Kahuna : El Camino de Hielo

Two years ago, the Kahuna team carried out a sailing and skiing expedition in Norway and Svalbard during a break in their studies. Graduating at the end of 2023, and keen to keep the flame of adventure alive, Baptistin and Robin have set themselves a new challenge
scientific exploration challenge in Patagonia.
Leaving in mid-January 2024 for 40 days of total autonomy (both food and logistics), they covered more than 650km on water and ice. The expedition descended the Rio Baker and crossed Pacific fjords in packrafts, before crossing part of the Campo de Hielo Sur, from where they brought back samples and data for Chilean glaciologists.
Joined at the foot of the Hielo by the Arctic Fools, two filmmakers who are experts in polar conditions, the four of them hauled 350kg of equipment up to 1400m on the cap, then pulled their pulkas through storms and fog, through crevasses, to progress southwards and fulfil their scientific mission, providing information on the state of a research base that had been abandoned for several years.
Finally, constrained by more extreme conditions than expected, and exceptionally crevassed terrain, the expedition re-evaluated its itinerary for a complete crossing of the Campo de Hielo to exit at Lago O'Higgins.
They are bringing back a film from their journey, both to recount this performance of endurance and extreme resilience, and to bear witness to the state of melting and pollution of these isolated glacial sanctuaries.