One of the chief attractions of this entire journey south of the Equator is getting the opportunity to hike the glaciers. No less than thirteen of them descend out of the Andes as part of the Patagonian Ice Field – the second largest ice field in the world after Antarctica, in case I haven’t already dropped that factoid in here somewhere. It kind of seems as if you want to hike a glacier, this is the place to do it.
Here’s a little tease of what we got up to today as part of a full-day hike across the ice: strap-on crampons. I’ll post something in more detail just as soon as I’m done with a much-needed massage.
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