Aconcagua, Ameghino, and the "Hitch Rider Astronaut"

PAROFES

Male, 35 years old

Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

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Occupation: Unemployed Historian/ Mountain guide (Brazil/ Argentina)

Website: http://www.gentedemontanha.com

A Few Words: Just some dude trying to fight Leukemia off. The war already has a winner, it's just a matter of time folks...

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SPers I know, walked with, hiked with, climbed with: PEDRO HAUCK; FLÁVIO VARRICCHIO; MOUNTAIN FRIEND; INDAY; BORISS ANDEAN; Bea

My mountain pages: All of them with update between may 10th and October 8th, 2012: 84

Our website for guided expeditions to big mountains.
Looking for na expedition on the Andes?
Maybe a 8000m+ summit?
We have regular expeditions to:

Aconcagua – 6.962m (normal and polish routes)
Mercedario – 6.720m
Alpamayo – 5.948m and Pisco 5.752m at once
Huayna Potosi – 6.088m
Cho Oyu – 8.201m
Everest Base Camp – 5.360m

Please, visit: www.gentedemontanha.com
(in portuguese, just write to us, we do speak english)
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My Areas & Ranges (10)

Uyuni Salt Flat (Salar de Uyuni)

Geysers Del Tatio

Serra Fina range

Caparaó National Park

Perito Moreno glacier

Purmamarca village - Argentina

Monte Verde Village and Sierra

Ibitiraquire Sierra

Itatiaia National Park

Geysers Sol de La Mañana

My Mountains & Rocks (84)

Cerro San Bernardo (Salta)

Morro do Canal

Itapeva Peak

Point 2535 (Itatiaia National Park)

Melano Peak (Serra Fina range)

Point 2667 (Serra Fina range)

Alto dos Ivos Peak (Serra Fina range)

Mitra do Bispo Peak

Capivari Grande

Capim Amarelo Peak (Serra Fina range)

Cabeça de Leoa Peak (Itatiaia National Park)

Quitor Hill

Altarzinho Peak (Itatiaia National Park)

Morro da Igreja

Itaguare Peak (Marins - Itaguaré Group)

Anhangava Hill

Tesourinho Peak (Caparaó National Park)

Tesouro Peak (Caparaó National Park)

Marinsinho Peak (Marins - Itaguaré Group)

Araçatuba Peak (aka Araçapurna)

Chiliques volcano (Cordillera Occidental (Chile / Bolivia))

Garrafao Peak

Cara de Gorila Peak (Itatiaia National Park)

Camelos Peak (Ibitiraquire Sierra)

Marombinha Peak (Itatiaia National Park)

Luar Peak (Ibitiraquire Sierra)

Cerro Verde (Ibitiraquire Sierra)

Itapiroca Peak (Ibitiraquire Sierra)

Marumbi group

Platô (plateau) of Monte Verde (Monte Verde Village and Sierra)

Ibitirati Peak (Ibitiraquire Sierra)

Juriques volcano (Cordillera Occidental (Chile / Bolivia))

Três Pedras Peak (Monte Verde Village and Sierra)

Pedra Roxa Peak (Caparaó National Park)

Cabeça de Leão Peak (Itatiaia National Park)

Maromba Peak (Itatiaia National Park)

Serra Negra Peak (Itatiaia National Park)

Urubu Peak (Itatiaia) (Itatiaia National Park)

Pedra Redonda (Brazilian Half Dome) (Monte Verde Village and Sierra)

Chapéu do Bispo peak (Monte Verde Village and Sierra)

Pedra Partida (Monte Verde Village and Sierra)

Selado Peak (Monte Verde Village and Sierra)

Plane Crash Peak (Serra Fina range)

Morro do Tartarugão (Serra Fina range)

Três Estados Peak (Serra Fina range)

Neblina Peak (Guiana Highlands)

Cruz do Negro Peak (Caparaó National Park)

Cupim do Boi Peak (Serra Fina range)

Cabeça de Touro Peak (Serra Fina range)

