Author Archives: Sampsa Jyrkynen

In Patagonia with all the luggage

The stress is finally over. All our luggage arrived here at the El Calafate airport and we´re ready for some action. We´ll be in El Chalten in four hours. The weather reports say that the conditions could be ok´ish but … Continue reading

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Climbing weather forecast for El Chalten

I’ve been doing a fair bit of research for the best weather forecast for El Chalten. Especially in I’m interested in the winds higher up. After some time I ran into a page called Meteoexploration.com. This page has an overview … Continue reading

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Calanques pictures online

I had a three day weekend in Calanques in December 2010 with Jari Uusikivi. Everything went quite smoothly despite our luggage being lost in Frankfurt. We were wise enough to pack most essentials in hand luggage. We got our luggage … Continue reading

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Patagonia 2.0

It’s been silent with this page for a year now but we haven’t stopped climbing. I’ve been busy with two small kids and time has been extra sparse during the year. Lauri has travelled a bit more and he has climbed his first 8a sport route … Continue reading

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