Berg Blog

The bus picked me up around 8 a.m. and then we switched to a larger bus and were on our way to see the main attraction of the area, the Perito Moreno glacier. The 70 kilometers passed quickly and, upon entering the park, a ranger boarded the bus to charge foreigners 40 pesos and Argentines [...]

The bus for El Calafate, Argentina left bright and early around 7:30 a.m. Within 15 minutes of leaving town we passed through Chilean customs, reboarded, then got off a few minutes later for Argentine customs. It wasn’t difficult, just extremely slow. Things would be simpler if these two countries would get along and arrange some [...]

I took a shower and shaved so as to look and feel more human again. My laundry smelled awful and fortunately a local place agreed to have it ready for me by 6:30 the next morning. Back at Hostel Natales, I worked on packing my things and talked with a couple Australian guys staying in [...]

Today was more of a point A to point B type day. The weather was gloomy and there wasn’t much to see along the way. We banged out the walk in around 3 hours without stopping. It was hard to believe my 11 days were over. The first few days were so difficult and I [...]

Today was a real treat after the terrible conditions yesterday. We had bright blue skies and spectacular views over Glacier Gray. The ice appeared more alive below the brilliant sky and seemed surreal in its beauty. Within 5 minutes of leaving camp we came upon a great overlook and stopped for pictures. After this, I [...]

Today was the day of reckoning we all knew must come eventually–the John Gardner Pass. Waking up once again to rain didn’t help get any of us motivated. The guys left around 8 a.m., wanting to give themselves as much time as possible. I, however, wanted to try waiting out the rain and went back [...]

I woke up earlier than most of the others in camp and went down to the lake again to take a few more pictures of the mountain in a different light. We left for Campamento Los Perros at a relaxed pace, knowing the walk shouldn’t be too difficult and would be only around 4 hours. [...]

My hope for dry socks in the morning was denied as I once again awoke to the pitter patter of rain drops on the tent. Fortunately I had another pair for the day and all my other belongings were dry. What fell as rain on our tents had left a beautiful covering of snow on [...]

Another rain shower greeted me in the morning. I wanted to make some good progress, but had no desire to pack up and set off in the rain. My lazier side won and I stayed in my sleeping bag until 10:30, thinking at one point I would spend another day there waiting out the rain. [...]

I left camp at 5:20 a.m., accompanied by Maggie and Rachelle, who lacked a headlamp. Along with several Israelis and catching up with a few others along the way, we formed a train, slowly clambering upwards over rocks and looking for trails. Looking upward, several white headlamp lights could be spotted along various points on [...]