08-05-2011, 01:52 PM
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Anyone ever been to Patagonia?
A somewhat impromptu idea, I'm thinking about going to Patagonia over Christmas to do some outdoorsy stuff. Anyone ever been, notably over Christmas, and can tell me anything I need to know? Patagonia seems pretty bad ass, but scary as eff too.
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08-05-2011, 01:54 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: east van
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Full of Welsh immigrants apparently, deffinatly an interesting place, I would give Buenos Aries a few days if you are flying in through there though, one of the few places I intend to see before I die, Kashmir and Armenia looking less likely by the day .
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08-05-2011, 01:55 PM
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Location: Calgary
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I've been down to Ushuaia as part of a trip to Antarctica. It's a pretty cool place, and the mountains look absolutely incredible down there. Ushuaia itself kind of felt like Banff, lots of high end outdoor equipment stores and tourists from all over.
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08-05-2011, 01:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigtime
I've been down to Ushuaia as part of a trip to Antarctica. It's a pretty cool place, and the mountains look absolutely incredible down there.
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did you supply a picasa web album a few months ago on it? I might have looked through that...
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08-05-2011, 03:12 PM
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Cool, I remember going through that album. Did you get a chance to do any, for lack of a better word, extreme sports?
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08-05-2011, 03:14 PM
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Nope, we were only in Ushuaia for a day before heading out on the ship to Antarctica.
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08-05-2011, 03:22 PM
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Their pizza is decent, if not overrated a little.
That jalapeno ranch dipping sauce is great though.
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08-05-2011, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Their pizza is decent, if not overrated a little.
That jalapeno ranch dipping sauce is great though.
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You're like a PG13 fotze.
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08-05-2011, 03:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Phanuthier
A somewhat impromptu idea, I'm thinking about going to Patagonia over Christmas to do some outdoorsy stuff. Anyone ever been, notably over Christmas, and can tell me anything I need to know? Patagonia seems pretty bad ass, but scary as eff too.
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I've wanted to do a trip here for a very long time but the planets have not aligned to make it happen as of yet. I've had visions of hiking around El Chalten for a week or so, checking out Torres del Paine, getting to Tierra del Fuego etc. Maybe I'll get there next year when I have more vacation time.
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08-05-2011, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by THE SCUD
You're like a PG13 fotze.
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I'm afraid of heights, I don't go anywhere near the edge.
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08-05-2011, 03:49 PM
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Patagonia is one of those places that sounds like it's the name of a kingdom in some fantasy novel that you can only reach via some kind of magical portal.
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08-05-2011, 04:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kybosh
I've wanted to do a trip here for a very long time but the planets have not aligned to make it happen as of yet. I've had visions of hiking around El Chalten for a week or so, checking out Torres del Paine, getting to Tierra del Fuego etc. Maybe I'll get there next year when I have more vacation time.
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You trad, and want to trad there?
I'd like to do some of that stuff (among others), but I don't want to be the guy with the most experience and make the headlines as another dumb inexperience guy who overestimated him/herself.
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08-05-2011, 04:21 PM
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Just met a guy from Buenos Aires in Barbados a couples weeks ago. He said Patagonia is a must go to if you in Argentina. He talked pretty highly about it.
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08-05-2011, 04:24 PM
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A friend of mine went on a big mountain biking trip there last year and had a blast, although most of his stories seem to be about the part of his trip when he was in Chile.
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08-05-2011, 04:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
A friend of mine went on a big mountain biking trip there last year and had a blast, although most of his stories seem to be about the part of his trip when he was in Chile.
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Did he mention any near-epic's he had?
Patagonia does seem like some fantasy novel to me, thats for sure. I never really considered going in the near future cause I feel like I don't have enough experience or the mental game for it yet. I was hoping to get that experience and mental confidence nearby before testing my life in Patagonia.
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08-05-2011, 06:10 PM
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dear god is he 14?
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08-05-2011, 06:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Phanuthier
You trad, and want to trad there?
I'd like to do some of that stuff (among others), but I don't want to be the guy with the most experience and make the headlines as another dumb inexperience guy who overestimated him/herself.
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To be honest, I'm a trad noob and I'm definitely not willing to learn in a place like Patagonia. I also don't want to be a casualty who overestimated himself.
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08-05-2011, 08:14 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Patagonia is amazing! We went in April '09 (their fall season).
Hopefully El Chalten is still fairly inaccessible and not developed with high-rise hotels by now.
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