Walking and sailing in the fjords of Tierra del Fuego

We’ll share a sailing trip with friends on the Kikilistrion in the Chilean channels of Tierra del Fuego, near the fabulous Darwin Mountain Range. This place is as hostile as it is wonderful. It is a mythical place for all the mountaineers of Tierra del Fuego and the whole world. Very few trips and expeditions take place there. Actually in spite of living so close to this incredible place, few fuegians have the chance to get to know it and even less to be able to step on its virgin coasts. At present, tourism along the Chilean channels is only possible on the Australis cruise ship, which makes regular trips between Ushuaia and Punta Arenas, or some sailing boats. Human presence on the shores is limited to a few fishing boats and small military detachments. The mountains and forests are virgin and only inhabited by beavers and many species of birds. It is best to access by boat and in small groups to be able to anchor in the coves according to your wishes at the moment… skiing or walking. On foot, you will cross peat bogs and reed beds, walk over beaver dams, go into dense green and humid forests covered with ferns, lichens and mosses and end up at the foot of glaciers coming down the mountain as if they were waterfalls. Huge tongues of ice cover the mountain peaks over 2000 meters high and slide into the lakes or end up in the sea. You will hear the rumble of the ice blocks collapsing and falling. Being able to ski the slopes of such remote mountains is a dream for snow and glacier lovers. A dream that you will soon be able to fulfill with the only ski touring agency: Backcountry Patagonia, which will open up new horizons for skiing touring from Tierra del Fuego to the Darwin Mountain Range next winter. A trip between sea and mountains, ideal for adventurous fans willing to combine discovery with adrenaline. At night, silence is golden, you can only hear the sound of the wind in the ship’s wind turbine. The full moon illuminates the snowy mountains and you will be connected only to the spectacle of a star-filled sky. What else can we say! … The Darwin Range is waiting for you and it is worth defying seasickness.

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