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Falling Off The Map.(Patagonia)(Travel narrative)

Vogue

| June 01, 2008 | Demarchelier, Patrick | COPYRIGHT 2008 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The Condé Nast Publications Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier.

On the ultimate fitness fantasy, Rebecca Johnson seizes a golden opportunity: exploring the colossal glaciers and craggy peaks of Patagonia.

You never forget your first iceberg. Mine was the size of a Volkswagen Beetle but shaped like a regal swan with flying buttresses shooting out of her head. Her granular surface was an opalescent milky-white but electric-blue underneath, as if she'd been spiked with Windex. As our boat drew closer, I reached excitedly for my camera, determined to catch the iceberg's fleeting beauty. I'm no climatologist, but even I could see that my iceberg would not be long for this ...

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