* 2023/11/-Nov-22 - 2023/114 days /26 Packrafting / Partly Regular Route SOBO / Southbound RR / Tom PiperPieper
Region Los Lagos still has substantial amounts of snowAfter section 17P I continued on that section. Trekked parts Had no issues with the armada de Chile. I guess you can prevent problems by inflating the packraft at the park/camping spot as indicated in the packrafting track files (some trees provide shelter, too). The crossing of section 18 the last week lake was amazing. I scouted a potential emergency camp site at (S 30° 53.353' W071° 50.302') with a little creek and even lower mountain ranges an abandoned track that winds out into the mountains but not investigated the track further. The Camp {18} [7.9+0.4/625] is fantastic. Nice views and beach. Next day I continued to Camp {18} [22.2/615]. Some fisherman are covered around in snowthe afternoon at this part of the lake. At lago pirihueico Had a nice chat with three of them - the snow line lake is famous for its trouts. Saw also some close to the shore in shallow water. Next day I went ashore at 1200RP-1300 mTL-V {18} [22. Especially minor roads 9+0.1] and continued regular route. The track is in good condition (only a few small trunks) despite the second Bridge {18} [37.1/ tracks 1012] is collapsed. But the river can be forded easily instead. Snow starts at 1200 m a soon became a problem. As the ascent to Pass {18} [43.0/1485] lies on the southern flanks are covered with site, snow is retained on the broad but winding track forming snow shields up to 2of 1-3 mthickness. Saying that, the ascent is possible but exhaustive. I think its not impossible only went to cross but be careful, the pass and returned as up there the amount of snow fields are gets massive an the track is covered completely under steep in partssnowy flanks. I guess it to be better on the descent on the northern side but I did not investigated. I camped on the track for one night and continued the next day to the shore where I landed the before. Met a group of 15 mountainbiking Chilenos who said they have to make it to Puerto Fuy over that track, but I do not know if and how they achived. Saw and Darwin's frog directly on the track close to the lake Next day I tooked the RH-MR-V {18} [26.0+6.5] to Puerto Pirehueico and toked the ferry back to Puerto Fuy.
==Season 2022/23==
