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Andreas Fransson in Patagonia #2

The second video of Andreas Fransson and his extreme skiing expedition to Patagonia, with the first ski descent of the Whillans ramp on Aguja Poincenot.
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Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia: here one can get a good perspective of the ramp on Poincenot
Bjarne Salén

We mentioned it last week: after the first episode, here's the second which is destined to become a classic of its genre; Andreas Fransson in Patagonia skiing the Whillans ramp on Aguja Poincenot. It's highly recommended because of the extraordinary shots and the unprecedented commitment required.

Andreas Fransson, Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia - Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia: 'This is the image that personifies Patagonia and the trip for me... Poincenot and the ramp on the left.'Andreas Fransson - Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia: This is one of the few photos I took from the ramp... I was much more concentrated on skiing than taking photos that day...Andreas Fransson - 19/09/2012: Andreas Fransson during the first ski descent of the Whillans ramp on Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia.Andreas Fransson - Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia: Andreas Fransson: Andreas Fransson - Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia: This is everything needed for a month of ski-mountaineering in Patagonia.Andreas Fransson - Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia: getting to the couloir with our Austrian friends we had to cross this stream. It was definitely one of the coolest river crossings i have done in my life!Andreas Fransson - Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia: Good friend and filmmaker Bjarne SalénAndreas Fransson - Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia: Skiing down the East ridge of Cerro GrandeAndreas Fransson - Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia: It was a big dream coming try on this trips, to see Condors, lots of them...Andreas Fransson - Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia: Marvin Kärle charging in the couloirAndreas Fransson - Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia: Bjarne and myself found Chris, Mathias and Marvin from Austria and went ski touring with them for two days. Here we are in a beautiful couloir, a very probable first descent..Andreas Fransson - Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia: Bjarne and myself found Chris, Mathias and Marvin from Austria and went ski touring with them for two days. Here we are in a beautiful couloir, a very probable first descent..Andreas Fransson - Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia: We met some amazing people during our stay in El Chalten... Here at Aires Patagonicus with a bunch of them!Andreas Fransson - Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia: We got to wait three days for our skis to catch up...Andreas Fransson - Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia: Natcho and Simon playing during a night out in El ChaltenAndreas Fransson - Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia: This was the sunrise on the day I skied the rampAndreas Fransson - Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia: Ski mountaineering in Patagonia includes endless walking to get to the mountains.Andreas Fransson - Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia: Being in El Chalten before the real season was an amazing chance to get close to the wildlife.. This one was sitting in the middle of the path...
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