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In the Footsteps of Nansen awarded 1st price!
In the Footsteps of Nansen was awarded 1st price in the category Adventure Travel at Banff Mountain Book Festival 2009.
Patagonia November 2009
The plan is to cross the northern Patagonian icecap. We travel to Punta Arenas in Chile 02nd of November, and from there continued on to Puerto Montt to finalize equipment etc.

From Puerto Montt we take a boat to Laguna San Rafael, where the actual trip begins. From the bottom of the San Rafael glacier we ascent 1000 metres up to the plateau. From here we ski across the ice cap and down to Fjord Steffen. Well down at the coast again we will be brought by boat to the small village of Tortel. Tortel got road connection a few years ago, and the plan is to drive to Balmaceda, where there is a flight connections to Santiago. The trip will take approximately one month, totally.
This trip is primarily a test ride to checkout route, logistics and conditions. It will be possible to book this trip for next season, in November 2010.
Read the Blogg to see how Børge, Bengt and Thorleif are doing in Patagonia. |