EXPEDITION SUMMARY
Date: 2 January 2019 - 3 March 2019
Duration: 60 days
Participants: Solo
(3 days trekking with Miguel Pira and Elio Torres)
Distance: 460km walked
EXPEDITION eBOOK
Discovering the land where wild horses fly with the wind
On 3 March 2019, Marcell Claassen completed a 460km, 60-day trek on foot from Ushuaia along the southern, eastern and north-western coast of Tierra del Fuego of which at least 300km is part of Peninsula Mitre, one of the most isolated and inhospitable areas of Argentina.
With a backpack weighing on average 35kg, Marcell trekked the rugged and treacherous coastline that has been responsible for very many shipwrecks through the history of exploration and sailing in the South Atlantic. It's part of this coastline and its harsh weather, imposing sheer cliffs topped with wind-skewed and tangled forest, that forced him to make two diversions inland along valleys, rivers and streams with a mix of tall marsh grass, densely forested mountain slopes and vast waterlogged bogs.
The book is not only an expedition diary, it provides insight into the routes, distances, equipment and provisions, wildlife lists for future expeditions. Illustrated by over 140 photos and 40 maps, it's a comprehensive expedition account and reference work, the first of its kind for Peninsula Mitre.
The book is not only an expedition diary, it provides insight into the routes, distances, equipment and provisions, wildlife lists for future expeditions. Illustrated by over 140 photos and 40 maps, it's a comprehensive expedition account and reference work, the first of its kind for Peninsula Mitre.
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**NOTE: Photos of PENINSULA MITRE - Some photos will not be available due to broken links until I can rectify the situation and/or replace the photos. Flickr deleted my account (with about 35,000 photos!) on 10 Aug 2020.
I sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
INFORMATION GENERAL about the PENINSULA MITRE Expedition
Birds
Expedition Bird List (PDF)BLOG POSTS about PENINSULA MITRE
Initial Press Release
Overview & Expedition Introduction
Where Wild Horses Fly with the Wind
Facing your Fears
Face to Face with your Fears
Camping
How to Choose a Good Site to Camp
Como Escoger un Buen Lugar para Acampar
Foodstuffs & Provisions
Where Wild Horses Fly with the Wind
Facing your Fears
Face to Face with your Fears
Camping
How to Choose a Good Site to Camp
Como Escoger un Buen Lugar para Acampar
Foodstuffs & Provisions
Equipment/Gear
Gearing up for Extreme Trekking - Peninsula Mitre
VIDEOS of PENINSULA MITRE (YouTube)
Highlights video from the Peninsula Mitre Expedition 2019
1. Ushuaia to Moat
2. Moat to Puerto Español.
https://youtu.be/dhuMRDkDNdg
3. Puerto Español to Bahia Buen Suceso
https://youtu.be/Dhzuf0OtKwE
4. Buen Suceso to Estancia Policarpo
https://youtu.be/TBXRtDqrqPI
5. Estancia Policarpo to Estancia Maria Luisa
https://youtu.be/L0D-nlnbMAc
3. Puerto Español to Bahia Buen Suceso
https://youtu.be/Dhzuf0OtKwE
4. Buen Suceso to Estancia Policarpo
https://youtu.be/TBXRtDqrqPI
5. Estancia Policarpo to Estancia Maria Luisa
https://youtu.be/L0D-nlnbMAc
PENINSULA MITRE EXPEDITION TIMELINE
