Tierra del Fuego; Bikepacking to the End of the World
A bumper edition as my southerly ramblings finally draw to a close. Tierra del Fuego, land of fire, ‘end of the world’ and a fittingly wild place for the final […]
Category Archives: Chile
Southern Patagonia.
Southern Patagonia, last stop before Tierra del Fuego. A harsh, but overwhelmingly stunning part of the world, drawing tourists in their droves each summer with such spectacles of nature as […]
Carraterra Austral; The Exit
Nowhere, it seems, does the topic of the weather serve as conversational bedrock more than in Chilean Patagonia. And that’s coming from an Englishman. Our winding journey down Chile’s Carraterra […]
Carraterra Austral Via The Back Door
Whilst everyone seems to have their own idea of where Patagonia actually starts, I think it’s now safe to say we’re definitely in it. With a name almost synonymous with […]
The Lake District (The Chilean one…)
Rather shamefully I’ve never actually been to the English Lake District, so comparisons with its Chilean counterpart are hard to draw. That said, during our few days roaming this forested […]
More Criss Crossing: Paso Copahue
As the Andes winds it’s way south from Bolivia it takes on a somewhat slimmer figure and, rather than being faced with multiple ranges and an expansive altiplano, crossing it […]
Bikepacking To Argentina
With so much time off the bikes we decided, in true fashion, to ease us ourselves back into things with the toughest route to date; 5 days bikepacking across the […]
The Puna Double Cross: Pt 2 Paso Socompa
The Paso Socompa crossing between Argentina and Chile is shrouded in a certain amount of mystery; a remote and desolate place, over which no one can seem to agree whether […]
The Puna Double Cross: Pt 1 Paso Sico
There’s nothing like discovering that your intended route goes through a minefield to throw a spanner in the works during last minute planning. Nice one Pinochet. The Paso Huaytiquina route […]
THE RIDE SOUTH 