Cycling from El Chalten to Villa ó Higgins | Bikepacking Patagonia

In this episode, we cross the border from Argentina to Chile. Instead of using a main road, we had to cycle from El Chalten to Lago del Desierto and from there we hiked our bikes for almost 6 hours through a forest to get to the Chilean immigration on the other side.
The hike was incredibly beautiful even though our clothes got soaked.
After spending a night in Candelario Mancilla, we took another ferry to Villa O'Higgins, where our adventure began - cycling the Carretera Austral.
Bikepacking South America, Bikepacking Patagonia, Bikepacking Argentina, Bikepacking Chile, Cycling in Chile, Cycling in Argentina
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[@ngauhungtv9476]

Milion like.

[@myronas]

This looks hard 😮 Greetings from Greece!

[@LucaMontoya]

Hard but lots of fun 🤘 greeting to the beautiful Greece! I cycled once on Rhodos hehe

[@outtatrex]

Great video, that looks like a rough couple of days... very challenging. I think the good news is, because of the direction you travel, the weather should only get better. The nature is very impressive there, it seems like nobody live there. Best of luck on the rest of your adventure !

[@LucaMontoya]

Very true! As further north we got, the weather got much better 🏕️ I’m now in Mendoza, Argentina and the weather is insanely hot with 35 degrees

[@somechrisguy]

Instant like & sub for Emancipator. That's all I need to know, it's gonna be good.

[@LucaMontoya]

Appreciate it 😎

[@christopher3188]

Very informative video ! thx. I was curious myself about that hike a bike section. I'm planning from Ushuaia to Cajamarca in Peru. Enjoy your trip :) cheers from Denmark

[@LucaMontoya]

Glad it was helpful! When are you planning to hit the road ? Sounds like good plan ^^

[@christopher3188]

@@LucaMontoya Im thinking about leaving the end of September 😅

[@tkdliron]

May I know what bikes and tire size and width you are using for this trip in South America - Looks amazing!

[@LucaMontoya]

29 x 2.6 🙏

[@tkdliron]

@@LucaMontoya both bikes?

[@LucaMontoya]

@@tkdliron Arisa has 27.5 x 2.1

[@tkdliron]

@@LucaMontoya do you find that to be enough for the roads and trails you are cycling ?

[@LucaMontoya]

@@tkdliron I always prefer bigger tires 🙏 but it is still doable on smaller ^^