08 October 2011

Andean ice above Laguna 69


Yesterday some friends and I climbed up to Laguna 69 (don't ask about the name; I have no idea) at about 4700 m in Peru's Cordillera Blanca. To stand on the shore and see mountains like this rising above the glacier, which in turn sat above a great rock cliff falling sheer into the cerulean waters, made my heart sing.

This is my kind of country.



[6 October 2011, Panasonic Lumix GH1, 100–300 mm at 171 mm, ISO 100, 1/1000 at f11] 

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7 comments:

  1. Anonymous8 October 2011 at 13:40

    WOW! From the coastal desert to this in such a short time.... truly amazing. Are you doing ok with the altitude (4700m!)? Bet you're glad you packed some warm clothes:^0

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  2. Zhoen8 October 2011 at 15:09

    wow.

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  3. Anonymous9 October 2011 at 04:02

    Absolutely stunning.

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  4. Barbara Butler McCoy9 October 2011 at 12:18

    'Majestic,' 'glorious,' and maaaaany such words that have not yet been coined!

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  5. pohanginapete10 October 2011 at 00:03

    Thanks everyone :^) Yesterday I did a little ice climbing; the backdrop was occasional glimpses through cloud of a mountain like this. (Maureen, the altitude seems to be no problem; I breathe a little harder, but it doesn't seem to slow me down.)

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  6. Lydia20 October 2011 at 22:02

    Spectacular shot. All those swirls and that crest on the very top...amazing. Beautiful words too.

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  7. pohanginapete21 October 2011 at 01:55

    Lydia, thank you. The Cordillera Blanca/Huaraz will remain one of the very special places I visited, too briefly, on this journey.

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