Pedra das Flores

Lopo Peak

Morro da Antena (Itatiaia National Park)

Massena Northwest Peak (Itatiaia National Park)

Massena Peak (Itatiaia National Park)

Asa da Hermes rock (Itatiaia National Park)

Unnamed Peak 1 (Itatiaia National Park)

Pedra Assentada (Itatiaia National Park)

Ciririca Peak (Ibitiraquire Sierra)

Tucum Peak (Giants of Ibitiraquire)

Camapuan Peak (Giants of Ibitiraquire)

Taipabuçú Peak (Giants of Ibitiraquire)

San Pablo volcano (Chile) (Andes 6000m Peaks)

Ferraria Peak (Giants of Ibitiraquire)

Chacaltaya peak

Pedra do Sino (Bell Rock) (Itatiaia National Park)

Austria Peak (Cordillera Real (Bolivia))

Tarija Peak (Cordillera Real (Bolivia))

Sairecabur volcano (Andes 6000m Peaks)

San Pedro volcano (Chile) (Andes 6000m Peaks)

Aucanquilcha volcano (Andes 6000m Peaks)

Caratuva Peak (Ibitiraquire Sierra)

Adolfo Calle (Cordon del Plata)

Lascar Volcano (Cordillera Occidental (Chile / Bolivia))

Pedra do Baú

San José volcano (Cajon del Maipo)

Llaima volcano (Lake District (Chile / Argentina))

Ollague volcano (Cordillera Occidental (Chile / Bolivia))

Cerro Vallecitos (Cordon del Plata)

Cerro Rincon (Cordon del Plata)

Cuscuzeiro Hill

Osorno volcano (Patagonia)

Cerro Tronador (Patagonia)

Villarrica volcano (Patagonia)

Lanin volcano (Patagonia)

My Routes (11)

Route to Apple and Turtle Rocks (Itatiaia National Park)

The "above" route (Ciririca Peak)

Normal route Lascar (Lascar Volcano)

Altar – Sino traverse (Pedra do Altar)

Sierra Fina traverse (Serra Fina range)

East ridge (Ferraria Peak)

East border route, Itatiaia NP (Itatiaia National Park)

Cristal Peak - Bandeira Peak traverse (Caparaó National Park)

Paiolinho route (Serra Fina range)

Big Ice trekking (Perito Moreno glacier)

Pedra Furada route (Morro da Igreja)

My Huts & Campgrounds (3)

Club Andino refuge (Chacaltaya peak)

Sierra Fina hut (Serra Fina range)

Rebouças Hut (Itatiaia National Park)

My Lists (3)

My Collaborative Albums

South America Highpoints

Highest Brazilian mountains (non official)

My Canyons (1)

Caracol canyon (and waterfall)

My Albums (68)

Jumps on the mountains III

My sattelite view images

Fighting the good fight (The scariest moment of my life)

Uyuni Salt Flat - Biggest mirror on Earth (Uyuni Salt Flat (Salar de Uyuni))

La Paz, city of cultural delight

Contemplation

My weather forecast info images

Cars X altitude

Caught in action (us spers photographing)

Boulder paradise at 4.585m high (15.043 ft)

Laguna Colorada - A Bolivian natural beauty

Blue Crevasses

End of the world - Ushuaia adventure

Wild river crossing

Church Hill - The quest for brazilian extreme cold. (Morro da Igreja)

Jumps on the mountains II

Itaguare Peak hike (2.334m/ 7.657ft) (Itaguare Peak)

All about the eyes...

