Cycling home after summiting,...

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Cycling home after summiting,...

Cycling home after summiting,...

Cycling home after summiting, skiing and surveying (DGPS) Cerro Pissis, establishing 6793 m +/-5m (caused by EGM-96 geoid uncertainties - a more accurate elevation will be announced once the EGM06 is out) as new elevation; From this point it is about 2 days to reach base camp (cycling), or 2 days to get back to Fiambala
Ski Mountaineer
on Jan 6, 2006 8:05 am
Lat/Lon: 27.755°S / 68.7992°W
Image ID: 144133

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Ski Mountaineer

Ski Mountaineer - Jul 17, 2006 10:18 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Very desolate

Hm, yes. But it was a dream of mine for a long time to cycle to that peak and ski it. The glacier yielded 1300 m vertical of skiing!
The rest of the two weeks of the trip I carried my skis though. But it was worth it - imagine skiing in the desert, having fullfilled yourself a dream, with the sun slowly going down and that view!

Cheers!
Peter

ClimberMan420

ClimberMan420 - Jan 10, 2008 11:04 pm - Hasn't voted

crazy!

Nice work man, Id be afraid to bike in that environment, when I was there the winds were savage and relentless except at night. Thats wicked though, skiing Pissis! HA! Thats Great!

Ski Mountaineer

Ski Mountaineer - Feb 15, 2008 5:42 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: crazy!

Thanks for the comment - it was in retroperspective one of the greatest adventures in my life so far.

Cheers!
SM

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