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Lonely Planet Trekking in the Patagonian Andes by: Clem Lindenmayer |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 918.27 EAN: 9780864421449 ISBN: 0864421443 Label: Lonely Planet Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: 1992-04 Publisher: Lonely Planet Studio: Lonely Planet Sales Rank: 491333 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - An Unparallelled ResourceLike all Lonely Planet guides, Trekking in Patagonia is very much geared to independent trekkers. Considering how huge Patagonia is, the book covers it pretty thoroughly with a wide range of suggestions, from easy short walks right up to a few week-long ones. The text is strong on practical information like local transportation and accommodation and supplies wide coverage to flora and fauna, which is a real bonus. Patagonia's five regions are arranged in chapters that go from north to south which the way most foreigners seem to travel. The information is set out very logically, with tables of routes and a small info box at the start of each walk so you know what to expect. I liked the book's simple but correct contoured maps that are given ... Read More: Rating: - Well-done workI am using the latest (thid ed.) on my second trip to South America. It an indispensable resource with very accurate text and maps which are quite accurate to use even if you you don't have a topo (yeah I know, but maps are not always easy to buy here). The routes carefuly prepared...this new edition has a whole lot of new trails. I'm also finding it up to date. One thing is maybe that the authors could have given better coverage to some areas such as the Pumalin. But this is more than enough material to spend a couple of summers down here anyhow, even if you just go for it! I definitely feel anyone that wants to trek in this region will be sorry if you don't have this book. Enjoy! Feel free to contact me privately for any info. Ryan Rating: - Impressive guidebook to PatagoniaWe used this guidebook for 2+ months of backpacking in Chile and I would strongly recommend it. The maps can be used in lieu of topo maps (I would recommend topos of course, but you can only get them in Santiago and Buenos Aires) and the descriptions are remarkably spot on. I've used dozens of backpacking guides (and biking, climbing, ... guides) and there are invariably inaccuracies or route descriptions that don't quite seem to match. However, this book had fewer of such infelicities than any guidebook I've used. Kudos to Lindemayer. In addition, the "other treks" sections of the book proved invaluable. After our first few weeks, we realized we really wanted to get ... Read More: Rating:  - Inaccurate, missing many important factsThis is really the only travelbook for Patagonia. So it's a real shame that it is inaccurate and incomplete. We found this out recently when we used it to prepare our trip to Torres Del Paine and Los Glaciares NP. Some examples: (1) to the South of TDP NP is Bernardo O'Higgins NP, with many glaciers and fjords. One can't really hike there, but kayaking etc are all possible. This park is never mentioned in the book. (2) Throughout our trip, the most abundant wildlife was a big caterpillar which we had to remove from ourselves on numerous occasions. The fauna/flora section does not mention these. We found out later that these can leave an acid burn mark. (3) Driving distance from Calafate to Chalten is 4.5 hrs, as opposed to the 2.5 or so you may expect, ... Read More: Rating: - Inaccurate, missing many important factsThis is really the only travelbook for Patagonia. So it's a real shame that it is inaccurate and incomplete. We found this out recently when we used it to prepare our trip to Torres Del Paine and Los Glaciares NP. Some examples: (1) to the South of TDP NP is Bernardo O'Higgins NP, with many glaciers and fjords. One can't really hike there, but kayaking etc are all possible. This park is never mentioned in the book. (2) Throughout our trip, the most abundant wildlife was a big caterpillar which we had to remove from ourselves on numerous occasions. The fauna/flora section does not mention these. We found out later that these can leave an acid burn mark. (3) Driving distance from Calafate to Chalten is 4.5 hrs, as opposed to the 2.5 or so you may expect, ... Read More: |
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