The Long Way Down
Backpacker|May - June 2021
Active Pass member Robin Mino takes the rocky route on the descent from Huemul Pass to Lake Viedma in Patagonia.
ROBIN MINO, AS TOLD TO KRISTIN SMITH
The Long Way Down

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