Marinsinho Peak (2.394 m) hike (Marinsinho Peak)

Marins Peak (2.427 m) hike (Pico dos Marins)

Photo of the day - Parofes

Cotopaxi volcano climb (Ecuador: 5.902 m/ 19.363ft)

Parofes Panorama views II

Licancabur volcano climb (Bolivia: 5.917 m/ 19.413 ft)

Quilotoa volcano hike (Ecuador: 3.921 m/ 12.864 ft) (Volcan Quilotoa)

Guagua Pichincha hike (Ecuador: 4.774 m/ 15.663 ft)

First and second unsuccessful attempts on Illiniza Norte

First and second unsuccessful attempts on Cotopaxi

Rucu Pichincha hike (Ecuador: 4.702m/ 15.426 ft) (Guagua/Rucu Pichincha)

Monte Verde 2010, relax time at 1.948m. (Monte Verde Village and Sierra)

Cutout (or cut out) photos (What is cut out photography?)

Dragonflies (and similar) (Animal Albums Collected)

Sairecabur volcano climb (Chile: 6.006m/ 19.705ft) (Sairecabur volcano )

Aucanquilcha volcano climb (Chile: 6.176m/ 20.262ft) (Aucanquilcha volcano)

San Pedro volcano climb (Chile: 6.145m/ 20.161ft) (San Pedro volcano (Chile))

W²: Wierd Wildlife

Bees and flowers

Views of and from Licancabur volcano (Licancabur)

Agulhas Negras climb (2.792m)

Adventures of Parofito

Wildlife of Itatiaia National Park (Itatiaia National Park)

Condoriri area experience (Cordillera Real (Bolivia))

Lanin volcano climb (3.776m/ 12.388ft) (Lanin volcano)

Photos of Brazilian Mountains

Colour Black (Multiple Colours)

Informational photos by Parofes

Serra Fina 2010 - Best for the best! (Serra Fina range)

Good times at Potrerillos, Mendoza. ARGENTINA

Atacama desert shots Parofes (Desert Albums Collected)

2009-2010 Iguazu Falls

Old photos = memories!

Monte Verde, a brazilian paradise. (Monte Verde Village and Sierra)

Vallecitos Peak climb (5.435m/ 17.831ft)

Macrophotography and closeups

Itatiaia National Park in images (Itatiaia National Park)

Inside the tent views

My Mont Blanc experience

Volcanoes shots by Parofes

Spiders by Parofes

B&W pics Parofes

Sunrise and sunset - Parofes (Beautiful Skies: A Collection of Albums)

Rock shapes

Brazilian flowers

Parofes Panorama views

My brazilian summits

My andean summits

Jumps on the mountains!

Volcanoes of the World (Volcanoes on SP (index))

My Articles (16)

Determination - Amputee Climbers

Mont Blanc: Why so many deaths? (Mont Blanc)

The scariest moment of my life

When men defies his limits: Living in the altitude

Popularity of mountain climbing

Big mountains, volcanoes, mummies and the men.

History of Brazilian mountaineering - Part II

A mountaineer`s wedding!

Contradictions of a huge Brazilian National Park (Caparaó National Park)

BBW – Brazilian Big Walls

History of Brazilian mountaineering (southern mostly)

What is cut out photography?

The project: "Work Less, live more"

Ecuadorian impressions (Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador))

I used to think Brazil was bad...not anymore!

The first day of the rest of my life.

My Trip Reports (17)

How to turn a simple and easy mountain into an interesting hiking objective (Chacaltaya peak)

Peak bagging in Sierra Fina: Brazilian grand slam (part 2 of 2) (Serra Fina range)

Peak bagging in Sierra Fina: Brazilian grand slam (part 1 of 2) (Serra Fina range)

"Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream" (Austria Peak)

Bad blood doesn't help much (Pico do Papagaio)

Would be easier just to cut off my leg on this one! (Ciririca Peak)

Moonlight bivouac, loud people and stunning photos at Lopo Sierra - Brazil (Lopo Peak)

The first active volcano you never forget (Lascar Volcano)

Lanin volcano: A brazilian fights with his own body (Lanin volcano)

Sometimes I wish... (Pico Parana)

For some people friendship is not enough. (Cerro Vallecitos)

Climbing Licancabur, the postcard (Licancabur)

Third time is a charm - Brazilian persistence on Cotopaxi (Cotopaxi)

