{"id":105170,"date":"2025-05-21T16:33:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T16:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/?p=105170"},"modified":"2025-05-21T16:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T16:47:20","slug":"a-32-day-kayak-journey-through-southern-patagonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/a-32-day-kayak-journey-through-southern-patagonia\/","title":{"rendered":"A 32-Day Kayak Journey Through Southern Patagonia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month, three kayakers completed a 32-day expedition through remote southern Patagonia. They covered nearly 900km of isolated fiords and rugged coastline.<\/p>\n<p>Mathew Schweizer and Brody Duncan of New Zealand, along with Andy Gill of Scotland, began in Puerto Ed\u00e9n, a remote fishing village in the Magellanes region of Chile.<\/p>\n<p>Before setting out, the group underwent an official gear inspection from the Chilean Navy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a naval inspection to check all our gear and get signed off\u2026 We needed to get permits from the Navy,\u201d said Schweizer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_105171\" style=\"width: 432px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105171\" class=\"size-large wp-image-105171\" src=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8c439a81-bec2-4705-9f84-88d331e1586b-422x700.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8c439a81-bec2-4705-9f84-88d331e1586b-422x700.jpeg 422w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8c439a81-bec2-4705-9f84-88d331e1586b-181x300.jpeg 181w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8c439a81-bec2-4705-9f84-88d331e1586b-768x1273.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8c439a81-bec2-4705-9f84-88d331e1586b-926x1536.jpeg 926w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8c439a81-bec2-4705-9f84-88d331e1586b.jpeg 965w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-105171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An outline of the route. Photo: Mathew Schweizer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>South America&#8217;s largest glacier<\/h2>\n<p>Before heading south, the team paddled north from Puerto Ed\u00e9n to the Pio Xi, the largest glacier in South America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely huge, about five kilometers wide,\u201d Schweizer noted.<\/p>\n<p>They explored nearby fiords but had to turn back because of dense ice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe amount of ice that was coming out was just too much for us to paddle up into. Just big big ice pack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their journey included an overland portage through a lake system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was pretty hard work, unloading all the gear and hiking through some hard terrain, and then carrying kayaks up and over hills and into these lake systems,\u201d Schweizer said.<\/p>\n<p>Later, they entered Peel Fiord, a vast network of channels stretching roughly 70km. At its northern end lies Seno Andrew Fiord, which Schweizer described as a standout moment. \u201cJust amazing. Four or five glaciers running straight down into Seno Andrew [Fiord].\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_105173\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105173\" class=\"size-large wp-image-105173\" src=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/e2d1405c-de9f-4957-baa2-567f1cb348e0-700x467.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/e2d1405c-de9f-4957-baa2-567f1cb348e0-700x467.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/e2d1405c-de9f-4957-baa2-567f1cb348e0-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/e2d1405c-de9f-4957-baa2-567f1cb348e0-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/e2d1405c-de9f-4957-baa2-567f1cb348e0-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/e2d1405c-de9f-4957-baa2-567f1cb348e0.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-105173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seno Andrew Fiord. Photo: Mathew Schweizer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The coastal fiords of Patagonia, located in the Magallanes region of southern Chile, are among the most remote and least inhabited areas of South America. Known for challenging weather and dramatic glacial landscapes, the region is accessible only by boat or on foot.<\/p>\n<h2>Rough paddling weather<\/h2>\n<p>Adverse weather was a challenge throughout the 32-day trip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProbably four-and-a-half-foot waves,\u201d Schweizer recalled of one particularly rough stretch.<\/p>\n<p>The team also faced equipment failures. \u201cBroken holes and tents, broken sleeping mats, well, my broken sleeping mat had fifteen or so puncture repairs on it. It just failed on me.\u201d Strong winds also shredded their tarp.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_105174\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105174\" class=\"size-large wp-image-105174\" src=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/c9938413-7aa2-4415-bf75-7c89fab2cc33-700x467.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/c9938413-7aa2-4415-bf75-7c89fab2cc33-700x467.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/c9938413-7aa2-4415-bf75-7c89fab2cc33-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/c9938413-7aa2-4415-bf75-7c89fab2cc33-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/c9938413-7aa2-4415-bf75-7c89fab2cc33-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/c9938413-7aa2-4415-bf75-7c89fab2cc33.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-105174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camped for the night. Photo: Mathew Schweizer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In total, they covered 850 to 900km, and ended in Puerto Natales, a port city a few hours of Punta Arenas, the jumping off point for flights to Antarctica.<\/p>\n<p>The isolation of the route demanded complete self-reliance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce you start paddling from Puerto, you have no other villages, no other civilization to come across\u2026There&#8217;s no help. 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