Double Delight
Usually the end of a year - or the beginning of a new one - marks the period of looking back. Unfortunately last year didn't quite turn out to be THE year to be looked back at. And so I will take the freedom to look back even further, to a…
Circo de los Altares
Many of you might have seen pictures of Patagonia's majestic mountains. Some of you might have even been there and have seen them in person. If you have ever asked yourself - what's behind those mountains? Here is your answer: Circo de los…
Gentle Call
El Chaltén in winter is a different place — the hikers gone, the trails frozen, the Lenga beeches stripped to bare wood. A winter sunrise on Fitz Roy rarely matches expectations. I almost didn't go.
Breathing Space
Eight days on the Altiplano without seeing another soul. Then we reached San Pedro de Atacama — and I couldn't wait to leave again. A sun-faded poster on an adobe wall sent us to Piedras Rojas.
Into the White
If you visit Antarctica chances are high that at some point you end up at Port Lockroy, a british base on Goudier Island. For most visitors arriving aboard their comfortable cruise ships the highlight is sending greeting cards from the…
Relaunch 2020
What has long been overdue was finally accomplished: A few days ago I hit the publish button on the project that I had been working on for almost a decade - my website. Well, of course I haven't spent 10 years actively working on it, but…
The Walls of Huayhuash
Exactly one year ago I was on a 12-day trek around Cordillera Huayhuash in Peru. I will not have to introduce this place to those of you who read Joe Simpson's incredible book "Touching the Void". For those who haven't: Cordillera…
Rainbow Ridge
I coincidentally stumbled upon Perú's Rainbow Mountain while planning last year's trip. What was intended as a little detour from our 5 day trek circling snowcapped Ausangate turned into an arduous 11-hour hike above an altitude of 4700m.…
Back from the Altiplano
Last year in March I visited the Altiplano - the andean high plateau shared by Argentina, Bolivia and Chile - and returned deeply impressed. I had an incredibly productive time up there, being treated to one crazy sunset after the other.…
In Patagonia
Since I'm being treated to some decent internet connection these days I thought I'd give you a little update about my whereabouts... I'm reciding in Ushuaia at the moment with a few hours off, before i continue to Isla Navarino to do one…