El Perro Negro

Grumpy old mountain man living in Spain

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Debilitating effects of Snowblindness, a personal experience

Debilitating effects of Snowblindness, a personal experience

My own personal experience of the effects of becoming snow blind, after a tough time on the Patagonian Icecap

Expeditions, Patagonia, Hiking

Oh, Patagonia, to leave you we shall weep

Oh, Patagonia, to leave you we shall weep

Brilliant Poem by Michelle Wakeley about her time spent on our 2010 Southern Patagonian Icecap Expedition

Patagonia, Expeditions, Books

2011 - Reflections on a year in the mountains

2011 - Reflections on a year in the mountains

2011 has been unforgettable in so many ways. There were ups and downs, of course (it is the mountains after all…..ha ha!), but experiences in the Sierra Nevada and Patagonia have shown me some insights I thought I’d share with you

Patagonia, Expeditions, Mountaineering

Patagonian Icecap Expedition 2016

Patagonian Icecap Expedition 2016

The expedition was beset by unsettled weather and enforced route changes due to unseasonal warm weather.

Patagonia, Expeditions, Mountaineering

Patagonian Icecap Expedition 2016

Patagonian Icecap Expedition 2016

The expedition was beset by unsettled weather and enforced route changes due to unseasonal warm weather.

Patagonia, Expeditions, Mountaineering

The Importance of Teamwork on an Expedition

The Importance of Teamwork on an Expedition

There is no room for individuals if you plan to visit wild, untamed mountain wilderness. Every day can have it’s own challenges and difficulties. Teamwork is everything!

Patagonia, Expeditions, Hiking

Expedition Trip Report Patagonian Icecap November 2014

Expedition Trip Report Patagonian Icecap November 2014

Trip report, personal thoughts and recommendations after this years expedition to the Patagonian Icecap

Video, Patagonia, Expeditions

Expedition Trip Report Patagonian Icecap November 2014

Expedition Trip Report Patagonian Icecap November 2014

Trip report, personal thoughts and recommendations after this years expedition to the Patagonian Icecap

Video, Patagonia, Expeditions

Kamchatka Part 6 - Last few days in Russia

Kamchatka Part 6 - Last few days in Russia

Trip report from day 6 of our expedition to ski the highest volcanoes in Kamchatka

Expeditions, Kamchatka, Patagonia

Lounging at the Altar of the Patagonian Mountain Gods

Lounging at the Altar of the Patagonian Mountain Gods

It’s a tough trek to the Cirque de los Altares in Patagonia. The outcome is never certain. Raging rivers, complex moraines, huge glaciers and of course the constant battering from the prevailing westerly winds provide the main obstacles.

Patagonia, Expeditions, Hiking

Lounging at the Altar of the Patagonian Mountain Gods

Lounging at the Altar of the Patagonian Mountain Gods

It’s a tough trek to the Cirque de los Altares in Patagonia. The outcome is never certain. Raging rivers, complex moraines, huge glaciers and of course the constant battering from the prevailing westerly winds provide the main obstacles.

Patagonia, Hiking, Expeditions

Oh, Patagonia, to leave you we shall weep!

Poem by Michelle Wright about her time spent on our 2011 Southern Patagonian Icecap Expedition

Patagonia, Expeditions

White-throated Caracara in Patagonia

Thought you might like to see one of the characters I met whilst in Patagonia recently. Its a White-throated Caracara (phalcoboenus albogularis).

Video, Patagonia, Wildlife

The Videos from our 2010 Patagonia Expedition

Ok here we go, the long awaited video from our trip. Hope you dont get too bored! Patagonian Expedition 2010

Video, Patagonia, Expeditions

Surviving Patagonia 2010

Surviving Patagonia 2010

We have to keep going, we are beyond the point of no return and safety lies ahead of us not behind us. Non of us have ever experienced anything like the 36 hours that that we lived through.

Patagonia, Expeditions, Backpacking

Patagonia Icefield Expedition Diary 2006

Report from Jane Fields on her experiences on the Patagonian Icefield Expedition in 2006

Patagonia, Expeditions, Mountaineering