2007 Lost Tower Expedition - Patagonia

The Lost Tower Expedition should be an adventure is the grandest sense of the word, a self propelled journey in one of the most ferocious corners of our planet, Patagonia. The icecaps of the southern tip of South America have long been objects of mysterious fascination and the unbelievable winds that howl across their wastes have commanded awed respect.

This expedition began with a glimpse from a plane window, high above the Patagonian wilds, of an irresistible, mystery peak surrounded by a sea of ice. Four years of research has identified the peak (we think!) as an unclimbed, unnamed spire, ‘The Lost Tower’, in the middle of the Northern Patagonian Icecap. To get to it is a mammoth undertaking and involves a north- south traverse of the entire icecap.

We will approach the northern end of the ice by coastal freighter and then kayak through the Chilean Fiords. Converting our kayaks into sleds we will drag them laboriously up little known glacial systems to access the icecap. Once on flatter, less crevassed terrain we will head south for over 100kms using skis and ‘kites’ to reach the ‘Lost Tower’.

An attempt to make the first ascent of this peak will be followed by a new exit route from the icecap down glacial systems leading us south-west to a terminal river. After making a likely first descent of this river we will paddle back into the Chilean Fiords and onto the small fishing village of Tortel.

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