In June 1930, Aéropostale pilot Henri Guillaumet
crashed in the Andes while flying the Santiago–Mendoza route. Alone in the mountains, he walked
for five days through snow and altitude before reaching safety.
Nearly a century later, photographer and explorer Thomas Goisque
retraces that same crossing step by step. Every few days, new field updates will appear here: notes from
the route, photographs, and the progress of the journey.
Along the way, five milestones unlock five rewards.
Santiago — Cordillera de los Andes — Mendoza · Charted June
1930
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Santiago
Col de Maipo
San Carlos
Yaucha Canyon
Tupungato LIVE
1930
Starting Point
Santiago
At the foot of the Andes, Santiago marks the beginning. From here,
Guillaumet took off on June 13, 1930 — and never arrived in Mendoza. His plane went down in a
snowstorm somewhere above the cordillera.
Thomas Goisque begins his crossing at the same point.
Same city. Same mountains. Nearly a century apart. Every step from here follows the invisible path of a
man who refused to stop moving.
Rewards Program
Milestones of the Crossing
Five locations mark the progression of the route. At each stage of the expedition, a reward
becomes available. Subscribers can claim one of these gifts and receive a private code
that allows them to add it to their order when the 1930 launches.
Only one reward per person. Code remains valid 10 days after the watch
release.
For more than two decades, Thomas Goisque has traveled across
remote regions of the world, documenting journeys, expeditions, and conflicts for international
publications including Le Figaro Magazine, Paris-Match et
National Géographic France.
A graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts
Décoratifs in Paris, his career began in the mountains of Bosnia in the 1990s, where his
photographs of French alpine troops earned him the Marc Flament Prize from the French
Ministry of Defense. Since then, his work has taken him from the frozen shores of Lake
Baikal to the deserts of Central Asia and the mountains of
Afghanistan, documenting journeys in some of the world's most demanding landscapes.
"Today, he follows the path of Henri Guillaumet, on foot, camera in
hand."
The Watch
1930
There are places where the sky feels closer. High in the Andes, far from cities, the night
turns deep and filled with stars.
The 1930 carries that image on its dial: aventurine stone, dark and
textured, like a sky scattered with light. Clear numerals and balanced proportions ensure the watch
remains readable at a glance, even as light shifts between sun, snow, and shadow.
