Swimming in the highest-altitude lake in Bolivia Climbing a wall over 500 meters in Chilean Patagonia Exploring Machu Picchu entirely on foot Taking a kayaking course on the largest lake in Chile Playing a traditional instrument during the Mapuche New Year with an indigenous group of elders and young people Hiking for a week through the forests of the Aysén Region Spending a month in a monastery in the Montserrat mountains in Spain Discovering the presence of chinchillas in the driest desert in the world Surviving an assault in Turkey while swimming in the Mediterranean Sea at midnight Learning to ski at 36, going down a red run, and living to tell the tale Cycling 140 kilometers overnight, from Santiago to the coast Having Guacamole and Leia, my two cats

Nature, mountains, cultures, photos, climbing, hiking, sports in nature, books.