Patagonia but I was switching around between a few different open tabs and I just saw this and now I can't say anything except please let it be some sort of mistake.

(I know Marte is in Lenas, ...but it rhymed)
Not meaning irreverence ... but this is so out of context to the news.

Devastated...I love Fransson's spirit.