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 …
Read more “Living in southern Chile: the landscape, people and houses”
[ipadio broadcastid=”223202″]
[start] Well, thought we should provide the latest running figures from the roadside, just north of Coyhaique. Beset by problems well documented in the blog (border crossing, trailer failure and minor injuries) September was a slow month logging only 327, a century of miles less than planned. The breakdown follows: .. Week 6 – 103 …
Read more “Status update for Septembers Running a frustratingly slow month”
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
No doubt about it, dirt roads, ripio, compressed gravel, whatever you dain to call it, the roads we have been running the last 600km over have been a mixed blessing – they bring us to the places less travelled, weaving though the most spectacular scenery on the planet, but at the cost of some bloody …
Read more “After 600km of dirt, the asphalt is a welcome change”
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! …
Read more “Después de 600Km de caminos de tierra, el asfalto es bienvenido”
[ipadio broadcastid=”218732″]