Rocky in Argentina - Part two

Jul 17, 2012
by Margus Riga
 
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Though mountain biking in Argentina is only in its infancy, the hiking trails which allow mountain bikes, and vast network of fully dialed and manned alpine huts are far superior than anything in North America. This may be due to a lot of things, but mostly, I believe it's due to the fact that the people in Argentina live to live, and not for the pursuit of the buck.

Hanging out with our guides Martin "Cepi" Raffo, Gonzalo Serenelli and Bojan "BOA" Magister it was evident that these guys have it good...maybe even better than us. Thanks boys for sharing and thank you Argentina.


  Starting up the trail to Mount Tronador.

  Arriving at the Refugio at the base of Mount Tronador we had no idea of the magnitude of the area because the last two hours of the hike-a-bike we were completely encompassed by the clouds.

  Morning wood.

  What took a whole day going up, only took about two hours coming down.

  Day six Bariloche local trail scenery.

  That little building was the shuttle drop point for day seven...three times.

  Good morning...time to get up and go to work.

  The locals were stoked to host us on their local bike trails around Bariloche on our final day.


Is this Margus' best Photo Epic yet? Do you want to ride in Argentina?

58 Comments

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flag brule Mod Plus (Jul 16, 2012 at 22:57)
 Holy crap! Pinkbike needs to do a worker's trip to Argentina! Amazing shots buddy!
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flag Jim-laden (Jul 17, 2012 at 11:37)
 Im sure you will need a local so take me with you!
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flag DHmanu (Jul 17, 2012 at 9:09)
 Hey guys you should really visit this country, this pictures were taken in some of the most beautiful places on earth, pictures show you that. Plus,if you want to find some of the most insane freeride lines my city, Salta, placed in the north east of the country can give you that, i think you'll be seeing some shootings of this place in the movie where the trail ends, last year mike kinrade, sorge, zink, bourdon, berrecloth and the crazy man andreu lacon spend a few days visiting us and doing their magic. Please guys, be welcomed in our country, we would love to show you around, and as Southoftheborder user said, the most expensive thing is plain ticket, your money is worth 6 times more than ours. Awesome material here, we'll be waiting for your visit and sharing this magical moments in life. Feel free to contact us. Peace buds, keep riding
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flag taletotell (Jul 17, 2012 at 12:08)
 Salta tiene lo mejor de Argentina y Bolivia, no?
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flag DHmanu (Jul 18, 2012 at 19:53)
 Se puede decir que si, al menos contrastando los territorios del norte de Argentina y Bolivia, puedo afirmarlo. Sin embargo el sur de mi pa's presenta condiciones completamente distintas, como podés apreciar en las fotos arriba ^
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flag nehuen93 (Jul 17, 2012 at 14:03)
 so happy to live here... sometimes we dream to travel to whistler, or france, or many more places. We forget that here, just around the corner, we have some of the best trails in the world. Enjoy them!!!

(but i still want to go to whistler anyway Wink )
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flag kaelc (Jul 17, 2012 at 22:32)
 Tronador! 10 years ago I did a solo hike and bike overnight trip up it while riding around Argentina and Bolivia. That was likely the best ride of my life, riding through a group of pack horses sent home on their own and giving a little blood to the mountain and being fixed up by a beautiful park warden. Ah the memories Argentina great mountain, beautiful women, great wine and beef and the football rocks! Can't say enough about it.
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flag kerberos (Jul 17, 2012 at 4:40)
 "Good morning...time to get up and go to work." - Haha, I cite this quite often myself. That is from "Mark on the Bus" in Beastie Boys third album "Check your head" (1992).

