Category Archives: South America
Travels in South America
Candelaria Mancilla, Raw Patagonia
El Chalten is a tough place to leave. It is an easy to settle into, close knit, climber community, in a spectacular mountain scene; and it is also surrounded by ice sheet to the west and desert to the east. There is always a day bus to a flight out of Calafate, or one of … Continue Reading ››
Sailing preparation
Tortel
The guidebook says "Coleta Tortel is one of those places that simply has to be seen to be believed". And, it certainly is surreal. The town didn't have a road to it until 2003 and is built on the slopes of a steep fjord. There are … Continue Reading ››
Carmela Mancilla
These three days are worthy of a full blog post (coming soon): trekking out to Glaciar O'Higgins, staying on a ranch where I was told only twenty a year pass through, in a natural landscape that was right up there with any I've seen. Inspiring … Continue Reading ››
Entering Chile
If you are going to cross a border, you might as well make it interesting. Argentina / Chile, no phone or computer, only a paper record of who comes and goes. Carried the way too heavy pack for five hours through forest and pass from Lago Desierto to … Continue Reading ››