The view from the refugio. It was super foggy as I arrived, so I could not see any of the mountain spires, and it very slowly reavealed itself. This was so unreal to watch. I just sat there and took photos. I would go to put my camera away and more would open up and I would whip it out again and again to take more photos, it was so fun to watch, it all happened pretty fast, and by the time I went to bed the sky was completly clear and the full moon came shining though the cirque. Beautiful.
We climbed this beast. Torre Principal. Scott, Joe, and Me. It was five or six pitches of awesome alpine style climbing. It was brutaly long and very slow going. To put it into perspective its about five hundred feet of climbing, and about twenty five hundred feet of elevation gain from the hut to the summit. It reminded me so much of climbing the Grand. A long approach hike to a base area, and then off to a short approach hike with some glacial travel to reach the base of the climbing. The route was complicated and weird to say the least, route finding was a bit difficult, and honestly, it was a bit scary at times. Some of the climbing was really bizzar, one pitch had this heinous overhung hand crack that was dripping with water and it had these super sketchy wooden pitons, basicly two by fours pounded in with cordlet hanging off them. Nuts! Seriously though it was crazy fun climbing! There was good exposure on the the final pitch, I would keep stoping mid route and say to myself, is this real? It was just so much to take in, light sound, emotions, it was great. The temperature was nice, just warm enough to climb in a t-shirt, and the light was warm and rich, it filled the endless view with rich warm light. It was so Amazing. From the top you can see all the way into Chile and there are these volcanos off into the horizon. Unreal. It was so amazing, and all the while there were these huge condors that were flying around us the whole time, they were so beautiful. Honestly one of the coolest things I have ever done.
Refugio Frey with lake in the background. I had planned on staying here for the night to have a chance at the mountain hut expirience, but once they took me to the common room that sleeps about twenty plus people I gagged. It was dank and musty, I realized, this is not a hotel, instead a dirty sweat hole. Luckly the clouds parted and the clear skys gave me the go ahead to sleep outside. I am glad I did, waking up in that mountain cirque in the morning was a treat.
Candle lit dinner at the refugio. The food way expensive, however good and filling!
Rain day. Hikers and climbers take to the card games.
This trail was so beautiful. Lush and green. I was loving the hike. They say with a load it takes about four hours to reach the hut.
I mean look at this trail! What a cool place!
There was a beautiful contrast on the trail. A burned down forest with a super lush undergrowth poking through it all.
The mountain meadows here are so beautiful. They are filled with color.
The view from the refugio. It was super foggy as I arrived, so I could not see any of the mountain spires, and it very slowly reavealed itself. This was so unreal to watch. I just sat there and took photos. I would go to put my camera away and more would open up and I would whip it out again and again to take more photos, it was so fun to watch, it all happened pretty fast, and by the time I went to bed the sky was completly clear and the full moon came shining though the cirque. Beautiful.
We climbed this beast. Torre Principal. Scott, Joe, and Me. It was five or six pitches of awesome alpine style climbing. It was brutaly long and very slow going. To put it into perspective its about five hundred feet of climbing, and about twenty five hundred feet of elevation gain from the hut to the summit. It reminded me so much of climbing the Grand. A long approach hike to a base area, and then off to a short approach hike with some glacial travel to reach the base of the climbing. The route was complicated and weird to say the least, route finding was a bit difficult, and honestly, it was a bit scary at times. Some of the climbing was really bizzar, one pitch had this heinous overhung hand crack that was dripping with water and it had these super sketchy wooden pitons, basicly two by fours pounded in with cordlet hanging off them. Nuts! Seriously though it was crazy fun climbing! There was good exposure on the the final pitch, I would keep stoping mid route and say to myself, is this real? It was just so much to take in, light sound, emotions, it was great. The temperature was nice, just warm enough to climb in a t-shirt, and the light was warm and rich, it filled the endless view with rich warm light. It was so Amazing. From the top you can see all the way into Chile and there are these volcanos off into the horizon. Unreal. It was so amazing, and all the while there were these huge condors that were flying around us the whole time, they were so beautiful. Honestly one of the coolest things I have ever done.
Refugio Frey with lake in the background. I had planned on staying here for the night to have a chance at the mountain hut expirience, but once they took me to the common room that sleeps about twenty plus people I gagged. It was dank and musty, I realized, this is not a hotel, instead a dirty sweat hole. Luckly the clouds parted and the clear skys gave me the go ahead to sleep outside. I am glad I did, waking up in that mountain cirque in the morning was a treat.
Candle lit dinner at the refugio. The food way expensive, however good and filling!
Rain day. Hikers and climbers take to the card games.
This trail was so beautiful. Lush and green. I was loving the hike. They say with a load it takes about four hours to reach the hut.
I mean look at this trail! What a cool place!
There was a beautiful contrast on the trail. A burned down forest with a super lush undergrowth poking through it all.
The mountain meadows here are so beautiful. They are filled with color.
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