Mountaineering in Tierra del Fuego
Mountaineering in the Darwin Range 16-26 Jan 2013
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Mountaineering in Tierra del Fuego Mountaineering in the Darwin Range 16-26 Jan 2013
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This stage of the expedition involved establishing our base camp about 2 hours walk inland from where our boat was anchored. We had some bad weather and hence we spent some time on the boat and at the base camp, as well as doing a day trip up a nearby valley.
Photos 15-18 Jan - Around Base Camp
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Our first journey to base camp, carrying a load of gear. |
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Our base camp is somewhere above these waterfalls. |
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Caleta Olla. |
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My tent at base camp. |
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 Our base camp in the forest. |
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Our base camp is beside this rushing stream. |
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The base camp has this fireplace. |
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We rigged plastic sheeting to create a place to cook and eat in bad weather. |
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Our base camp tents and fireplace. |
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About 20 minutes walk upstream from base camp is a beaver dam. These destructive introduced animals fell trees and inundate large areas. |
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The beavers have almost finished chopping down this tree. You can see the muddy channel they have created. They are very destructive. |
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A day trip to a glacial lake in bad weather. Our boat at Caleta Olla can be seen. The trees in the foreground are dead due to beaver damage. |
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After some scrub bashing we reach this glacial lake. |
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In the forest there are some orchids like this one. |
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In the forest above base camp.
Photos from above the tree line
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