Mountaineering in Tierra del Fuego
Mountaineering in the Darwin Range 16-26 Jan 2013
All content copyright © Ashley Burke 2013. Not to be copied, duplicated or used for any purpose without permission.
Mountaineering in Tierra del Fuego Mountaineering in the Darwin Range 16-26 Jan 2013
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Views on Monte Frances summit day
Our attempts on Monte Bove and Monte Frances were made by heading northwards from our base camp, following the valley upstream past a glacial lake. Above the glacial lake were a series of rock climbs, mostly easy but with one difficult move. The rock climbing lead us to a glacier, which we climbed to an altitude of about 1100m, where our high camp was established. We spent two nights at this high camp and made attempts on Monte Bove (2400m) and Monte Frances (2150m). Our attempt on Monte Bove was repulsed due to poor visibility, but we were successful in reaching the summit of Monte Frances on 21 Jan 2013.
Photos 18-19 Jan - Establish High Camp on Glacier
These photos are taken from the route between our forest base camp and the high camp on the glacial shelf below Monte Frances.
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Monte Frances from just below the glacial lake. |
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Above the glacial lake, our rock climbing pitches were to the right of these waterfalls. |
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Approaching the rock climbs. |
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Eric reaches the top of the first pitch. |
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 Simon at the top of the first pitch. |
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A traverse near the top of the second pitch. |
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Near the top of the second pitch. |
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Our base camp tents and fireplace. |
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After some scrub bashing we reach this glacial lake. |
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The third pitch of rock climbing. |
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The third pitch of rock climbing. |
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The third pitch of rock climbing. |
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The rock climbing pitches took us onto a glacier which we climbed easily. |
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Stunning views down to the glacial lake, Beagle Channel and Isla Hoste. |
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Simon and I would climb this ridge later in the trip. |
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Our high camp on the glacier.
Photos from Monte Bove and Monte Frances summit attempts
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All content copyright © Ashley Burke 2013. Not to be copied, duplicated or used for any purpose without permission. Page created 18 Mar 2013, last updated 18 Mar 2013. |