*Day (km) and Total (km) refers only to distance walked
Total
Days
|
Diary
Day
|
Date (2019)
|
Night Camp/Location
|
*Day (km)
|
Total (km)
|
1
|
1
|
Jan 2
|
Rio Encajonado
|
10.74
|
10.74
|
2
|
2
|
Jan 3
|
Pre-Remolino
|
14.89
|
25.63
|
3
|
3
|
Jan 4
|
Planta veija de trucha
|
14.71
|
40.34
|
4
|
4
|
Jan 5
|
Rio Cambiceres, Estancia Harberton
|
12.00
|
52.34
|
5
|
5
|
Jan 6
|
Rio Chico
|
19.79
|
72.13
|
6
|
6
|
Jan 7
|
Rio Chico
|
0.00
|
72.13
|
7
|
7
|
Jan 8
|
Prefectura de Moat
|
22.95
|
95.08
|
8
|
Jan 9
|
Ushuaia
|
0.00
| ||
9
|
Jan 10
|
Ushuaia
|
0.00
| ||
10
|
Jan 11
|
Ushuaia
|
0.00
| ||
11
|
Jan 12
|
Ushuaia
|
0.00
| ||
12
|
1
|
Jan 13
|
Rancho Ibarra
|
28.00
|
123.08
|
13
|
2
|
Jan 14
|
Rancho Ibarra
|
0.00
| |
14
|
3
|
Jan 15
|
Rancho Ibarra
|
0.00
| |
15
|
4
|
Jan 16
|
Rancho Ibarra
|
0.00
| |
16
|
5
|
Jan 17
|
Rancho Julian
|
15.00
|
138.08
|
17
|
6
|
Jan 18
|
Rancho Julian
|
0.00
| |
18
|
7
|
Jan 19
|
Beach camp (1)
|
13.86
|
151.94
|
19
|
8
|
Jan 20
|
Playa Dorada
|
7.38
|
159.32
|
20
|
9
|
Jan 21
|
Forest Coral Camp
|
9.96
|
169.28
|
21
|
10
|
Jan 22
|
Turba Mountain
|
17.31
|
186.59
|
22
|
11
|
Jan 23
|
Puerto Español
|
6.82
|
193.41
|
23
|
12
|
Jan 24
|
Puerto Español
|
0.00
| |
24
|
13
|
Jan 25
|
Puerto Español
|
0.00
| |
25
|
14
|
Jan 26
|
Puerto Español
|
0.00
| |
26
|
15
|
Jan 27
|
Puerto Español
|
0.00
| |
27
|
16
|
Jan 28
|
Rancho Sopresa
|
11.06
|
204.47
|
28
|
17
|
Jan 29
|
Rio Bagualero
|
8.53
|
213.00
|
29
|
18
|
Jan 30
|
Rio Bagualero
|
0.00
| |
30
|
19
|
Jan 31
|
Rio 21 de Febrero (1)
|
12.93
|
225.93
|
31
|
20
|
Feb 1
|
Rio 21 de Febrero (1)
|
0.00
| |
32
|
21
|
Feb 2
|
Rio 21 de Febrero (2)
|
9.50
|
235.43
|
33
|
22
|
Feb 3
|
Cerro Pirámide
|
8.95
|
244.38
|
34
|
23
|
Feb 4
|
Bahía Valentin
|
19.00
|
263.38
|
35
|
24
|
Feb 5
|
Bahía Valentin
|
0.00
| |
36
|
25
|
Feb 6
|
Bahía Valentin
|
0.00
| |
37
|
26
|
Feb 7
|
Rio SudAmerica
|
12.85
|
276.23
|
38
|
27
|
Feb 8
|
Forest Rain Camp
|
4.89
|
281.12
|
39
|
28
|
Feb 9
|
Buen Suceso
|
13.50
|
294.62
|
40
|
29
|
Feb 10
|
Buen Suceso
|
0.00
| |
41
|
30
|
Feb 11
|
Buen Suceso
|
0.00
| |
42
|
31
|
Feb 12
|
Buen Suceso
|
0.00
| |
43
|
32
|
Feb 13
|
Forest Caleta Camp
|
8.00
|
302.62
|
44
|
33
|
Feb 14
|
Caleta San Mauricio
|
6.00
|
308.62
|
45
|
34
|
Feb 15
|
Faro San Diego
|
18.37
|
326.99
|
46
|
35
|
Feb 16
|
Bahía Thetis
|
18.00
|
344.19
|
47
|
36
|
Feb 17
|
Bahía Thetis
|
0.00
| |
48
|
37
|
Feb 18
|
Bahía Thetis
|
0.00
| |
49
|
38
|
Feb 19
|
Bahía Thetis
|
0.00
| |
50
|
39
|
Feb 20
|
Puesto 3 Amigos
|
12.00
|
356.99
|
51
|
40
|
Feb 21
|
Estancia Policarpo
|
14.18
|
371.17
|
52
|
41
|
Feb 22
|
Estancia Policarpo
|
0.00
| |
53
|
42
|
Feb 23
|
Puesto Rio Bueno (por cuatri)
|
0.00
| |
54
|
43
|
Feb 24
|
Rancho Jorge
|
8.26
|
379.43
|
55
|
44
|
Feb 25
|
Rancho Jorge
|
0.00
| |
56
|
45
|
Feb 26
|
Refugio Leticia
|
8.14
|
387.57
|
57
|
46
|
Feb 27
|
Punta Noguera (cerca)
|
14.60
|
402.17
|
58
|
47
|
Feb 28
|
Puesto La Chaira
|
12.49
|
414.66
|
59
|
48
|
Mar 1
|
Puesto La Chaira
|
0.00
| |
60
|
49
|
Mar 2
|
Km75 - Ruta Complementaria “A”
|
28.00
|
442.66
|
61
|
50
|
Mar 3
|
Ushuaia
|
13.00
|
455.66
|
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