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Chile Patagonia - Tierra del Fuego Darwin Range

See Uncharted for the detailed map of the Darwin Range

Darwin Range from the air

On the Southern Ocean

Our position on the Southern Ocean - crossing from the Falklands to the southern tip of South America

Our first sighting of South America

Southern Ocean

Southern tip of Patagonia

We are now in Patagonia!

Chile - our destination is Puerto Williams

Puerto Williams is a small town at the end of the continent. In the early spring it is a little grim…

The Beagle Chanel

Puerto Williams vibes

The famous marina of Puerto Williams. This is the staging marina for Cape Horn and Antarctica. Many famous yachts and sailors passed through this place over the decades.

The famous marina in Puerto Williams. We need to get the approval of the Chile Armada to proceed.

Planning our route through Tierra del Fuego. We would sail from Puerto Williams to Punta Arenas over two weeks stopping along the way for hikes and exploration.

I ended up sleeping and living on this shelf. It was literally in the living room of the boat so I had no privacy and could not linger. Furthermore it was rather tight as you can see. First class all the way!

Trail to Los Dientes from Puerto Wiliams on Isla Navarino

Chilean fishermen in the wintery Beagle Chanel near Puerto Williams.

In the Beagle Chanel in Patagonia

Monte Frances. The mountains of Tierra del Fuego - wild and remote

Monte Bove 2,279m above Glacier Frances

Monte Frances 2,261m

Monte Frances 2,261m

An anchorage along the Beagle Channel

Glacier Holanda and Monte Frances 2,261m on the left

Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia

The glaciers of the Darwin Range on the Tierra del Fuego - Glacier Frances

Glacier Frances

Glacier Frances

Darwin Range on the Tierra del Fuego

Condor

In the Darwin Range of Tierra del Fuego

Beagle Channel

Beagle Channel

Beagle Channel and the southern Patagonia

The Darwin Range on Tierra del Fuego. Laguna Frances and Monte Frances

Crabs from the local fisherman

The glaciers of the Tierra del Fuego

Fjord Pia (Brazo Pia Oeste)

Fjord Pia (Brazo Pia Oeste) Glacier Guilcher

Fjord Pia (Brazo Pia Oeste) Glaciar Guilcher

Glaciar Guilcher, Cerro Lady Jane 2,257m and Cerro Iorana 2,020m

The spectacular glacier in one of the fjords of the Tierra del Fuego - Glaciar Guilcher

Darwin Range on Tierra del Fuego - Glaciar Guilcher

Watching the glacier action in the narrow fjord in the Tierra del Fuego

Glaciar Guilcher

Darwin Range in Tierra del Fuego from Brazo Pia Este, Southern Patagonia in Chile

Hiking in the mountains in the Brazo Pia Este

Hiking in the southernmost tip of Patagonia in the Brazo Pia Este

Spectacular Patagonia - the Brazo Pia Este and Glaciar Kalv

Photo by Keri Pashchuk - hiking in the Darwin Range in Patagonia

Glacia Kalv

Seno Fjord and the Darwin Range. Glaciar Porter Oeste is visible.

Seno Fjord

Seno Fjord

In Patagonia in the Seño Fjord

Brazo Pia Este, Monte Darwin on the right

Darwin Range from the Beagle Chanel. Monte Darwin is on the right 2,261m.

Our position in the Tierra del Fuego

Southern Patagonia

Crab fishermen in southern Patagonia

Chilean Armada patrolling the Patagonian Chanels

Looking back at the Darwin Range

Beagle Channel and the Darwin Range in southern Patagonia

Southern Patagonia

Fickle weather in southern Patagonia

Brockneck Island

Awesome mountains and spectacular hiking in southern Patagonia - Brockneck Island

Brockneck Island

Brockneck Island

The remote and windswept mountains of southern Patagonia - Brockneck Island

Our anchorage in the Brockneck Island

Monte Sarmiento from far away

The glaciers of Monte Sarmiento from Canal Magdalena.

Glaciar Schiaparelli next to Monte Sarmiento from Canal Magdalena.

Glaciar Schiaparelli and Sarmiento

Mount Sarmiento 2,187m, the highest peak of the Tierra del Fuego. Due to very fickle weather in this part of the world, this mountain is often obscured by clouds. We were lucky to see it on such a beautiful day! The view is from Canal Magdalena.

Monte Sarmiento

Mount Sarmiento 2,187m is located within Alberto de Agostini National Park, in the Chilean portion of Tierra del Fuego. It rises abruptly from the east shore of the Magdalena Channel and marks the western border of the Cordillera Darwin.

Monte Sarmiento

The double summit of Monte Sarmiento

Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia. 1000m peaks (Cristal, Taurus, Outland) along Fjordo Keats.

Southern Patagonia

Condor

Southern Andes - Tiera del Fuego

Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego

Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego. Monte Backland from Fjord Agostini.

Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego. Fjordo de Agostini.

Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego

Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego

Fickle weather of southern Patagonia

Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego

Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego

Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego

Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego

Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego

Southern Andes - Tierra del Fuego. Along Fjord Keats.

Fjord Keats

Fjord Keats

Monte Buckland in the Agostini Fjord - Main summit is 1,800m

Monte Buckland

Monte Buckland

Glaciar Rugidor in Fiordo Hyatt

Straight of Magellan

The wind blown forrest of the Straight of Magellan

Straight of Magellan

Volcanic formations of the Straight of Magellan

Straight of Magellan

Straight of Magellan

Straight of Magellan. The wind makes the trees grow sideways. Tierra del Fuego in the distance.

Ushuaia, Argentina - the Beagle Channel

The Beagle Channel

Ushuaia and the Beagle Channel

Beagle Channel near Ushuaia

Argentina’s shore along the Beagle Channel

Beagle Channel

Beagle Channel

Cape Horn

Cape Horn, Chile Station - the southernmost point of South America

Cape Horn

Chile station on Cape Horn

Puerto Wiliams

Puerto Williams and Los Dientes mountains on the Navarino Island

Navarino Island

Beagle Channel

Beagle Channel

Ushuaia, Argentina

Ushuaia and the Beagle Channel

Along the Beagle Channel

Beagle Channel

Beagle Channel

Beagle Channel

Mountains of Patagonia and the cormorants of the Beagle Channel

Southern Patagonia

Southern Patagonia with the mountains of Tierra del Fuego on the horizon