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The last time with our bicycles - Plaza Independencia in Mendoza
The last time with our bicycles - Plaza Independencia in Mendoza
 
The last time with our bicycles - Plaza Independencia in Mendoza
The cut chain
The cut chain
 
The cut chain
The skiing resort of Mendoza: Vallecitos (small valleys) - Note our parking / sleeping place on the right
The skiing resort of Mendoza: Vallecitos (small valleys) - Note our parking / sleeping place on the right
 
The skiing resort of Mendoza: Vallecitos (small valleys) - Note our parking / sleeping place on the right
Some houses of Vallecitos with the Cerros Vallecitos (left side) and Adolfo Calle (center)
Some houses of Vallecitos with the Cerros Vallecitos (left side) and Adolfo Calle (center)
 
Some houses of Vallecitos with the Cerros Vallecitos (left side) and Adolfo Calle (center)
On the way to the Cerro Loma Blanca - Note the red gravel in the valley like a glacier
On the way to the Cerro Loma Blanca - Note the red gravel in the valley like a glacier
 
On the way to the Cerro Loma Blanca - Note the red gravel in the valley like a glacier
Detail of the red gravel in the valley: It looks really like a glacier
Detail of the red gravel in the valley: It looks really like a glacier
 
Detail of the red gravel in the valley: It looks really like a glacier
Summit of Cerro Loma Blanca, 3642 meters high
Summit of Cerro Loma Blanca, 3642 meters high
 
Summit of Cerro Loma Blanca, 3642 meters high
Cerro Estudiante, 3678 meters high
Cerro Estudiante, 3678 meters high
 
Cerro Estudiante, 3678 meters high
You have to study something on Cerro Estudiante, ...
You have to study something on Cerro Estudiante, ...
 
You have to study something on Cerro Estudiante, ...
Cerro Iluso with 3808 meters 10 meters higher than the Grossglockner, the highest peak of Austria
Cerro Iluso with 3808 meters 10 meters higher than the Grossglockner, the highest peak of Austria
 
Cerro Iluso with 3808 meters 10 meters higher than the Grossglockner, the highest peak of Austria
Very proud this Argentine girl!
Very proud this Argentine girl!
 
Very proud this Argentine girl!
Bird on the way to Adolfo Calle
Bird on the way to Adolfo Calle
 
Bird on the way to Adolfo Calle
On the way to Adolfo Calle (in the top center)
On the way to Adolfo Calle (in the top center)
 
On the way to Adolfo Calle (in the top center)
Cerros Vallecitos (5461 meters) in the top center and Adolfo Calle on the right (4210 meters)
Cerros Vallecitos (5461 meters) in the top center and Adolfo Calle on the right (4210 meters)
 
Cerros Vallecitos (5461 meters) in the top center and Adolfo Calle on the right (4210 meters)
The moon in the gap of the top of Adofo Calle
The moon in the gap of the top of Adofo Calle
 
The moon in the gap of the top of Adofo Calle
Marion on top of Cerro Adolfo Calle
Marion on top of Cerro Adolfo Calle
 
Marion on top of Cerro Adolfo Calle
Alfred on top of Cerro Adolfo Calle
Alfred on top of Cerro Adolfo Calle
 
Alfred on top of Cerro Adolfo Calle
On he way to Cerro San Bernardo (4100 meters high) - some black clouds already in the morning?
On he way to Cerro San Bernardo (4100 meters high) - some black clouds already in the morning?
 
On he way to Cerro San Bernardo (4100 meters high) - some black clouds already in the morning?
Yes, and it rains!
Yes, and it rains!
 
Yes, and it rains!
Flowers at approximately 3500 meters altitude!
Flowers at approximately 3500 meters altitude!
 
Flowers at approximately 3500 meters altitude!
On top of Cerro San Bernardo with zero visibility
On top of Cerro San Bernardo with zero visibility
 
On top of Cerro San Bernardo with zero visibility
At least we could see the cross
At least we could see the cross
 
At least we could see the cross
Perfect sleeping place in the valley - Cerro San Bernardo in the top center
Perfect sleeping place in the valley - Cerro San Bernardo in the top center
 
Perfect sleeping place in the valley - Cerro San Bernardo in the top center
On the way to the Cerro Arenales
On the way to the Cerro Arenales
 
On the way to the Cerro Arenales
On top of the Cerro Arenales (3378 meters high) with view to the central valley to the base camp El Salto
On top of the Cerro Arenales (3378 meters high) with view to the central valley to the base camp El Salto
 
On top of the Cerro Arenales (3378 meters high) with view to the central valley to the base camp El Salto
Half wild foal on the slope of the Cerro Arenales
Half wild foal on the slope of the Cerro Arenales
 
