February 12, 2014 Patagonia Tye and team had a perfect first day in Patagonia. Went to the Refugio Chileno, dropped their gear and had a bit to eat. Then, with light packs, they headed up towards Torres del Paine, the Towers of Paine. Perfect conditions. One of the most spectacular views of the entire trip. […]
February 11, 2014 Tye let us know that after a couple of flight delays, he managed to get everyone to Punta Arenas in time for showers, breakfast, a bit of shopping and then headed off for Puerto Natales. They begin their Patagonia trek in the morning. They’ll be following the same itinerary which my group […]
February 10, 2014 Good weekend on Aconcagua. Josh Tapp called me yesterday from the summit of Aconcagua! Cold and windy on the ascent but much less windy on the summit. Go figure. Team got back to high camp without issue and will be at base camp, Plaza Mulas, on the Horcones side shortly. All’s good. […]
February 5, 2014 Phil called in from Torres del Paine National Park as he and his team loaded onto their boat, the Grey II. The Grey II takes them from their refugio right up next to the Grey Glacier where a crew member scoops up a chunk of ice. They break up the ice and […]
February 4, 2014 In typical Phil fashion he hasn’t called in all that often or frankly with much content…suffice it to say he and his team are having a blast. When he did call in he said “we’re seeing more stuff than you can shake a stick at”. Their plan today, weather permitting, was to […]
January 28, 2014 Phil, who is leading our first Patagonia Trek of the season, called in from Puerto Natales, Chile this morning with the ‘all’s well’ report. After a few errands (money exchange and grocery store) in Punta Arenas, the team hopped in the van for the 4hr drive to Natales (5hrs if you stop […]
October 31, 2013 I could write a long winded blog post on why I love Patagonia, but you’d just skip to the photos anyways! Join me this February for a trek you’ll never forget. Tye Chapman In random order here you go…
February 20, 2013 Boat ride today, checking out the fjords and the glaciers. Last night of the trip tonight in Natales. The crew then takes a private van to Punta tomorrow and will be catching flights tomorrow evening to Santiago and connecting with flights home. After dinner and a final night out in Natales, it’ll […]
February 19, 2013 Tye checked in from Puerto Natales. Taking advantage of the good weather, the team took a day hike to view the Milodon cave, a natural monument of Torres del Paine National Park. If the weather holds up, the plan tomorrow is to take a boat to the Serrano glacier inside Bernardo O’Higgins […]
February 17, 2013 From: Tye Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 5:24 PM To: Phil Ershler “Long but great day from Cuernos to the French Valley and onto Paine Grande. Then it was a catamaran ride across Lake Pehoe. Late dinner and an early call time in the morning for the hike up to the Mt. […]
