Last December, we made a very short expedition (12 days) to investigate the mountains and geography of the Darwin Cordillera. We set sail in a small Chilean ship called ‘Nueva Galicia’, which led us through the many local fjords and channels, giving us great access to much of the surrounding area of this mountain range. From Punta Arenas we visited the Straits of Magellan to Canal Magdalena and on to the Peninsula Brecknock and the open sea, which was the part of our trip most at risk to bad weather and could have stopped us in our tracks. However, the weather was mild and we continued to Bahía Desolacion and via the Canal Ballenero all the way to the Canal Beagle, where we continued on to Puerto Williams. There we waited for the famous Argentine captain Alejandro Da Milano with his boat Mago del Sur to take us to Ushuaia.

During our tour we stopped to explore land in Bahia Brooke , Glaciar Marinelli, Glaciar Garibaldi and the Olla. Make sure to check out our photos of this adventure!

We hope to return next year with enough time to make it up some peaks.
Christian Cuq