There is nothing like hard numbers to help identify a problem. When we started this expedition we simply underestimated the load we would be carrying, and therefore the strength required of the trailer and us! In this series of blogs we will look at what’s in the trailer to understand where the weight comes from. …
KEY WORDS: alerce trees, temperate rainforest, shingle houses, adobe houses, Andes mountains, conifer trees We’re running through Patagonia, Southern Chile at the moment. The road is made of hard-packed gravel, cobbles and stones. This is especially hard work for running, as we have to pull the trailer with greater force over the surface, as there …
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Quick catch up from Coyhaique- one of those unusual places in southern Chilean Patagonia, “A town”! We arrived on Wednesday evening; later than planned after a few hitches: First Tuesday dawned with sightings of the endangered Patagonian huemul deer grazing metres away from David’s nosed. There are only an estimated 2000 individuals left in the …
Lunes, 1 de octubre de 2012 a las 14:50 hs Si tuviéramos que considerar el impacto del hombre sobre la naturaleza, empezaríamos tal vez desde la revolución industrial. Pisándole los talones, seguiría la gran polución, el crecimiento demográfico, la agricultura intensiva y el consumo excesivo. Durante los últimos 1.100Km de
bueno, no tanto arena, pero algunas piedritas sí. Hace 3 días que recomenzamos a correr nuestros 30 Km diarios, pero las memorias de nuestras dos días en Conservación Patagónica todavía nos acompañan. Lo mejor de Valle Chacabuco: Huellas frescas de puma: andando
Sin lugar a dudas, los caminos de tierra, ripio, o como quieras llamar a los caminos por los que hemos corrido durante los últimos 600Km tienen sus ventajas y sus desventajas: nos llevan a lugares que pocos transitan, a través de los paisajes más maravillosos de todo el planeta; ¡pero nuestros pies pagan el precio! …
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… well, not sand but a little grit. 3 days back into the 20 mile-a-day grind but the memory of our 48hrs in Conservacion Patagonica is still super-fresh. Highlights of Valle Chacabuco:
If you were to consider man’s impact on the natural world, it would perhaps begin with industrialisation. Hot-footed in its path would follow a tangle of pollution, booming populations, intensive agriculture and over-consumption. During the past 700 miles of our 5000mileproject odyssey…. Please click here for the blog: http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/01/5000-mile-project-shoots-of-recovery-in-patagonia-after-a-century-of-over-grazing/
In just one morning, whilst heading out with Luigi to place a puma camera we recorded all these wonderful species in Valle Chacabuco, Chile. Until 2004, the 78,000 ha estancia was being grazed to destruction by thousands of cattle and sheep. Conservacion Patagonica, our charity, is now restoring the area and native wildlife and plants …
Two sore ankles, two sore knees, one sore hip, the other ones are just sore at night, one sore back, tingling Achilles and fingers, two sore heads. What kind of animal does that make us? Hmm. Arrived into Cochrane yesterday afternoon. Found a campsite. Tapped until the cockerels decided to chat (school presentation imminent). They …