Glacier Frances

The big number 3

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February 20th 2008
Day 3 - huge day, boardering on enormous. The route was to take us from Refugio Cuernos to Refugio Paine Grande with an 'in and out' into the Valle Frances (french Valley for those who don't speak fluent french). Depending on how far we made it into the Valle frances would dictate the length of the walk, but we were looking at a good 8 hours with some decent ascent thrown in. The pants weat ... read more

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more