Posts Tagged ‘climbing’
Mt. Fitz Roy – Day Three
Straight south of Piedra del Fraile is Col. Electrico (1880m). Just a baby. However, it’s a 1000m four hour slog straight up a somewhat maintained trail to the base camp @1500m (with another hundred or so to the viewpoint at Paso del Cuadrado). This last trek in Patagonia is a good example of why it […]
Mt. St. Paul– Northern Rockies
On the northern edge of Stone Mountain Provincial Park, BC, just off Mile 392, Alaska Highway. It’s like Jasper/Banff…without the people. Cool Rocks Tasty water Lost erratics Limestone cap – 2100m – Flower Lake in the distance (Mt. St. George) Middle Earth I was out this way again today and almost killed myself on the […]
Triund – India – August 2009
Triund is seasonal pasture land located about 1000m above Mcleod Ganj and is where I spent six days just wandering around the surrounding hills, meadows and valleys, eating Maggie and drinking too much instant coffee. Initially, I was planning to trek Indrahar Pass but decided that I would rather spend my last few days in […]
Stok Kangri I – August 2009
6121m above and behind the picturesque village of Stok is Stok Kangri and the main reason I ventured into this part of the world. I like culture, but I prefer views. On a good day the summit offers vies of Mt. Kailash in the TAR and K2 in Pakistan. Initially, I was going to attempt […]
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