Chaiten (YouTube) - La Terre de Feu - CycleBlaze

December 2, 2023

Chaiten (YouTube)

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Noon saturday, it’s raining but this morning was sunny. Here for 2 more days. Will be shipping gear to Canada on Monday. Bike too heavy for dirt roads.

Left Lencen Wednesday to cycle to first ferry. There was a demonstration blocking the road. Foreign or outside workers stealing jobs.

The dogs are free roaming in Chile. Most households have 3 dogs. I was attacked 5 times, so many barking. So I got an idea, for YouTube, I will do a barking dog segment. Wrong idea, once you set up the camera, they on their way to attack. I am no dog whisperer 

Scary  episode: Going uphill with no speed I see two dogs barking on the roadside, one on each side. They see me , one is a German shepherd, they sit down. Impossible for me to out speed them. So before the encounter I grab some rocks for ammo. Then the encounter, they just look at me.

Riding is tough, 800 m of climbs, the rain is light which is good no down pour. Got to the second ferry in Hornopiren. It’s only leaving next day at 14:00.So found a room and went to bed wet, next day clothes was dry.

Met seven more cyclists on ferry, I fixed a bike next morning for Chilean woman. The road to Chaiten was rough, 1000 meters of climbing on a road consisting of glacial debris, then dirt road. Bike too heavy, tires dig in, 47 mm wide is not enough. I got to radically lighten the bike panniers. 

Today's ride: 150 km (93 miles)
Total: 214 km (133 miles)

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Rich FrasierI love the video!
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11 months ago
Sara BoutinÇa te va bien ton funny chapeau! Tu m'as fait vraiment rire quand je t'ai vu aller dans le skatepark, petite pensée pour Raph. Tellement une bonne idée les vidéos, c'est beau de te voir.
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11 months ago
Marc BoutinTo Sara BoutinYé beau mon casque
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11 months ago
roxane boutinJ'adore ton chapeau !
Continu tes vidéos ils sont très bien faits!
Toi qui pensait devoir affronté les pumas.. les chiens te donnent un avant gout!
Mon highlight : les deux Garfield que tu as rencontré :)
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11 months ago
Marc BoutinTo Rich FrasierThanks, first time doing this
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11 months ago
Marc BoutinTo roxane boutinSi j’avais du TNT il n’y aurais plus de chien. Vivent les minous
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11 months ago