Onna Voellmer
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THE REDHEADED NOMAD BLOG

…following the wild self in this human journey

 

I write stories about the places I travel and my personal experiences in these places. The inspiration for my work as an artist is fueled by my travels & adventures. As an adventurer I’m known as The Redheaded Nomad. Here you can learn more about me as an adventurer, read my travel adventure blogs (below), and see what gear I use on my adventures.

 
 
 
Posts in Argentina
ARGENTINA MOUNTAINS
ARGENTINA MOUNTAINS

We spent part of this last winter climbing mountains in the Andes. We summited 10 mountains from Salta to Mendoza in Argentina. An unnamed (at least on our maps) peak at ~13,301 feet (4054 m), within hiking distance from the town of San Antonio de Los Cobres. San Jeronimo 16,240 ft (4987 m). Volcán Tuzgle, 17,999 ft (5486 m). Cerro Negro S.A.L.C., 16,632 ft (4987 m). Cerro Mácon, 18,176 ft (5440 m). Llullaillaco, 22,152 ft (6752 m). Volcán Antofalla, 21,027 ft (6409 m). Aconcagua, 22,841 ft (6962 m). Coqueña 13,238 feet (4035 m). And Pastos Largos 13,517 feet (4120 m). We also made an attempt on Ojos de Salado 22,615 (6879 m), the highest volcano in the world.

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Argentina, MountaineeringOnna Voellmerargentina, mountains, the redheaded nomad
Potrerillo Creek to “The Funnel”
Potrerillo Creek to “The Funnel”

My body was tired; I could feel it wearing down. I thought I could squeeze out a few more kilometers, and so I tried, but really, things were shutting down and I knew it. You can only embrace so much exhaustion, so much cold, so much seeming rushing, before the body just stops abruptly.

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Argentina, Bikepacking, Ruta de Los Seis MilesOnna Voellmerpotrerillo creek, ruta de los seis miles, argentina, bikepacking, the funnel vega augua dulce, salar de antofallaComment
Mina La Casualidad to Salar de Archibarca
Mina La Casualidad to Salar de Archibarca

I wake in the night to flashes of light over the mountains. Neon wakes too and says the flashes are lightening in a storm on the other side of the mountains. But they’re otherworldly, more like seeing the northern lights for the first time, than just looking like lightening. Nothing out here is ordinary.

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Ruta de Los Seis Miles, Bikepacking, ArgentinaOnna Voellmermina la casualidad, salar de archibarca, bikepacking, ruta de los seis milesComment
Iglesia Vega Socompa to Mina La Casualidad
Iglesia Vega Socompa to Mina La Casualidad

The area this route travels through is the Puna de Atacama, with an average elevation of ~4500 meters. 85% of the Puna de Atacama lies within Argentina’s border, and the other 15% lies in Chile. It’s very dry here. The area is characterized by large salt flats and high mountains, especially a string of six thousand meter peaks, hence the route’s name “Ruta de La Seis Miles” or “route of the six thousanders”.

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Bikepacking, Ruta de Los Seis Miles, ArgentinaOnna Voellmermina la casualidad, ruta de los seis miles, socompa, llulaillaco, flamingo, iglesia vega socompa