Huaraz – Nevado Pisco
– Full slide show at the bottom of the page – Nevado Pisco 5,752 m (18,871 ft) When you hear the word « Pisco » in Peru (or even in Chile), it is generally before a diner or in a bar… Indeed, Pisco is…
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Huaraz – Nevado Vallunaraju
– Full slide show at the bottom of the page – Summit of Vallunaraju – 5,686 metres (18,655 ft) The pristine sky is dark, even black on the vertical of the top. The south of the Cordillera Blanca is finally in…
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Cordillera Huayhuash – Part II
– Full slide show at the bottom of the page – Tupac. A year ago, kicked of the mountain by a strong fever (read this post), we reached this small Andean village inexistent on most maps. Sick and incredibly disappointed,…
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Bitter sweet Patagonia
– Full slide show at the bottom of the page – It’s about time. Time to turn the page, to close this file and to move on. We came back from our trip in Patagonia 6 months ago and often…
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Torres del Paine
– Full slide show at the bottom of the page – When the Cerro Aleta de Tiburon (“the shark’s fin”) appears for the first time, it seems in pretty good conditions from the valley. There is maybe this snow patch…
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Solitude in Karukinka – Tierra del Fuego
– Full slide show at the bottom of the page – The last day of a long hike always feels pretty special. The overall excitation to finish a project, often mixed with some culinary fantaisies and a strong desire for…
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Dientes de Navarino – The end of the world
– Full slide show at the bottom of the page – Best wishes for this new year 2017 !!!! It is around a cosy campfire and near the sea, 20 km from Puerto Williams, that The 2016 chapter has been…
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Trekking in Peru : Cordillera Huayhuash – Part I
In 1985, Joe Simpson, British mountaineer, was about to live one of the most incredible adventure of the history of mountain climbing on the slopes of the Siula Grande: after ascending for the first time the west face of this…
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In the streets of Huaraz – Peru
A right turn puts an end to the last 3 hours spent on this long stretch along the Pacific Ocean. After leaving Lima, fog and a chaotic traffic were the only distractions on this boring itinerary. The road finally steepens…
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In the streets of La Habana – Cuba
Colors are dominating in La Habana: an old blue Ford, the often-decrepit pastels of the buildings and the vivid green of the vegetation… However, during this journey a dull sky showed only some boring grey, diffusing a far too strong…
