Safety first!

Day 16 - Torres del Paine

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April 7th 2010
We set off at 8am and had a 6 hour hike (the longest stint with our packs so far) to our lunchtime resting point. 10 minutes in I had to give Sophie a quick pep talk and show her the map, proving that carrying on rather than retreating backwards was shorter. The path from sea level to 750m was a steep one, but our korfing fitness allowed us to power ahead of Duncan and Mahnee (and many other t ... read more

South America » Chile » Magallanes » Torres del Paine

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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