What we did this summer 2011! (dec-march)

This summer have been fun with lots of variety here in the Lake

Districts of Northern Patagonia, Argentina and Southern Patagonia, so just now that season slowed down I had some time to post a little update of the guided trips we did in late 2010 and early 2011!

We finished ski mountaineering trips in late October and started the guided summer in December ,

with few guided trips to Frey area Rock Climbing some golden beautiful spires, chickenheads, good friction and good hand jams with Tim from Germany and Clare from England!

Guys send me pics! I didn't take any!

Then later on in between Christmas and New Year season got very busy and everything happen!

Many Trek trips in Nahuel Huapi National Park with friends from the UK, Russia and California, USA.

This day was too hot,we camped above treeline to avoid horseflies ...!

Also, we had few bike trips in Chile from Bariloche to Pucon crossing the Andes with Sarah and Amira from UK, guided by my good friend German, one of the best Mountain Bike Guides in Bariloche

Personally, I went to Southern Patagonia and did a Patagonian Ice cap traverse with good weather enjoying the views of Cerro Torre and Fitz Roy with my friends: Schenck family from Evergreen, Colorado.

Cleve, Nancy and Amy back in the distance heading south to get out of the Patagonian Icefield.

I went a bit ahead to take this picture!

February, Damian Benegas (Hiper and fun North Face athlete- Patagonian Brothers- I think he leads the most fun trips in Everest) hire me to help him with the training course for his two clients Leo Mc Lean and Miguel that are going to Everest again at end of March

Leo tried last year, but for some personal issues had to quit, 2011 hopefully he is going to get his 7th Summit- Everest!

Damian at home...(he sleeps as a bat hanging from there)

Miguel, Damian, Leo in Cerro Tronador

March some guided day trips (bike tours and rock climbs) in Bariloche are completing our calendar.

You can tell the sun is not as strong as 2 weeks ago and slowly the fall is going to start to show up!!

If you have any questions- comments please email us at info@andescross.com

Thanks for reading, Jorge Kozulj

Into the Crater Volcan Puyehue snowboarding video

In September 2009, we skied for first time the Crater of Volcan Puyehue with

Mark Abma, Eric Hjorleifson and Chris Rubens.

This year (September 2010) we did it again.

This time on snowboard with The North Face team :

Xavier de le Rue, Lucas Debari, DCP (David Carrier-Porcheron) and Transworld

Snowboarding Magazine.

After rain, snow, storms we managed to get to the rim of the crater in whiteout, camp there and next morning clear weather. Here the effect of only 12 hs of good weather:

Jorge Kozulj-Andescross.com

A selection of cool pictures of the last year!

Xavier de Le Rue : il ride sur un volcan

Xavier de Le Rue : il ride sur un volcan

Xavier describes trip to Volcan Puyehue crater with North Face team last Sept 2010....

Snowboarding the goods of Chile!

ALL I CAN- Impressive!

On Nov 8th the Rocky Mountain Sherpas, outstanding filmakers released their teaser in Arcteryx website for their new movie ALL I CAN

There New fillm ALL I CAN, is a movie about opening our eyes about our enviroment and how affect us mountaineers, skiers , people.......

Some of the footage was taken skiing in September 2009 in Volcan Puyehue, Chile when we were working on an episode for Salomon Freeski TV , proud of spending times with this "Brains"...

Have it a look, because what they do is not a single ski movie, it is a masterpiece with an educational orientation.

Proud of my friends, really cause some Goose bumps!

All.I.Can. Official
Teaser from
Sherpas Cinema on Vimeo.

What are the effects of the choices we make,
Why is our mother sick with disease,

Where are the places that we feel most alive,
Who are the people who are making change,

When are we going to learn,
How are we going to make it better?

The Sherpas (sherpascinema.com) proudly present All.I.Can: a two-year feature film project that fuses
our passions for riding and exploring the mountains with our potential to help the
environment. The film strives to unite global mountain culture and bind us together as the
leaders of a green revolution. We must be inspired to do all we can for the environment,
and we must learn how to take that first tiny step in the right direction.

Multi-award winning Directors Dave Mossop and Eric Crosland journey to Chile,
Morocco, Alaska, BC and beyond with riders Kye Petersen, Mark Abma, Eric
Hjorleifson, JP Auclair, James Heim, Chris Rubens, Mike Douglas, Dana Flahr, Rory
Bushfield, Ian McIntosh, Lynsey Dyer, Alexi Godbout, Matty Richard, Chad Sayers and
more. Full feature drops in fall 2011.
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(We realize that it will be tempting to call us hypocrites and we welcome the dialogue
that we’ll inevitably create. This film, of course, has an environmental impact. Your
concerns will be addressed in full.)