mitch blog

Sitting in the hot tropics right now, dreaming `as always´ of something you don´t have or cant do that moment i was googling for `freeride snowboard´ and was totally stoked when one of my own vids came up in first position! so i clicked on it and dropped into Alaska Powder faces and got adrenalin pumping through my system…

I love mountains! i cant get tired of all the different shapes and variations specially when snow is involved! Crossing the Cordillera Blanca by hiking/camping around 70km for 4 days up and down between 2800m and 4800m  did give us a nice view on some of the amazing mountains here in the peruvian andes. Not much to say than it was a beautiful trip with a heavy backpack. I hope i got all of the peaks names right…

looks like a fantasy world, everything is possible

alpenverseinskarte, feels like home

a good morning mindblower

dead horse

this is madness!

what about the ice spines on the shoulder, if that would be pow?

check out the crazy snow and ice formations up on the ridge

sunset behind Alpamayo from the base camp, the famous face is on the other side of that ridge and can only be seen from the highcamp

camping at the Alpamyo basecamp, 4200m

Sunrise on the Artensonraju, do you know the Paramount Pictures logo?

how big is that windlip lookers left of the crazyness?

The impressive Taulliraju

time to chill out at this nice lake

last one for its majesty

good night and sweet dreams

After surfing the misty and cold coast of central Peru we arrived in the sunny mountains of the Cordillera Blanca. Big bummer and little frustrating for us: after the shipping company that has our big snowbag back in Innsbruck ready to go and filled with everything we would need for our snow adventure here,  doesnt get the go from peruvian customs, we are left here in this breathtaking  surrounding of the Cordillera Blanca in the peruvian Andes with not more than our beach-camping stuff and our surfboards. Nevertheless we will  try to borrow what we need to survive a several day trip into the mountains to get at least out there. We will not get to climb and ride any of the up to 6800m high peaks but at least we will  get up to around 5000m and have a closer look to the white beauties.

the deserted and cloudy coast of central peru

misty harbour

some mean looking lefthand slab

coffee replaces the sun

Huaraz, 3000m above sealevel, first base to go to the mountains of the Cordillera Blanca, the highest mountain range of the world outside the himalayas

our first views of the white peaks, although we didnt get our equipment i still cant wait to acclimatice and get further up and into the mountains