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Patagonia - Southern Patagonian Ice Field

Approaching the village of El Chalten

Cerro Marconi Norte is just ahead - we want to go to the top of it

Fitz Roy

Fitz Roy

Paso Marconi in relentless Patagonian rain

Our camp on Paso Marconi. After the drenching rain we woke up to clear sky and sunshine. We needed it to dry off everything.

Paso Marconi and Gorra Blanca

Paso Marconi and Cerro Marconi Norte

Walking up Cerro Marconi Norte

Cerro Marconi Norte and Fitz Roy in the background

The view over the Paso Marconi

Southern Patagonian Icefield

Volcan Lautaro and Southern Patagonian Icefiled from Cerro Marconi Norte

Gorra Blanca, Paso Marconi from Cerro Marconi Norte

Fitz Roy from Cerro Marconi Norte

Southern Patagonian Icefield from the air - Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre on the right

The expanse of the Southern Patagonian Icefield

Southern Patagonian Icefield

Hiking on ice

Our camp at the Cirque de Los Altares

Awesome clouds of southern Patagonia

Cerro Torre

Cerro Torre from Cirque de Los Altares

Cerro Torre

Cerro Torre

Base of the Cerro Torre

Summit snow mushrooms of Cerro Torre

Looking up Cerro Torre from its base - now it looks like a real tower

Cirque de Los Altares

Inside the Cirque de Los Altares

Cirque de Los Altares

Our camp on the Icefiled in front of the Cirque de Los Altares

Good weather does not last...

Horizontal rain of Patagonia

Glaciar Viedma

Glacier Viedma

Glacier Viedma

Lago Viedma - looking for condors

Glacier Viedma and Lago Viedma

Waiting for a ride on Lago Viedma

Glacier Perito Moreno

Perito Moreno Glacier

Perito Moreno Glacier from the air

Patagonia

Patagonia

Southern Patagonian Icefiled

Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre from the air

Gorra Blanca

Cerro Torre group and the Cirque de Los Altares

Cerro Torre

Southern Patagonian Icefield

Fitz Roy Group and Glacier Viedma

Patagonia