Northwind Notes

Wind, granite and long southern light

A personal journal from a season in Patagonia — and a few stops along the way.

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Dawn at the base of the towers

Dawn at the base of the towers

October 2026

A 3 a.m. start, a headlamp and forty minutes of boulder scrambling — for about twelve minutes of red light.

Close to the ice at Grey Glacier

Close to the ice at Grey Glacier

October 2026

Kayaking among icebergs and touching a wall of ice older than most cathedrals.

A week on a Patagonian estancia

A week on a Patagonian estancia

September 2026

Horses, sheep, endless mate and the best lamb I have ever eaten.

Wind, bones and the open steppe

Wind, bones and the open steppe

September 2026

East of the mountains the landscape empties out, and the wind becomes the main character.

A stopover in California

A stopover in California

August 2026

Three days of granite and giant trees on the way south.

What I actually packed for six weeks in Patagonia

What I actually packed for six weeks in Patagonia

July 2026

One 45-litre backpack, one camera bag, and the three items I wish I had left at home.

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