- Everest Base Camp #1 & #2
- Inca Trail 2018
- Women's Projects in Tanzania 2018
- Bhutan 2017
- Women's House Building 2017
- Antarctic Adventure
- Greenland by Day Hike
- Fire and Ice: Iceland
- Family Fire & Ice: Iceland
- Mongolia on Horseback
- Raising Voices, Raising Roofs
- New Zealand Adventure
- Inca Trail 2015
- Ethiopia Explorer 2015
- Kilimanjaro Climb 2015
- Patagonia & Wine
- Everest Base Camp 2014
- Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon 2014
- The Way: A Pilgrimage Across Spain
- Belize Dive & Jungle Exploration
- Kilimanjaro Climb 2014
- Everest Base Camp 2013
- Turkey: Mt. Ararat
- Inca Trail II 2013
- Inca Trail I 2013
- 2013 Kilimanjaro Cancer Climb
- Spanish Immersion with Mayan Tropics & Honduran Island Paradise
- Kilimanjaro Climb 2012
- Nicaragua Volunteer Adventure 2012
- In the Footsteps of Buddha 2011
- Iceland & Greenland 2011
- 2011 Kilimanjaro Climb for Cancer
- Everest Base Camp 2010
- Bhutan Sept. 26, 2010
- Galapagos 2010
Viewing Post for: Patagonia & Wine
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2015
Location: Viedma Glacier, El Chalten, Argentina
Holy glaciation!! We have just had an incredible tour on the extraordinary icescape of Viedma Glacier. We started out scrambling over volcanic rock carved in swoops and whorls of fiery colors. After peering down into a crevasse between rock and ice, we crossed the gulf to strap on crampons and prepare for our glacier walk on a gorgeously sunny day.Tour guide Federico and his agile companions helped us get our gear on, learn to walk and then lead us into the otherworldly scenery.
Surrounded by immense rocky mountains on one side and a sea green lake on the other, the Viedma Glacier is roughly the size of Delaware. The massive river of ice have scraped, carved and dragged huge chunks of rock across the volcanic bedrock to create some of Patagonia's most dramatic views. As we crunched awkwardly across the curves and spines of gray, white and aquamarine ice like a long line of clumsy ducklings, we could barely keep our jaws hinged on. Deep blue ice caves yawned in narrow ravines and speckled granite boulders torn from peaks miles away were spattered on the expanse of ever-changing ice. Occasionally, the deep boom and roar of a calving iceberg reached our ears.
We can't wait to enjoy more of this fantastic, utterly unique landscape. Next up, we'll be headed up toward the impressive granite spire of Cerro Torre for some more spectacular adventure!
