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In the cradle of Patagonia

I looked at that plateau. I could not believe that there had been born in Patagonia. Sure ... I owe an explanation to the reader. Patagonia was born there but the myth of Patagonia as a wild and mysterious. I was in Puerto San Julian in the search, as always, of stories, anecdotes and wild. There, against the infinite blue of the Atlantic, are given both: history and nature.

byGerardo Bartolomé

16 November, 2013

Cape Horn: where the wind roars

We had to wake up early to have any chance to land before the outbreak of the wind. Standing at the stern of the boat launch expected to return the advance and whether the conditions were to lose. We were a mile of Cape Horn, but it was quite possible that we could not step on.

byGerardo Bartolomé

29 Oct., 2011

Monte Darwin: El Desquite Shipton

Shipton fell into a deep depression over losing the mountain to which he had prepared all his life: el Everest. He decided to be the person who had conquered mountains, the largest number 1 history. There were many virgin peaks in the northern hemisphere, so we laid eyes on the ice fields between Argentina and Chile. There were dozens of unexplored mountains.

byGerardo Bartolomé

23 July, 2011

Santa Cruz River: the wake of Fitz Roy

"A row which is the curve!”, I shouted to my comrades and eagerly returned to take the boat to the middle of the river. "How much we?"I asked one of them. I surprised GPS, separated us only ten minutes by boat from the enigmatic Basalt Glen Fitz Roy.

byGerardo Bartolomé

9 July, 2011

Wulaia: Fitz Roy Indians

We were in the ship's stern, with our life jackets and very warm, ready to embark on the boats. "We follow you, we get us a picture of the little Indians. "he said smiling Mrs. Chilean. "What pressure!"I thought. By Gerardo BARTHOLOMEW.

byRicardo Coarasa

3 April, 2011

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