Is it, Margus? Is it??
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flag Margus Plus (Jul 18, 2012 at 0:58)
 yes
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flag malathion (Jul 17, 2012 at 10:31)
 that's it. I'm moving to Argentina. how cool that RM is keeping it real. screw marketing hype, this photo essay says more about the integrity and principles of RM than any advertising ever could- mad, mad props.
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flag Big-Col (Jul 17, 2012 at 3:56)
 Jesus H. Fucking Christ -- some of those pics are amazing. Nice one Markus.
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flag orvorvorv (Jul 17, 2012 at 4:10)
 I'd say ..like.. 90% of the photos here are POD worthy! (or maybe 100%) ♂
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flag martinargentina (Jul 17, 2012 at 7:36)
 Pretty cool getting to live 30 min away (riding) from most of where all those pics where taken from Big Grin I would still love a run in the a-line..
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flag gapos999 (Jul 17, 2012 at 0:26)
 Amazing!!! But just for a second imagine how it would be if you were actually there..... OMG!
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flag dalmisirabo (Jul 17, 2012 at 16:48)
 Like Rommich said... no fields for comments needed. The only thing to repeat is that our country is CHEAP in usd or EU... just a plane ticket, the rest is tips, you´re very welcome guys! keep ridin...
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flag ralbert007 (Jul 17, 2012 at 9:51)
 Amazing shots there!! Such a nice location.. We also practice Enduro here in Argentina. Check our website www.destinoallmountain.com.ar or facebook.com/destinoallmountain . Oh, how much I envy your jobs, guys! Cheers!
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flag patovega (Jul 17, 2012 at 9:27)
 F@ck yeah!!!! I love my country..!!
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flag vondur (Jul 17, 2012 at 11:37)
 Simply stunning terrain, the Pinkbiker's that live there should consider themselves very fortunate.
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flag codak (Jul 17, 2012 at 13:25)
 Amazing! Those photos up in the mountains at the lodge is stunning. Really hope to do something like this in the future, well done
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flag Sharonb (Jul 17, 2012 at 8:24)
 awesome pics and country!
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flag erdadh (Jul 17, 2012 at 0:36)
 crap,i have to go there Razz
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flag FastDHR (Jul 17, 2012 at 1:47)
 dream vacation, right there !!!...so many sick pics !!!
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flag southoftheborder (Jul 17, 2012 at 4:30)
 The best part of it all: it's cheap for you guys to come down here. The most expensive thing would be the plane ticket. 15 days here won't get you bankrupt. And you'll leave with amazing memories. Plus the local guys at Bariloche would be more than happy to show you around. And if you have a couple of spare days left, take a trip to San Martin de los Andes. It won't disappoint you.
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flag Vulpine (Jul 17, 2012 at 7:41)
 agreed with that!!
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flag Jim-laden (Jul 17, 2012 at 11:40)
 I grew up there, but at that time I had no money for a good trail bike. Now that I've got the bike I dont have the mountains ! Thats life! Un saludo a la gente de Bari!
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flag IGastaldo (Jul 17, 2012 at 15:14)
 What an outstanding trip, and breathtaking views... these are the things that make us feel alive! Thanks for sharing guys!
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flag WRMMT (Jul 17, 2012 at 8:20)
 Amazing pictures, always wanted to go to Argentina to ski, looks like I have another reason now!!
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flag XtremeHunter (Jul 17, 2012 at 9:14)
 The Pics are insane!!!

Is there a chance of getting some of them in a higher resolution as wallpapers?
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flag TAridingMTB (Jul 17, 2012 at 1:28)
 The scenery is insane.. Riding there would be a dream
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flag kudos100 (Jul 17, 2012 at 8:08)
 Some of the finest pictures I have seen on Pinkbike. Moar please.
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flag cdbfree (Jul 17, 2012 at 2:59)
 holy sheeeeet POD overload *_*
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flag RookieMTB (Jul 17, 2012 at 8:23)
 That is true. I am suffering from POD overdose...amazing pics....
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flag romich (Jul 17, 2012 at 7:25)
 no field for comments needed
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flag kameraguy (Jul 17, 2012 at 1:48)
 Good GOD this series is freak'n epic!! I hope this series never ends!!
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flag ffmc (Jul 17, 2012 at 2:39)
 Everything about that trip sounds awesome!
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flag shimyshalka (Jul 17, 2012 at 14:33)
 Looks like a dream vacation to me.
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flag Edunik (Jul 21, 2012 at 15:48)
 que bello es mi pais (how beautiful is my country)
come visit us
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flag dkpakman (Jul 17, 2012 at 19:07)
 Margoose!!! Sick shots man!!! Nice work boys!!! Can I come next time Wink
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flag emersonfnogueira (Jul 19, 2012 at 17:35)
 Maravilhosas as fotos e o passeio.
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flag brandonj1979 (Jul 18, 2012 at 0:05)
 Sweet pics. Sterling's got nothing on this guy. Dang!
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flag Magz (Jul 19, 2012 at 0:07)
 Blown away. Margus you killed it!
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flag mtnbker13 (Jul 17, 2012 at 23:16)
 so many pods in that post......... my mind has melted
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flag baftijari (Jul 18, 2012 at 6:23)
 love the pic and everything else Smile
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flag rismtb (Jul 17, 2012 at 13:23)
 That last pic is pricelesss…looks like a return trip from Vegas.
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flag patovega (Jul 17, 2012 at 9:23)
 I love my country..!!
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flag tiagoferreira (Jul 17, 2012 at 8:33)
 I would love to ride there...
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flag egrep (Jul 17, 2012 at 8:07)
 Awesome scenery, great riders & even better pictures..
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flag sebagl (Jul 17, 2012 at 10:08)
 tremendos lugares en argentina!! y nada mejor que una quilmes bien fria despues de un dia de pedaleo jaja
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flag Vulpine (Jul 18, 2012 at 7:22)
 borrachin!!! jajajaj
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flag mtbtacolover (Jul 17, 2012 at 7:08)
 wow amazing photos! looks like it was an amazing trip
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flag panzer103 (Jul 17, 2012 at 4:53)
 The things people get to do.
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flag esphotography (Jul 17, 2012 at 3:37)
 holy shit! so many insane photos!
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flag taletotell (Jul 17, 2012 at 12:09)
 Lleveme a Bariloche!
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flag kulten (Jul 17, 2012 at 12:03)
 Stunning shots!
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flag gnarbar (Jul 17, 2012 at 7:59)
 stunning visuals 10/10
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flag toddonbike (Jul 18, 2012 at 0:08)
 Surreal... amazing pics!
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flag luis-beri (Jul 17, 2012 at 2:46)
 GREAT PICS AND VID
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flag goofyy (Jul 17, 2012 at 7:35)
 CRAZY PICS
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