Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race 2011 - I Heart WPER

This year’s race involved a total of 248km of mountain biking, 150km of trail-less trekking and 105km of river and sea kayaking in the wilderness of Chilean Patagonia. The 14 international teams had just 9 days to cover the distance. Only map and compass were allowed for navigation and only 6 teams managed to finish the race! The fastest team this year is British team adidasTERREX/Prunesco, winning the world’s last wild race for the THIRD consecutive time! They are followed by US team Gearju...

The most challenging part of this year’s Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race 2011 was the 150km of trail-less trekking in the wilderness of Chilean Patagonia. The trekking route was split into two sections. The teams had to fight their way through forests and bushes. The second sectioned was shortened by 114km after rain turned the forests into treacherous slippery obstacle courses, covered rock faces with endless waterfalls and, crucially, caused rivers to rise to the point where the course be...

This year’s route of the Wenger Patagonian Race 2011 lead the competitors through gigantic fjords as they moved along the edge of the third largest continental ice field in the world. This is a virgin and wild area that man has not yet been able to conquer, where no trace of civilization exists!

In a spectacular start under the crystal clear mountains of Torres del Paine, the 2011 Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race began with a wild ride for the racers as they tailed a herd of horses down the dirt track on the opening cycling leg of the event. Cheered on by crowds of intrigued tourists in the Torres del Paine National Park, race director Stjepan Pavicic waved off the event as bright sunshine made the area look at its spectacular best - but the teams were bemoaning the sunshine as temp...

The Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race is a true expedition, taking teams of four through lands previously unknown to the human eye. Racers receive minimal assistance as they traverse through the pristine southern Patagonia by means of trekking, climbing and related rope work, kayaking, mountain biking, and backcountry navigation. They often cover hundreds of kilometres without seeing a soul. From February 8th - 16th 2011, competitors from all over the world have to advance over plains, mounta...

The start of the 2011 Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race proved tough but spectacular as extreme winds (100 km/h!!) blew competitors over on the opening bike section, whipped up the water in Rio Gray but helped to blow away the clouds and clear the Torres massif to create a picture postcard day in Torres del Paine National Park. The teams soon spread apart along the 60km route as the leaders raced methodically, drafting to protect themselves from the wind. Others struggled and were forced to...

After several rainy week the envy of rolled spanked to smell too cold for going to mountain (see the first ones snow) we turned to the sea in the magnificent road of Trayas in Adres de l' Estérel.