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From Arturo was the start of the first trekking stage, only 23 km, going over the Arturo mountain with spectacular views of the Darwin mountain range...weather permitting.
The route followed the mountain's arête towards the east, following the guanaco tracks over hills, passes and mountains going up and down reaching the first peat bogs and small forest areas arriving at the sea in the west zone of the Almirantazgo inlet.
One of the main obstacles in this section are the forests, many racers commented that they never imagined finding such dense vegetation, never mind trying to cross them without paths. Many felt like being the first to set foot in the territory.
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| 16 February PER 2004 at 20:15 |
Leading the race the team from New Zealand: Xinix Water Purification, at 16:35 they arrive at CP6 Almirantazgo W, close behind them AXN Meridianoraid.com from Spain and Adventour Uruguay.
| 16 Febrero PER 2004 at 23:00 |
From tierra del Fuego we are informed of two more teams arriving at CP 6 Almirantazgo W, Corredor Topsy Salomon from Argentina at 20:30 and the Chilean team DAP Antartica Expedition at 21:25. Both teams won't leave in their kayaks till the next morning going towards CP7 La Paciencia.
The team Xinix Water Purification took close to 9 hours on their long walk from CP 5 to CP 6.
(*1) The team SIMBAD from Spain couldn't do the second kayak stage, from CP6 Almirantazgo W to CP7 La Paciencia, the Maritime Authorities didn't let them go on the water due to the bad weather. This team is being taken to CP7 and the time difference will be calcuated from their last kayaking performance compared to the others at Bahía Inútil.
(*2) The team Tierra del Fuego from Argentina was disqualified for not arriving within the time restrictions at CP6 Almirantazgo W. They arrived at 8:25 AM and the CP was closed at 06:00 AM.
Approximately 57 km of sea separates CP6: ALMIRANTAZGO W from CP7: La Paciencia. This kayaking stage has more of the Patagonian climate, the wind could be felt, different intensities hitting the teams, especially for those bringing up the rear. On occasions, the team DAP Antartica Expedition from Chile was literally pulled along by the wind and the waves breaking on the rocks on the coastline. On the other hand, Simbad from Spain was taken to Paciencia, not allowed to navigate due to bad weather.
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