Chile Patagonia - Tierra del Fuego Darwin Range
October 1, 2014
Darwin Range from the air
On the Southern Ocean
Our position on the Southern Ocean - crossing from the Falklands to the southern tip of South America
Our first sighting of South America
Southern Ocean
Southern tip of Patagonia
We are now in Patagonia!
Chile - our destination is Puerto Williams
Puerto Williams is a small town at the end of the continent. In the early spring it is a little grim…
The Beagle Chanel
Puerto Williams vibes
The famous marina of Puerto Williams. This is the staging marina for Cape Horn and Antarctica. Many famous yachts and sailors passed through this place over the decades.
The famous marina in Puerto Williams. We need to get the approval of the Chile Armada to proceed.
Planning our route through Tierra del Fuego. We would sail from Puerto Williams to Punta Arenas over two weeks stopping along the way for hikes and exploration.
I ended up sleeping and living on this shelf. It was literally in the living room of the boat so I had no privacy and could not linger. Furthermore it was rather tight as you can see. First class all the way!
Trail to Los Dientes from Puerto Wiliams on Isla Navarino
In the Beagle Chanel in Patagonia
Monte Frances. The mountains of Tierra del Fuego - wild and remote
Monte Bove 2,279m above Glacier Frances
Monte Frances 2,261m
Monte Frances 2,261m
An anchorage along the Beagle Channel
Glacier Holanda and Monte Frances 2,261m on the left
Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia
The glaciers of the Darwin Range on the Tierra del Fuego - Glacier Frances
Glacier Frances
Glacier Frances
Darwin Range on the Tierra del Fuego
Condor
In the Darwin Range of Tierra del Fuego
Beagle Channel
Beagle Channel
Beagle Channel and the southern Patagonia
The Darwin Range on Tierra del Fuego. Laguna Frances and Monte Frances
Crabs from the local fisherman
The glaciers of the Tierra del Fuego
Fjord Pia (Brazo Pia Oeste)
Fjord Pia (Brazo Pia Oeste) Glacier Guilcher
Fjord Pia (Brazo Pia Oeste) Glaciar Guilcher
Glaciar Guilcher, Cerro Lady Jane 2,257m and Cerro Iorana 2,020m
The spectacular glacier in one of the fjords of the Tierra del Fuego - Glaciar Guilcher
Darwin Range on Tierra del Fuego - Glaciar Guilcher
Watching the glacier action in the narrow fjord in the Tierra del Fuego
Glaciar Guilcher
Darwin Range in Tierra del Fuego from Brazo Pia Este, Southern Patagonia in Chile
Hiking in the mountains in the Brazo Pia Este
Hiking in the southernmost tip of Patagonia in the Brazo Pia Este
Spectacular Patagonia - the Brazo Pia Este and Glaciar Kalv
Photo by Keri Pashchuk - hiking in the Darwin Range in Patagonia
Glacia Kalv
Seno Fjord and the Darwin Range. Glaciar Porter Oeste is visible.
Seno Fjord
Seno Fjord
In Patagonia in the Seño Fjord
Brazo Pia Este, Monte Darwin on the right
Darwin Range from the Beagle Chanel. Monte Darwin is on the right 2,261m.
Our position in the Tierra del Fuego
Southern Patagonia
Crab fishermen in southern Patagonia
Chilean Armada patrolling the Patagonian Chanels
Looking back at the Darwin Range
Beagle Channel and the Darwin Range in southern Patagonia
Southern Patagonia
Fickle weather in southern Patagonia
Brockneck Island
Awesome mountains and spectacular hiking in southern Patagonia - Brockneck Island
Brockneck Island
Brockneck Island
The remote and windswept mountains of southern Patagonia - Brockneck Island
Our anchorage in the Brockneck Island
Monte Sarmiento from far away
The glaciers of Monte Sarmiento from Canal Magdalena.
Glaciar Schiaparelli next to Monte Sarmiento from Canal Magdalena.
Glaciar Schiaparelli and Sarmiento
Mount Sarmiento 2,187m, the highest peak of the Tierra del Fuego. Due to very fickle weather in this part of the world, this mountain is often obscured by clouds. We were lucky to see it on such a beautiful day! The view is from Canal Magdalena.
Monte Sarmiento
Mount Sarmiento 2,187m is located within Alberto de Agostini National Park, in the Chilean portion of Tierra del Fuego. It rises abruptly from the east shore of the Magdalena Channel and marks the western border of the Cordillera Darwin.
Monte Sarmiento
The double summit of Monte Sarmiento
Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia. 1000m peaks (Cristal, Taurus, Outland) along Fjordo Keats.
Southern Patagonia
Condor
Southern Andes - Tiera del Fuego
Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego
Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego. Monte Backland from Fjord Agostini.
Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego. Fjordo de Agostini.
Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego
Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego
Fickle weather of southern Patagonia
Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego
Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego
Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego
Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego
Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego
Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego. Along Fjord Keats.
Fjord Keats
Fjord Keats
Monte Buckland in the Agostini Fjord - Main summit is 1,800m
Monte Buckland
Monte Buckland
Glaciar Rugidor in Fiordo Hyatt
Straight of Magellan
The wind blown forrest of the Straight of Magellan
Straight of Magellan
Volcanic formations of the Straight of Magellan
Straight of Magellan
Straight of Magellan
Straight of Magellan. The wind makes the trees grow sideways. Tierra del Fuego in the distance.
Ushuaia, Argentina - the Beagle Channel
The Beagle Channel
Ushuaia and the Beagle Channel
Beagle Channel near Ushuaia
Argentina’s shore along the Beagle Channel
Beagle Channel
Beagle Channel
Cape Horn
Cape Horn, Chile Station - the southernmost point of South America
Cape Horn
Chile station on Cape Horn
Puerto Wiliams
Puerto Williams and Los Dientes mountains on the Navarino Island
Navarino Island
Beagle Channel
Beagle Channel
Ushuaia, Argentina
Ushuaia and the Beagle Channel
Along the Beagle Channel
Beagle Channel
Beagle Channel
Beagle Channel
Mountains of Patagonia and the cormorants of the Beagle Channel
Southern Patagonia
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