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On This Day in 1831, Charles Darwin Embarked on a Journey That Led to His Groundbreaking Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
After having been twice driven back by heavy southwestern gales, Her Majesty’s ship Beagle, a ten-gun brig, under the command ...
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Mount Fitz Roy
Mount Fitz Roy, which typically stands obscured in a haze of clouds, was originally named "Chaltén," meaning "smoking mountain" in the ancient Tehuelche tribe's dialect. Today, its title ...
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Hidden Within Los Glaciares National Park Is A Town Called Patagonia's 'Trekking Capital'
At the foot of the gargantuan Mount Fitz Roy, trekking trails sprout from the small town of El Chaltén, which is the most popular base for visitors to Los Glaciares National Park. Exemplifying ...
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Supercanaleta Fitz Roy, Patagonia
Some climbs seem timeless due to their importance in the history of alpinism. One of these is certainly Supercanaleta on Fitz Roy in Patagonia. The story by Damiano Barabino, Sergio De Leo, Marcello ...
The town that grew ‘on the back of a group of drag queens’
The spiritual home of Priscilla Queen of the Desert and the shearing shed that inspired Banjo Paterson’s Flash Jack have been ...
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The most impressive traverse ever completed?
Belgian climber Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll has been willingly stuck in Patagonia since Covid-19 kicked off, and making the most of it: jaws dropped around the climbing world when he became the first ...