Small people, big mountains. Usuhaia.

Small people, big mountains. Usuhaia.

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Small people, big mountains. Usuhaia.

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: Rich Meyer in the midst of a gear explosion.

: Ted and Karen crossing a bridge on the Martial Glacier.

: Heading down from the Martial Glacier.

: Ted and Karen at the Martial Glacier refuge.

: Ha! You have to love Argentina, where the taxi drivers will stuff four people, plus all of the ski gear into a small sedan.

: Small people, big mountains. Usuhaia.

: Yves with his stylish shopping bag on the Martial Glacier.

: Rich pointing out the business end of an ice axe.

: Chute booting in Ushuaia on the Martial Glacier before heading over to Antarctica.

: Rich doing a little product placement after I forced him to.

: Yves in his element – skiing powder.

: Topping out at a nice col on the Martial Glacier.

: Rich showing some pushy powder who is boss.

: Ted “Shred” on his way down the Martial Glacier.

: Alex doing what must be done in powder.

: Looking back at the Martial Glacier in very low snow.

: A nice looking bird that has nothing to do with skiing.

: Tierra del Fuego National Park.

: Polly B. walking the beach in TFNP.

: Stefan Palm making life jackets look sexy.

: Polly B. in the Drake Passage! It’s not so bad, is it?

: First and last penguin shot. Chinstraps.

: First and last seal shot. Wedell. Super cute.

: Polly B. and Ryan cruising up Micro Dot Peak on Half Moon Bay.

: These guys/girl had the snappiest transitions I’d ever skied with and we ended up getting in a ton of good skiing. Ryan, John, Dave, Polly and myself.

: Surreal skinning on Deception Island with dark sand behind.

: Jorge! It’s hard not to smile just thinking of this guy.

: Jorge unplugged.

: Ryan cruising on Deception Island.

: A water boat on Deception Island with the Sea Adventurer behind.

: Ode in flight…

: …still flying.

: Mr. Ode Siivonen from Finland.

: Doug and Tyree Stoup. Very cool to see these two skiing together in Antarctica.

: Zodiac traffic jam getting back to the Sea Adventurer.

: Ode!

: Ship wreck on Enterprise Island.

: In the U.S. this would be a National Park. In Antartica, it is just an anchorage.

: Pretty cool.

: The amazingly talented Mellas twin. Such a bundle of good energy.

: Two of my favorite things.

: Selom Seen Poulsen.

: MARCO!

: Topping out on Ronge Island.

: Ryan on Ronge.

: Dave on Ronge.

: John on Ronge.

: Polly B. on Ronge.

: Jorge doing the Jane Fonda workout.

: Hiro making it look easy.

: Yukie untying a thousand waterlogged knots.

: While Yukie was untying the knots… look who took over the Zodiac.

: Jim and Sandy getting ready for the Polar Plunge.

: With Sean Rielly. Hard to beat.

: With Polly B., Dav and Damion.

: Hadleigh lays out the plans for the next six hours. Subject to change.

: Never a dull moment with Mr. Bill Barker.

: Dave topping out…

: … and Jim bring up his helmet.

: Frackin’ great skiing on the backside of The Blue Room.

: Todd Offenbacher, aka TO, Todd Oh! and a million other terms of endearment. The one and only.

: Team Stoup – Doug, Alexandra and Tyree.

: JP above The Blue Room.

: Bill Barker and Chinstrappers.

: Josh climbing out of the word’s best Zodiac landing site on Bluff Island. Deep, dry and perfect stone steps leading out of the water. Hard to beat.

: Ryan, Josh, John and Polly B.

: Topping out and coming off of Bluff Island.

: Polly B. and AFM on Bluff Island.

: Mr. Mile Clark throwing down some serious life vest steeze.

: SKI

: Dav celebrating the top of a climb near Espresso Peak.

: Jim & Co. heading into Lost in Space.

: CD and TO on the flanks of Espresso Peak.

: Team Transition near Espresso Peak.

: Polly B. with a whale rib.

: An Elephant Seal patiently waits for the beach to clear before coming ashore for a nap.

: Ode answering the age old question: “How do Adele penguins taste?”

: Andrew: “A bit like chicken.”

: Gabor. A legend.

: Upside down in the bottom of the world. Theresa (Rachel?) and Ode on the top deck of the Sea Adventurer. I especially like the double heel tapes on the ankles.

: Marco going vertical.

: Twin power.

: Ode and Polly B. on the top deck of the Sea Adventurer.

: Backcountry Barbie in the midst of too many Andrews.

: Polly B. pointing out the way from the bridge of the Sea Adventurer.

: Chocolate dessert night.

: Paul O. at the end of the chocolate dessert line. This was after a 3-4 course meal.

: Super sigh… all good trips must come to an orderly end. Back on the dock in Ushuaia. ‘Til next year…

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