Thursday, January 17, 2008
El Chaltén
Born due to it´s location, flat land in a valley near the Cerro Chaltén which became Fitz Roy after the climbers to first climb it. Also near by is the Cerro Torre range just to give extra value for money. And you do need value for money here as things are expensive. The whole economy here revolves around climbing, trecking and moutainering.
The first day the ranges were covered with cloud, and it was cold and windy and this is summer. The day after Pachamama was pleased with us again, and we had the gift of clear weather. We went for a walk to the lake Lago Torre to see the glacier but the Cerro torre range was in the clouds. It was an easy walk of about 6 hours.
Another days walking involved going to the tres lagos and to see Fitz Roy close up. A bit more of a longer day in perfect to warm weather. One anoyance was the horse flies that were out and swarming.
I got a email from Alistair form Gravity Bolivia. Not good news he said that there will be jobs in February. Febuary 2009! I don´t know but certainly feels like I´ve been taken for a ride, no pun intended. I think keeping someone waiting on standby could be advantages for them just incase they need someone at short notice. So now for plan B, which is ........................
The first day the ranges were covered with cloud, and it was cold and windy and this is summer. The day after Pachamama was pleased with us again, and we had the gift of clear weather. We went for a walk to the lake Lago Torre to see the glacier but the Cerro torre range was in the clouds. It was an easy walk of about 6 hours.
Another days walking involved going to the tres lagos and to see Fitz Roy close up. A bit more of a longer day in perfect to warm weather. One anoyance was the horse flies that were out and swarming.
I got a email from Alistair form Gravity Bolivia. Not good news he said that there will be jobs in February. Febuary 2009! I don´t know but certainly feels like I´ve been taken for a ride, no pun intended. I think keeping someone waiting on standby could be advantages for them just incase they need someone at short notice. So now for plan B, which is ........................