Mont Blanc climbing, thoughts and a lot of pain! (My Mont Blanc experience)

Serra Fina for a few bravemen (Serra Fina range)

Giants of Ibitiraquire (Ibitiraquire Sierra)

Caparaó National Park (Caparaó National Park)

My Gear Reviews (39)

LifeStraw water filter (Water Treatment)

Canon Rebel T4i dlsr camera

Goose Pro - Kailash jacket

Book: "Sonhos Verticais"

Book: "Escale Melhor e com mais segurança"

Boot tips for trekking poles

Clorin purification pills

Fitz Roy 75+15l Conquista

Cooking set

Water Bladder Bag with Straws (3-Litre)

Folding Water Bottle with Carabiner

Dhaulagiri approach boots

Triax trekking pole

Sony Nex3

Forclaz 60

Cree SG GEN 180 lumens Rechargeable Tactical Flashlight

Conquista gaiters

Ice Rider Semi-Auto crampon

Fujifilm S2800 HD

Sony DSC-H20

Waterproof cover for sleeping bag

person aluminium cookset

Pamir WINDSTOPPER Glove

Princeton Tec Fuel headlamp

Marmot jacket - Guides Down Hoody

Boreal Super Latok ice climbing boots

3D Fastpacker Mid GTX Hiking Boot

Revo SCS GTX

Climber's Logs I've Signed (146)

