
Rachel and Charles prepare for an early departure from Lago Toro camp site.
(Photo: Alex Gordon)

Lago Toro from its eastern end.

Glaciar Rio Túnel Inferior seen from the Tyrolean traverse site.

Looking back down on the Tyrolean traverse site from the climb up to Glaciar Rio Túnel Inferior.

Glaciar Rio Túnel Inferior from below.

The face of Glaciar Rio Túnel Inferior.

Monte Fitz Roy peeps out in the distance behind Glaciar Rio Túnel Inferior.

Glaciar Rio Túnel Inferior, with the summit of Monte Fitz Roy in the distance.

The summit of Fitzroy towers above the Túnel Glacier.

Rachel and Alex stop to admire the view over the Tunel Glacier.

The Tunel Glacier, with Lago Toro below.

Reaching Paso del Viento, with a glimpse of the ice cap in the distance.

Crossing Paso del Viento towards the ice cap.

A small lagoon at the top of Paso del Viento.

Looking back across Paso del Viento after reaching the ice cap.

Glaciar Viedma and the Southern Patagonian Ice Cap from Paso del Viento.

Me at Paso del Viento, with the Southern Patagonian Ice Cap behind.

Alex sucks on a fag at the top of Paso del Viento. (Photo: Alex Gordon)

Rachel feels the wind at the top of Paso del Viento. (Photo: Alex Gordon)

Looking out over Lago Ferrari from Paso del Viento.

The Southern Patagonian Ice Cap from Paso del Viento.

Group photograph at the top of Paso del Viento.

The Tunel Glacier and Lago Toro from Paso del Viento.

Looking across Lago Túnel Superior towards the vast expanse of the Túnel Glacier during the descent from Paso del Viento. (Photo: Alex Gordon)

The Túnel Glacier seen during the descent from Paso del Viento. (Photo: Alex Gordon)