3,600-Mile Patagonia to Antarctica Safari | Day #3 = Puyuhuapi, Chile to Coyhaique Chile | Jungle Hike to Hanging Glacier Waterfall Report from October 6, 2023 Yesterday we awoke in Puyuhaupi, Chile – a tiny coastal town founded by Germans in 1935. We hopped on the legendary Carretera Austral (southern highway) and headed south. Not far outta town, we stumbled upon La Cascada Ventiquero Colgante – an epic handing glacier with waterfalls. Day #3 Details: Miles Driven:ย 145 Total Miles Driven: […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | October 8, 2023 1 Comment
Co-Fouder of The North Face Died Today in Kayaking Accident in Patagonia Doug Tompkins, billionaire & co-founder of The North Face & Esprit, has died of hypothermia resulting from a kayak accident in Chilean Patagonia today. “Since leaving the business world in 1989, Tompkins dedicated himself to environmental activism and land conservation. Along with his wife, Kris Tompkins, he bought and conserved over 2ย million acres (8,100ย km2) of wilderness in Chile and Argentina, […] Industry News Miles Clark | December 8, 2015 2 Comments