ansoncfit » hiking http://ansoncfit.com ...anson stewart's website Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:10:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Hiking in the Andes http://ansoncfit.com/watson/hiking-in-the-andes/ http://ansoncfit.com/watson/hiking-in-the-andes/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:33:12 +0000 ansoncfit http://ansoncfit.com/?p=3329
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Pictures from an afternoon hike in the Maipo Canyon are below. Relying on public transportation precluded reaching some of the popular destinations higher up, such as Embalse del Yeso, but the sights we ended up seeing were still spectacular.




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]]> http://ansoncfit.com/watson/hiking-in-the-andes/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Cerro San Cristobal http://ansoncfit.com/watson/cerro-san-cristobal/ http://ansoncfit.com/watson/cerro-san-cristobal/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 03:09:29 +0000 ansoncfit http://ansoncfit.com/?p=3301

Mary
Providencia and the Andes


My apartment – ideal location for bus observation


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]]> http://ansoncfit.com/watson/cerro-san-cristobal/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Pochoco Hike http://ansoncfit.com/watson/pochoco-hike/ http://ansoncfit.com/watson/pochoco-hike/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 03:04:35 +0000 ansoncfit http://ansoncfit.com/?p=3297 Seeing condors was a fun surprise on this quick hike near Santiago.

Virgin of Pochoco Hill
Snow through the clouds
Condor taking off


Riding a thermal


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]]> http://ansoncfit.com/watson/pochoco-hike/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Bariloche http://ansoncfit.com/watson/bariloche/ http://ansoncfit.com/watson/bariloche/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 23:05:37 +0000 ansoncfit http://ansoncfit.com/?p=3273 I enjoyed a couple of hikes around Bariloche, enjoying the great views and the dogs that would follow me around. Luckily, I left before the town was covered in volcanic ash.

View from Cerro Campanario





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]]> http://ansoncfit.com/watson/bariloche/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Lion’s Head http://ansoncfit.com/watson/lions-head/ http://ansoncfit.com/watson/lions-head/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 23:54:49 +0000 ansoncfit http://ansoncfit.com/?p=2997 Sophia (a friend from Swarthmore who is now completing her graduate studies at UCT) invited me to join a group of her friends climbing Lion’s Head one afternoon. An hour-long ascent, which makes use of handholds and ladders in a couple of places, leads to the 2,200 foot summit. There are excellent panoramic views of Cape Town, the Atlantic Ocean, Table Mountain, and a string of peaks called The Twelve Apostles. Unlike many of the other climbers at the top, we did not stay for the full moon to rise (our hunger got the best of us).

View of the city from Lion’s Head
Minibuses on the station deck
Camps Bay
Table Mountain


With Sophia and the Twelve Apostles


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