If fate gave you an opportunity to experience one and only one of South America’s panoply of national parks, it would have to be Parque Nacional Torres del Paine! William Leitch 1990

The Andes Crossing Charity Bike Ride

The Andes range starts in Venezuela and travels along the Pacific Ocean down to “Tierra del Fuego” (Land of Fire) in the very south of Patagonia. It is a region of contrasts, from the cold, humid and windy Andes and glaciers of Patagonia to the Central Andes where we find huge peaks like Aconcagua (the highest mountain in the Americas). Our bike adventure takes place in the middle of the Andes, far away from civilization, and over the six days we face challenging uphill sections, watch condors soaring overhead, wash in glacial springs, sleep under pure cloudless skies, and enjoy some thrilling downhill sections.

'You do not realise that after the splendour of the Andes there can be such spectacular scenery. Definitely worth going the extra mile'....taken from ATD Expedition Leaders report.