Cover Story • Patagonia

Beyond the Southern Ice Field

Three weeks on foot along the granite towers of Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre, crossing glacial moraines where the Atlantic and Pacific storms collide.

RegionSanta Cruz, Argentina

SeasonAutumnal Equinox

Distance240 km on Foot

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