HoboGoesRogue: Road Trip through Southern South America
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Inukshuk
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Again, wow!
Are you running a dash cam?
Did you pull out the bus?
What are those jagged peaks?
What happened to the oil filter?
How is the tent performing?
Are you running a dash cam?
Did you pull out the bus?
What are those jagged peaks?
What happened to the oil filter?
How is the tent performing?
I'll assist (or try to)....
Maestri's douchebaggery. Otherwise known as Cerro Torre.
Fitzroy? AKA El Chalten. It's an odd angle for me though.
Same question. Not a technique I am familiar with.
Dan
Thanks for the comments! Glad you enjoyed them.
Ushuaia was pretty cool. Its a crazy place at the end of the world. We didn't have much time there, as we were late in the trip and the weather was starting to turn. We did have a crazy mix of rain/wind and on our last day, beautiful sunshine and no wind at all. And nope, no Tren....wish I had the time to do that and some more hikes in the National Park. 6 months seemed really long at the start of the trip and the time just flew by.
Thanks! To answer your questions:
-Yep, I am running a Mobius dash cam. I really wanted it in case something happened while driving such as an accident, etc. I speak survival spanish which doesn't extend to describing those type of events
The camera worked perfectly the whole trip and is super small. Quite happy with it for the price.-HAHA no I did not pull out the bus. I think soft shoulder and a second of inattention sucked it off the road. I drove back by later and they had some heavy road machinery/grater there to pull it out. I'm not sure that even with a 2:1 I'd manage to even budge the thing. It was way off the side
-There are a few sets of peaks in there. Fitz Roy range, Cerro Torre and surrounding peaks. Both of those are near Chalten, Argentina. And were the imputus for the Patagonia Clothing company logo. The others are in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Los Cuernos and Los Torres. I'll try to post up some more photos with names.
-As for the filter, apparently some bonehead put it on too tight
rolleyes when he/I changed the oil earlier in the trip. Try as I might I could NOT get that thing off. I had to put the hose clamps on there just to get some purchase/leverage with my hand. -Overall the tent is working well. In the heavy rain (IE Hornopiren area where they get 7meters a year) and it rains all night I get a bit of seep through. Also the awning needs some adjustment. In the heavy wind it is plenty strong but the fabric is too loose and way too noisy. I've got a few mods planned for it to hopefully address those issues. I did have the zipper on teh door start to fail at the very end of the trip. I thought being a YKK it would last forever but apparently not. Otherwise quite happy as I spent probably 120 nights in it over the course of the trip.
Thanks! Writing is not my strong suite but I can try to do some more descriptions once I arrive home. I am in the airport now so reliable internet will be nice for working on pictures. I do have a bit more description on the blog if you wanna take a peek at that. http://hobogoesrogue.wordpress.com. I try to post more Cruiser pics here though
I'll assist (or try to)....
Maestri's douchebaggery. Otherwise known as Cerro Torre.
Fitzroy? AKA El Chalten. It's an odd angle for me though.
Same question. Not a technique I am familiar with.
Dan
Yep first one is Cerro Torre, but the second one is back in Chile at Torres del Paine....The Cuernos(horns) are the white body, black tip on the left and Torres(towers) del Paine are on the right.
And yea, not a usual technique but I didn't have either an oil filter wrench nor a strap wrench with me so had to figure out how to increase the grip
Luckily I brought a bunch of hose clamps with me. Seemed to work well 
Way better than a screwdriver through the filter. I was prepared just to leave the filter on and change the oil but this worked!
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Here's another pic of Cerro Torre. Really good people climb it. Or try to. Its a crazy last pitch or two through unconsoludated snow. Yes through. You have to burrow through snow tunnels with very little protection from falling since the snow is so soft.
The top:
The Fitz Roy Range, also in Parque Nacional Glaciares near Chalten, Argentina.
Now into Chile further south:
The Torres del Paine
I dont think have an up close pic of the Cuernos as I bailed off the hike due to lots of rain and soaked gear. They are on the right side of the picture above the road.
The top:
The Fitz Roy Range, also in Parque Nacional Glaciares near Chalten, Argentina.
Now into Chile further south:
The Torres del Paine
I dont think have an up close pic of the Cuernos as I bailed off the hike due to lots of rain and soaked gear. They are on the right side of the picture above the road.
Maestri's douchebaggery. Otherwise known as Cerro Torre.
Dan
Local Estes Park resident just came out with a book about Cerro Torre and the surrounding controversy. I have not read it yet but plan to when I get back!
http://www.patagonia.com/us/product...bing-and-controversy-on-cerro-torre?p=BK715-0
Here's another pic of Cerro Torre. Really good people climb it. Or try to. Its a crazy last pitch or two through unconsoludated snow. Yes through. You have to burrow through snow tunnels with very little protection from falling since the snow is so soft.
The top:
I think I can make out the compressor in that photo! Awesome picture!
My brother and I camped at the base of Cerro Torre for quite some time (almost a week I think) just waiting for the weather to clear up enough to see the mountain.
Oooooo! Looks like I just found the next book for me to read!
It truly is a fascinating story, made more fascinating by the Redbull stuff in 2012.
I'm pretty envious of your trip. After my brother and were in that area (that was 13+ years ago now--I'm getting old!) traveling by bus mostly, I said I would LOVE to go back with my own vehicle. Travel more at my own pace. We twice crossed the continent (sea-to-sea) just because those were the bus schedules, instead of a 40 mile drive to the next area we wanted to see.
Very, very awesome.
Dan
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