As promised! Here is an excerpt from my journal of the first hike (of three attempts) to see the Cerro Torre in Patagonia, Argentina. I was not gifted with views of the peak that day, but nature gave me something even more powerful. Happy reading: I think heard it before I felt it—a resounding boom that reverberated through the very fibers of my being, unsettling and uncertain. My eyes instinctively scanned the glacial valleys across the serene lake, searching for signs of distant rockfall or an avalanche. Yet, the landscape remained undisturbed. A peculiar unease settled in the air, as if nature itself held its breath in anticipation. Then, like an approaching swarm of locusts, a hazy gray wall materialized in the distance. Swift and determined, it moved across the water’s surface towards me. I squinted trying to discern what this hazy gray wall was. It took a moment for realization to dawn but then it did - the water was being lifted off the surface of the lake and propelled fiercely and powerfully towards where I stood. The force behind it was not seen, but heard, as the wind gathered its strength with an impending roar. Just as the revelation that a wall of water and debris was nearly upon me, I managed to seek refuge behind a small man made rock wall, perhaps built for this very purpose. The fiercest wind, unlike anything I had ever experienced, wailed overhead and around me carrying rocks and water in its grasp. The spirit of the mountain roared, demanding I bow in her presence. My heart pounding in tandem with the building cacophony, I crouched on my knees behind my shelter, kneeling in respect and trembling. #adventurecoaching #backpacking #camping #lgbtqoutdoors #lgbtoutdoors #queeroutdoors #camping #adventurewithconfidence #hiking #patagonia
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