Half wild foal on the slope of the Cerro Arenales
Bird on the way to the base camp El Salto
Bird on the way to the base camp El Salto
 
Bird on the way to the base camp El Salto
The base camp El Salto
The base camp El Salto
 
The base camp El Salto
Our new tent in the base camp El Salto
Our new tent in the base camp El Salto
 
Our new tent in the base camp El Salto
One Argentine and one Austrian girl
One Argentine and one Austrian girl
 
One Argentine and one Austrian girl
Cerro Vallecitos in the first morning light
Cerro Vallecitos in the first morning light
 
Cerro Vallecitos in the first morning light
Pico Plata in the first morning light
Pico Plata in the first morning light
 
Pico Plata in the first morning light
The ridge to the summit of Cerro Vallecitos
The ridge to the summit of Cerro Vallecitos
 
The ridge to the summit of Cerro Vallecitos
On top of the Cerro Vallecitos
On top of the Cerro Vallecitos
 
On top of the Cerro Vallecitos
Aconcagua is in the West - With 6952 meters the highest point of America
Aconcagua is in the West - With 6952 meters the highest point of America
 
Aconcagua is in the West - With 6952 meters the highest point of America
Cerro Mercedario is in the North - 2nd highest peak of the High Andes (6700 meters)
Cerro Mercedario is in the North - 2nd highest peak of the High Andes (6700 meters)
 
Cerro Mercedario is in the North - 2nd highest peak of the High Andes (6700 meters)
Cerro Plata is in the South - The highest point of the Cordon del Plata (5930 meters)
Cerro Plata is in the South - The highest point of the Cordon del Plata (5930 meters)
 
Cerro Plata is in the South - The highest point of the Cordon del Plata (5930 meters)
View back to the last 50 meters of the Cerro Vallecitos
View back to the last 50 meters of the Cerro Vallecitos
 
View back to the last 50 meters of the Cerro Vallecitos
On the way to the Cerro Plata - Heavy clouds are in the East
On the way to the Cerro Plata - Heavy clouds are in the East
 
On the way to the Cerro Plata - Heavy clouds are in the East
Finally after more than 8 hours fight we achieved the summit of the Cerro Plata (5930 meters), our 4th highest peak
Finally after more than 8 hours fight we achieved the summit of the Cerro Plata (5930 meters), our 4th highest peak
 
Finally after more than 8 hours fight we achieved the summit of the Cerro Plata (5930 meters), our 4th highest peak
What an outstanding view to the High Andes!
What an outstanding view to the High Andes!
 
What an outstanding view to the High Andes!
Cerros Marmolejo (6110 meters) on the top left and Tupungato on the right (6500 meters). We were at the summit of the Cerro Marmolejo in January 2005!
Cerros Marmolejo (6110 meters) on the top left and Tupungato on the right (6500 meters). We were at the summit of the Cerro Marmolejo in January 2005!
 
Cerros Marmolejo (6110 meters) on the top left and Tupungato on the right (6500 meters). We were at the summit of the Cerro Marmolejo in January 2005!
Another cross on the summit of the Cerro Plata - Cerro Mercedario in the background
Another cross on the summit of the Cerro Plata - Cerro Mercedario in the background
 
Another cross on the summit of the Cerro Plata - Cerro Mercedario in the background
There are huge glaciers in the High Andes
There are huge glaciers in the High Andes
 
There are huge glaciers in the High Andes
View back to the saddle between the Cerros Vallecitos and Plata - We came this side up
View back to the saddle between the Cerros Vallecitos and Plata - We came this side up
 
View back to the saddle between the Cerros Vallecitos and Plata - We came this side up
Our mule is back in the base camp
Our mule is back in the base camp
 
Our mule is back in the base camp
The mule with our equipment - Back to civilization!
The mule with our equipment - Back to civilization!
 
The mule with our equipment - Back to civilization!
Pancho, our mule drover
Pancho, our mule drover
 
Pancho, our mule drover
It can be very hot in the skiing station Vallecitos, even it has the same sea level like the highest point of Germany (2960 meters)!
It can be very hot in the skiing station Vallecitos, even it has the same sea level like the highest point of Germany (2960 meters)!
 
It can be very hot in the skiing station Vallecitos, even it has the same sea level like the highest point of Germany (2960 meters)!
We found our 2nd Geocache in South America
We found our 2nd Geocache in South America
 
We found our 2nd Geocache in South America
Detail of the Geocache
Detail of the Geocache
 
Detail of the Geocache
Cerro Plata from the outskirts of Mendoza - More than 5000 meters vertical distance!
Cerro Plata from the outskirts of Mendoza - More than 5000 meters vertical distance!
 
Cerro Plata from the outskirts of Mendoza - More than 5000 meters vertical distance!
 
 
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