Areas & Ranges (22)
Uyuni Salt Flat (Salar de Uyuni) Geysers Del Tatio Serra Fina range Caparaó National Park Patagonia Perito Moreno glacier Purmamarca village - Argentina Lake District (Chile / Argentina) (Volcanoes on SP (index)) Mont Blanc GROUP (Alps - Western Part) Cordillera Real (Bolivia) Cordillera Occidental (Chile / Bolivia) (Volcanoes on SP (index))	Cordon del Plata Marins - Itaguaré Group Brazilian Highlands Serra da Mantiqueira Serra dos Órgãos Serra do Caparaó Cordillera Interandina (Ecuador) (Volcanoes on SP (index)) Geysers Sol de La Mañana Itatiaia National Park Monte Verde Village and Sierra Ibitiraquire Sierra
Mountains & Rocks (100)
Cerro San Bernardo (Salta) Morro do Canal Itapeva Peak Point 2535 (Itatiaia National Park) Melano Peak (Serra Fina range) Point 2667 (Serra Fina range) Alto dos Ivos Peak (Serra Fina range) Capim Amarelo Peak (Serra Fina range) Três Estados Peak (Serra Fina range) Plane Crash Peak (Serra Fina range) Corcovado Mitra do Bispo Peak Pico do Papagaio Capivari Grande Cabeça de Leoa Peak (Itatiaia National Park) Cara de Gorila Peak (Itatiaia National Park) Cerro Rico Quitor Hill Altarzinho Peak (Itatiaia National Park) Pedra Roxa Peak (Caparaó National Park) Morro da Igreja Itaguare Peak (Marins - Itaguaré Group) Caratuva Peak (Ibitiraquire Sierra) Huayna Picchu Tesourinho Peak (Caparaó National Park) Tesouro Peak (Caparaó National Park) Marinsinho Peak (Marins - Itaguaré Group) Pico dos Marins Araçatuba Peak (aka Araçapurna) Garrafao Peak Volcan Quilotoa (Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)) Illiniza Norte (Iliniza Norte) (Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)) Cotopaxi (Cordillera Oriental (Ecuador)) Guagua/Rucu Pichincha (Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)) Camelos Peak (Ibitiraquire Sierra) Villarrica volcano (Patagonia) Marombinha Peak (Itatiaia National Park) Luar Peak (Ibitiraquire Sierra) Cerro Verde (Ibitiraquire Sierra) Itapiroca Peak (Ibitiraquire Sierra) Marumbi group Platô (plateau) of Monte Verde (Monte Verde Village and Sierra) Ibitirati Peak (Ibitiraquire Sierra) Três Pedras Peak (Monte Verde Village and Sierra) Cabeça de Leão Peak (Itatiaia National Park) Maromba Peak (Itatiaia National Park) Serra Negra Peak (Itatiaia National Park) Urubu Peak (Itatiaia) (Itatiaia National Park) Pedra Redonda (Brazilian Half Dome) (Monte Verde Village and Sierra) Chapéu do Bispo peak (Monte Verde Village and Sierra)	Pedra Partida (Monte Verde Village and Sierra) Selado Peak (Monte Verde Village and Sierra) Morro do Tartarugão (Serra Fina range) Lascar Volcano (Cordillera Occidental (Chile / Bolivia)) Cruz do Negro Peak (Caparaó National Park) Cupim do Boi Peak (Serra Fina range) Cabeça de Touro Peak (Serra Fina range) Pedra das Flores Lopo Peak Morro da Antena (Itatiaia National Park) Massena Northwest Peak (Itatiaia National Park) Massena Peak (Itatiaia National Park) Asa da Hermes rock (Itatiaia National Park) Unnamed Peak 1 (Itatiaia National Park) Pedra Assentada (Itatiaia National Park) Ciririca Peak (Ibitiraquire Sierra) Tucum Peak (Giants of Ibitiraquire) Camapuan Peak (Giants of Ibitiraquire) Taipabuçú Peak (Giants of Ibitiraquire) Ferraria Peak (Giants of Ibitiraquire) Chacaltaya peak Pedra do Sino (Bell Rock) (Itatiaia National Park) Mont Blanc (Mont Blanc GROUP) Aiguille du Goûter (Mont Blanc GROUP) Dôme du Goûter (Mont Blanc GROUP) Austria Peak (Cordillera Real (Bolivia)) Tarija Peak (Cordillera Real (Bolivia)) Licancabur Cerro Vallecitos (Cordon del Plata) Cerro Toco (Cordillera Occidental (Chile / Bolivia)) Agulhas Negras (Itatiaia National Park) Adolfo Calle (Cordon del Plata) San Bernardo (Cordon del Plata) Stepanek (Cordon del Plata) Pedra da Mina (Serra Fina range) Maciço das Prateleiras (Itatiaia National Park) Morro do Couto (Itatiaia National Park) Pedra do Camelo (Itatiaia National Park) Pedra do Altar (Itatiaia National Park) Pico do Calcado Pico do Cristal (Caparaó National Park) Pico Parana (Ibitiraquire Sierra) Pedra Furada (Itatiaia National Park) Pico da Bandeira (Caparaó National Park) Pedra do Sino Castelos do Açu Lanin volcano (Patagonia) Aucanquilcha volcano (Andes 6000m Peaks) San Pedro volcano (Chile) (Andes 6000m Peaks) Sairecabur volcano (Andes 6000m Peaks)
Routes (20)
Route to Apple and Turtle Rocks (Itatiaia National Park) The "above" route (Ciririca Peak) Normal route Lascar (Lascar Volcano) Altar – Sino traverse (Pedra do Altar) Sierra Fina traverse (Serra Fina range) Southern Route (Cerro Toco) Normal - South Ridge (Cerro Vallecitos) From the Villarrica Ski Area (Villarrica volcano) Normal (Adolfo Calle) South-east couloir (normal) (Stepanek)	East border route, Itatiaia NP (Itatiaia National Park) Cristal Peak - Bandeira Peak traverse (Caparaó National Park) Paiolinho route (Serra Fina range) Big Ice trekking (Perito Moreno glacier) Pedra Furada route (Morro da Igreja) Normal, North Face (Lanin volcano) Normal Route (Cotopaxi) Normal Route (Illiniza Norte (Iliniza Norte)) Travessia Route Dôme du Goûter (Bosses Ridge) (Mont Blanc)
Lists (3)
My Collaborative Albums Highest Brazilian mountains (non official)	Andes 6000m Peaks
Canyons (1)
Caracol canyon (and waterfall)

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