February 19, 2012
Arriving in the brisk morning hours, Adidas Terrex-Prunesco crossed the Yendegaia River at 07: 35 am into PC 17. They now head into the glacier section of the Patagonian Expedition Race with a comfortable lead over the trailing teams.
They have experience and momentum on their side. Will this be enough to carry them to the finish after pushing such an extraordinary pace?
Information from CP 15!
February 19, 2012
Information from PC 15!
PC 15 reports that United States based team Gear Junkie/Yogaslackers made its arrival at 07: 15 pm today. They are followed very closely by South African Cyanosis.
The positions so far in the top is:
1 Adidas Terrex.Prunesco of England, New Zealand and Spain
2 EastWind of Japan
3. South Africa of Cyanosis
4.-Gear Junkie Yogaslackers of the United States.
The great spirit of competition continues.
The Good News and the Bad News
February 19, 2012
Team Kauri with representatives from Czech Republic, South Africa and New Zealand came into PC 15 at 07: 40 today, being the fifth team entering that stretch of Cordillera Darwin in the Lapataia Valley.
Unfortunately, Four Continents are unable to continue after one of its members suffered a sprained ankle. They will await pick up and be transferred back to Punta Arenas to receive proper treatment.
Cordillera Darwin
February 19, 2012
This mountain range sits at the end of the mighty Andes – and it is here where teams will experience some of Chile’s wildest scenery.
The area from here to Cape Horn is designated a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve and some fjords in the region have only been discovered in the past century.
The range itself is a collection of 2,000m high peaks entirely within Chilean territory, named after the biologist Charles Darwin. Much of it is covered by a giant icefield the size of Luxembourg.
Many of its geological wonders are both untamed and unnamed - but there is one accessible national park, the Parque Nacional Alberto de Agostini, which is named after an Italian missionary.
Most visitors view the range from cruise boats arrive via Punta Arenas, travelling into inlets on the irregular coastline where glaciers and mountains slope dramatically into the sea.
The teams, however, will get right to the heart of the range – and the crossing will be spectacular.
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